• 12 to 36 months (OPT duration depends on the major studied).

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

• Iowa State requires a bachelor’s or higher degree from a regionally-accredited college or university prior to beginning graduate studies. Because holding a degree from a regionally accredited institution is a fundamental requirement for graduate study at Iowa State University, no appeals to waive this requirement are considered.
• International degrees must be comparable to a US bachelor’s degree or higher from a college or university regionally accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education in that country.
• 3-year degrees from India, Bangladesh, Canada (excluding Quebec), Nepal, and Pakistan are not accepted. 3-year degrees from other countries are reviewed on an individual basis.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average equivalent to at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (B grade) is required for admission.
• The English proficiency requirements of the Graduate College and the graduate program to which you have applied must both be met prior to enrollment.
• There is no university-wide requirement that graduate applicants submit results from the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT); however, most programs do require one or the other.

Program Specific Requirements:

• Three essays (may be uploaded with online application)
• Concurrent applicants follow directions on web page
• Resume
• Duolingo is temporally being accepted instead of TOEFL/IELTS
• Program Requires GRE: No
• Program Requires GMAT: No
• Program Will Review Without TOEFL or IELTS: No