Applications to the program must be submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office of the School of Information Technology and Engineering.

The requirements are:

1. Fulfill all admission requirements for graduate study at George Mason University.
2. Hold a baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory GPA.
3. Demonstrated programming experience in at least one block-structured programming language (e.g., Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, Pascal) or in a scripting language (e.g., Javascript) used in Web design. This experience can be obtained either through courses and/or work experience. Provide course descriptions and syllabi as well as copies of transcripts and grades obtained. If only work experience is available, submit a statement describing your work experience in programming. This should include: where you worked, the type of programs that you were responsible for writing, years of experience in each job, and programming languages used.
4. Submit

transcripts of all post-secondary education;

a self-assessment form (normally included in the application package );

a brief (one- to two-page) statement of educational and work experience;

three letters of recommendation; and

official report of either the Graduate Record Examination, the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).