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Banner Code: VS-MS-AIT

School: The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering 

Department: Applied Information Technology 

We propose to provide the very best graduate education in IT for high-potential leaders, especially those working with IT solutions that affect the federal government. Our objective is to graduate men and women of competence and character who can lead multidisciplinary teams in the design, justification, development, and the management of mega-systems from data to decision in the private and federal sectors. Faculty includes professors from the Volgenau School, the School of Management, and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, plus industry leaders with unique reputations in the subject as adjunct  professors and guest lecturers. The faculty exposes students to the pragmatic issues of IT, not just the theory.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited program with a reputation for high academic standards and have earned a GPA of 3.00 or better over their 60 highest-level credits. They must be experienced in the fundamentals of IT, quantitative methods, and finance. In addition, applicants must

• Provide three letters of recommendation, preferably from academic references or references in industry or government who are familiar with the applicant’s professional  accomplishments.
• Provide a detailed statement of career goals and professional aspirations.
• Show satisfactory performance on the GRE if they have not earned a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. university.
• Earn a minimum TOEFL score of 575 for the paper-based exam or 230 for the computer-based exam (a minimum score of 600 for the paper-based exam or 250 for the computer-based exam is required for applicants who wish to be considered for a graduate teaching assistantship) if their native language is not English.