Admission Requirements:

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Complete a Graduate Application
2. Submit official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities (EMU alums do no need to request official transcripts).
3. Earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution.
4. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program.

The GMAT is not required for the graduate certificate programs.

Students with non-U.S. post-secondary credentials must submit an evaluation of their international transcripts from the Educational Perspectives (EP) credential evaluation service. Click here for additional information.

A maximum of three graduate credit hours may be transferred to a College of Business graduate certificate in an area of specialization. Please view the course description for required prerequisite.

Department Information:

Computer Information Systems - College of Business

Advisor Information:

Certificate Prerequisites:

• IS 502 - Business Information Systems 3 hrs
• IS 510 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming 3 hrs
• IS 520 - Hardware and Software 3 hrs

Degree Requirements: 15 hours

Five courses from the following:

• IS 606 - Web Application Development 3 hrs
• IS 610 - Advanced Programming 3 hrs
• IS 614 - Systems Analysis and Design 3 hrs
• IS 616 - Management Information Systems Resources 3 hrs
• IS 620 - Business Data Communications and Security 3 hrs
• IS 622 - Information Systems Consulting 3 hrs
• IS 624 - Web Servers and System Software 3 hrs
• IS 625 - IS Project and Risk Management 3 hrs
• IS 627 - Business Process and Identity Management 3 hrs
• IS 632 - Global Dimensions of Information Technology 3 hrs
• IS 637 - Information Systems Audit 3 hrs
• IS 645 - Database Management Systems 3 hrs
• IS 650 - Enterprise Resource Planning 3 hrs
• IS 660 - E-Business Application Development 3 hrs
• IS 665 - Data Warehousing and Data Mining 3 hrs