Application Deadlines

With Financial Aid

1. Fall 2022 - December 1, 2021 (The GRE exemption will end after Fall
2022 session).
2. Spring 2022 - October 1, 2021
3. Summer 2022 - December 1, 2021

Without Financial Aid

1. Fall 2022 - May 1, 2022
2. Spring 2022 - October 1, 2021
3. Summer 2022 - March 1, 2022

Verification of Academic Credentials

If you completed your education outside of the United States, we recommend

using one of the 3 Georgia Tech approved credential evaluation
services: IEEE(link is external),Educational Perspectives(link is
external), or SpanTran Pathways(link is external). If you do no choose to use
one of our approved credential evaluation services, then your credentials will be
evaluated in-house by the Office of Graduate Studies.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

Georgia Tech's accepted tests and minimum score requirement for graduate
admission are listed below. Please note that meeting Georgia Tech’s minimum
score does not guarantee admission since some programs have higher score
requirements.

 Official IELTS(link is external) Academic test score (scores must be

sent via the IELTS electronic score delivery service(link is
external) to Georgia Institute of Technology, "Graduate")
o IELTS ≥ 7 (minimum band score for Reading, Listening, and
Speaking is 6.5; minimum band score for Writing is 5.5)
 Official internet based TOEFL(link is external) score (scores must
be sent electronically(link is external) by TOEFL to Georgia Institute of
Technology, "Graduate", institute code 5248)
o TOEFL iBT ≥ 90 (each section must score 19 or higher)
 Official score for Georgia Tech Language Institute English Proficiency
Assessment.  Applicants can sign up for the assessment here.  The
Language Institute will report the assessment results to Graduate
Admissions within 2 business days from the day of the assessment.
o Overall score of 3 is required to meet the admission
requirements.
We recommend that you achieve acceptable scores prior to submitting your
application. Scores must be no more than two years old on the day you are
scheduled to begin your graduate studies.

Course Requirements

Ph.D. Credit-Hour Requirement Hours Completed after a

Bachelor's Degree

8002
AE Graduate Seminar

Courses 42 credit-hours
Formal
(not including thesis, research or total
AE8900)

 GT AE courses (minimum) 18 credit-hours

 Math (minimum) 9 credit-hours
 Non-Technical (maximum) 6 credit-hours
 Hours at 6000-level or above 36 credit-hours
(minimum)

Full-time students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit-hours on a letter grade

or pass-fail basis. AE’s graduate research assistant (GRAs) and teaching
assistants (GTAs) should be enrolled in 21 credit-hours (course work + research
hours).

Assistantships
Many of Tech’s graduate students are employed as graduate research or
teaching assistants (GRAs and GTAs), including four out of five doctoral
students. Generally speaking, there is no application process for obtaining a
GRA or GTA.

These assistantships provide a tuition waiver and a modest stipend, and are
awarded through students’ major departments. The award process is usually in
conjunction with the department’s initial offer of admission to their graduate
program. The tuition responsibility for students on assistantships is $25.
Minimum stipend levels apply for all assistantship appointments. For the most
current information on minimum stipends, visit Tech’s Policy Library .

The vast majority of GRA jobs are funded by sponsored research dollars
awarded to faculty by grants or contracts external to Tech. GRAs provide hands-
on research experience and usually an opportunity to learn teamwork.

Most GTA jobs are paid from Tech operating funds (state funds). GTAs provide
an opportunity for students to develop teaching skills in apprenticeship with a
faculty member.
To be hired as a GRA or GTA and receive the associated tuition waiver, you
must be enrolled as a full-time student. Required enrollment for GRAs/GTAs is
at least 12 hours. In summer semesters, that must include six hours taken for
letter-grade or pass/fail credit. In fall/spring, that must include nine hours of
letter-grade or pass/fail credit. On average, most GRAs/GTAs require 13-20
hours per week of work.

Full-time students must be enrolled for at least 12 credit-hours on a letter grade

or pass-fail basis. AE’s graduate research assistant (GRAs) and teaching
assistants (GTAs) should be enrolled in 21 credit-hours (course work +
research hours).

For the 2021-2022 academic year, the minimum stipend level for each doctoral
graduate research or teaching assistant shall be $2,087 per month, regardless
of whether the student is working one-third or one-half time.