The GRE is a departmental requirement so check with your department to see if the GRE is required, and if so, what their requirements are. Scores are reported for 5 years after taking the test. Specific information can be found at the GRE website. For questions about your visa documents, contact the Services for International Students and Scholars at siss@berkeley.edu or visit their website.

GRE scores are valid for five years from the date taken. TOEFL scores are valid for two years from the date taken.

No, we will accept all GRE scores less than 5 years old, whether they contain the new analytical writing test score or the old analytical test score.

Admissions decisions are based on the the applicant's full spectrum of credentials. This includes standardized test scores, as well as previous academic performance, rigor of previous academic programs and institutions, recommendations, career and volunteer experience, and commitment to one's chosen field. We have found that at the master's level, undergraduate grades are the best predictor of graduate academic success.

GRE scores are not required by the Graduate Division, nor by the Department. However, students should note that some outside funding agencies may require GRE scores, for example, in nationally competitive funding agencies. Applicants should consult all the relevant sources of funding before deciding whether to do the GRE or not.

GRE scores are not required, but we ask that you include them if you have taken the GRE within the past 3 years.

For foreign applications, we require a TOEFL score of 600. While your GRE score is important, we have no specific cut-off for GRE scores, and consider the GRE score to be just one part of your overall application. All applicants must submit a GRE score to be considered for fellowships or graduate teaching assistantships.

Five (5) years or as long as official reports are obtainable from ETS, unless cut-off scores are changed by the Board.

This will depend in part on the school. For many schools, your scores will be valid for five years. However for some, they will be valid for only three years. The medical schools count backward from the time you would matriculate into medical school to determine how old your scores are. So to determine if your scores are valid, determine when you would start medical school, and count back 3 or 5 years.

The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is a test of general verbal, quantitative and analytical writing skills and abilities. For admission purposes, the UST MBA programs only review scores from tests completed within the last five years. For more information, visit www.gmat.com .

Your scores are valid as long as your level of English proficiency remains the same. Your proficiency can, however, improve or decline over time. For this reason, the more recent the score, the more likely it is to be a valid indication of your proficiency. ETS Europe recommends that a TOEIC? score be considered valid for up to 2 years.

ETS will not report scores that are more than five years old, and the Graduate School does prefer that applicants submit scores no older than five years. However, domestic applicants who have taken the GRE and whose scores are more than five years old may submit photocopies of old scores and a letter requesting a waiver, along with their other application materials.

This will depend in part on the school. For many schools, your scores will be valid for five years. However for some, they will be valid for only three years. The dental schools count backward from the time you would matriculate into dental school to determine how old your scores are. So to determine if your scores are valid, determine when you would start medical school, and count back 3 or 5 years.