Program Description

OMSCS is for students who want a top-ranked degree but also the flexibility to fit it in around their work and family lives. Students who want to push their own career forward but without the high cost of an on-campus degree program. Students who want to be part of the Georgia Tech family.

In OMSCS, all required courses and activities are supplied asynchronously, which means you can view them on your own schedule. You can take one course per semester, and take up to six years to finish the degree. We graduated 10,000 alumni in our first 10 years, and we know how to teach and support our online students.

To learn more, visit About OMSCS at the OMSCS web site.

Degree Requirements and Curriculum:
The OMSCS program follows the exact same curricular requirements as the residential MSCS program. Students must complete 30 credit hours, earn a GPA of 3.0, and fulfill the requirements of one of the program's specializations, which typically require a grade of B or higher in 5 or 6 specific courses. For more information, visit OMSCS degree requirements.

To learn more specifics about the OMSCS curriculum, visit OMSCS Specializations and OMSCS current courses.

Prerequisites

Visit the program-specific Admission Criteria for more details.

Application Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Brief answers to specific questions about your background, experience, and academic credentials
  • Resume
Visit Deadlines, Decision, Requirements, and Guidelines for more information about applying. For more information about preparing yourself for the rigors of OMSCS, visit Preparing Yourself for OMSCS.

Standardized Tests

Test TypeScore RequirementsSubmitting Scores
TOEFL iBT
Prior to January 2026
  • 100 or higher Total score
  • 19 or higher Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking subsections
  • Institute Code: 5248
  • Department Code: 78
  • MyBest score is not accepted
TOEFL iBT
After January 2026
  • 5 or higher Total score
  • 4 or higher Listening, Reading, Writing sections
  • 3.5 or higher Speaking section
  • Institute Code: 5248
  • Department Code: 78
  • MyBest score is not accepted
IELTS Academic
  • 7.5 or higher Overall band score
  • 6.5 or higher Listening, Reading, and Speaking
  • 5.5 or higher Writing
  • IELTS electronic score delivery service: Georgia Institute of Technology, "Graduate"
GRE General Test
  • Institute Code: R5248
  • Department Code: 0402
GMATNot Required
To be considered official, test scores must be sent electronically directly from the testing agency.
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Application Deadlines

Start termDeadline date
Fall 2025March 1, 2025
Spring 2026August 18, 2025
Fall 2026March 1, 2026
Spring 2027August 15, 2026
All deadlines are 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Program Contact

Graduate Coordinator
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0765

Website: omscs.gatech.edu/

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Funding Information

The program does not provide any financial assistance.