Information Technology, Data Science Concentration, M.S.

Rapid Admission Pathway

Applicants with a degree from an AACSB-accredited business program (in any country) or STEM program in the United States are eligible for rapid admission to the MSBA program for a period of up to three years from their date of most recent degree conferral if they meet the following criteria:

• Overall GPA of 3.0 or better in most recent completed degree.
• A “B” (3.0) or better in a university-level calculus class.
• A “B” (3.0) or better in statistics or data analysis class at an upper-division undergraduate or graduate level.

Standard Admission Pathway

Applicants who are not eligible for the rapid admission pathway will be evaluated based on all of the following criteria:

• A degree in business or STEM-related field, or two years of professional work experience in a business-related position.
• Satisfactory GPA in the most recent completed degree. Preferential admission will be given to applicants who have a GPA of 3.0 or better.
• Completing the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not required, but preferential admission will be given to applicants who have taken either GMAT or GRE exams, or pass INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional Essentials Certificate (CAP-E).
  
• Recommendation from the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Admission Committee, based on a review of the above requirements, the student’s Statement of Purpose and prior education and work experience.
  
• English Language Proficiency: for applicants whose education was not at a majority English-language country, please review the Office of Admissions website for specific program exam requirements and benchmarks.

Conditional Admission Pathway

Applicants who do not meet the requirements for either the rapid or standard admission can be granted “conditional admission” with the following criteria:

• Recommendation from the ISDS Admission Committee based upon a review of the student’s Statement of Purpose and prior education and work experience.
• English Language Proficiency: for applicants whose education was not at a majority English-language country, please review the Office of Admissions website for specific program exam requirements and benchmarks.

After conditional admission to the program, the student will subsequently be granted classified graduate standing upon completion of either GMAT or GRE exams and score in the 50th percentile or above, or passing the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional Essentials Certificate (CAP-E). This requirement should be completed before or within four months of starting the program.