Chapman University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S. in Computational Science

Format: Campus

Program Description:

As the challenges we face—environmental, biological, chemical, geophysical—continue to grow, it’s Computational Sciences that will help us meet those issues head on. Computational Sciences is a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to solving critically important problems, using mathematics, computing, physics, chemistry, biology and statistics. Through the modeling, simulation, data mining, and study of specific phenomena via computer analysis and engineering, you’ll learn to apply extraordinary technology and processes to answer the world’s most complex questions as part of your Computational Sciences program.

Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Eligibility Requirements:

Admission to the program may be achieved by the completion of the following requirements:
Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. This must be documented by an official copy of a transcript showing the baccalaureate degree.
Have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.000 or better in the last 60 graded semester credits (or 90 quarter credits) earned prior to the baccalaureate degree.
Submit three letters of recommendation from individuals who are directly knowledgeable of the applicant's professional and academic competence (at least one from an academic source).
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the last five years with a minimum score of 500 both on the verbal and quantitative section, 4.5 on the analytical writing section. A score at or above the 60th percentile on any one of the Graduate Subject Tests is required.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 5,000 - 9,999