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Graduate Requirements

Admission requirements for each of the programs and degrees are mapped below.

Degree	Requirements	BS/MS (IMB)	Professional MS	PhD/MS	PhD
All	Entry	CMU undergraduate with 3.0 GPA	BS Degree	BS Degree	MS Degree
MS	Courses	Yes	Yes	Optional
	Report			Optional
PhD	Courses			8	4 (external MS) or 8 (CMU MS)
	Breadth Requirements			Yes	Yes
	Graduate Progress Review			Yes	Yes
	Qualifying Examination			Within 5 semesters	Within 5 semesters
	Prospectus			Yes	Yes
	Teaching Internship			Yes	Yes
	Thesis & Defense			Yes	Yes

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