Admission to University of California, Irvine is selective and competitive and is based on a holistic review of application materials. ABachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Business, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, etc.). GPA requirement: Competitive applicants typically have a minimum of 3.0/4.0, though a GPA of 3.3 or above strengthens your profile.
Additional recommended but not required qualifications include:
Post-university work experience or research experience in a quantitative discipline
Prior exposure in computation programming, such as C++ or familiarity with computation or risk management tools
Experience with statistical and economic applications, such as SAS, STATA, MATLAB, R, S-Plus
Experience with mathematical tools, such as MATLAB or Mathematica
