In addition to admission policies established by the Graduate School, all applicants must submit the following:
Undergraduate transcripts that show the equivalent of an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Three letters of recommendation that address the applicant’s academic ability, professional maturity, and communication skills.
A personal essay that discusses the applicant’s reason for pursuing the M.S. in Information Systems.
A curriculum vitae, detailing any IT-related work experience.
In addition to these criteria, international applicants must demonstrate English proficiency as specified by Graduate School Admission Policies.
Applicants will be evaluated for admission based on evidence of preparedness for graduate study in information systems, as attested to by academic performance and/or professional experience. Such evidence should include (at least) one post-secondary-level course that features mathematics at the level of probability, statistics, calculus, and/or discrete mathematics. For the individual concentrations, it should also include the following:
Cybersecurity Management -
post-secondary coursework and/or business experience in basic computer networking, including familiarity with the OSI model of network architecture
post-secondary coursework and/or business experience in any of the following areas:
systems and software development, including analysis and design
data management and analysis
IT-related fields, management, and/or accounting
Data Analytics - post-secondary coursework and/or business experience in any of the following areas:
systems and software development, including analysis and design
data management and analysis
IT-related fields, management, accounting, and/or marketing
Information Management - post-secondary coursework and/or business experience in any of the following areas:
systems and software development, including analysis and design
data management and analysis
IT-related fields, management, and/or accounting
User Experience Engineering - post-secondary coursework and/or business experience in any of the following areas:
systems and software development, including analysis and design
data management and analysis
IT-related fields, management, and/or marketing
art, particularly graphic design
The GRE is not required for admission to this program.
If you aren't eligible for the above entry requirements, you might have a chance to explore pathway options at East Tennessee State University. If you want to find out more, speak to our counsellors.
