Program Admission
Graduate School Application
After reviewing the admission requirements below, please select the appropriate application. The University is transitioning application platforms; pay close attention when selecting the application below.
The program you are applying to may not accept applicants every semester.
For additional information regarding the application process, please see Graduate Admissions or International Admissions.
Admission Requirements
Minimum Graduate School Requirements
A four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution. In addition, 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, is required for full admission. Applicants who do not meet minimum admission requirements may be considered for conditional admission. See International Admissions for international applicant requirements.
Priority deadlines have been established to receive all application materials required for admission to a graduate program (See
emich.edu/graduate). Admission is granted to graduates of regionally accredited colleges and universities whose grades and GMAT or GRE scores indicate an aptitude for advanced study in computer information systems.
Applicants must also meet the following program requirements:
- A score of 450 or greater in the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), with at least 20 in the verbal section and 24 in the quantitative, OR an overall score of 297 or greater in the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), including scores of at least 143 in verbal reasoning and 140 in quantitative reasoning. The GMAT/GRE requirement will be waived for students who meet any one of the following four criteria:
- Have earned an AACSB-accredited Bachelor of Business Administration degree (minimum 60 credits), with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and an average GPA of 3.0 in statistics, accounting, and finance courses.
- Have earned any other bachelor’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited university with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Have at least five years of managerial experience as determined by the CIS curriculum committee (e.g., experience with the responsibility of managing both people and budget).
- Have a master’s or terminal degree from universities with an AACSB accredited college/business school (degrees from any other institutions need to be approved by the CIS curriculum committee).
Requests to waive the GRE/GMAT requirement are sent via email to the Graduate Programs Office (cob_graduate@emich.edu).
Foundation/Prerequisite Courses: 12 hours
Once admitted into the program, students lacking basic course work must complete the foundation courses. These courses may be waived for students who have completed equivalent work with a C or better at any regionally accredited institution.
