Overview

Department of Business Information Systems / Department of Business Information Systems is located in Mount Pleasant, MI, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Information systems	Business informatics
Master of Science (MS)	Information systems	Enterprise systems using SAP software
Master of Science (MS)	Information systems	Information systems
Master of Science (MS)	Information systems	Accounting information systems
(Graduate Certificate)	Business computing

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	76
Other Advanced Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam To be considered for regular admission, an applicant must have: A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a 2.7 GPA, or a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the last two years of a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Comp Exam Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

252

Applied

169

Accepted

88

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

60

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 15th	March 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	June 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	To be considered for regular admission, an applicant must have: A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a 2.7 GPA, or a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the last two years of a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Master's Degree Requirements	Undergraduate degree from accredited institution of higher learning with a minimum overall GPA of 2.70

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5
TWE: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships

Student Body

210

Total Graduate Students

39%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.9%
Black or African American	14.29%
White or Caucasian	38%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.48%
Asian	1.9%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.95%
Unknown	2.86%

Gender

Male (67%)

Female (32%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 19

Part-time - 0

Male (16)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	CybersecurityData AnalyticsERP systemsUser Experience Design
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 305 Grawn Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI  48859
United States

Contact Dr. Emil Boasson
Director MSIS Program
Email: boass1e@cmich.edu
Phone: 989-7743588
Fax: 989-7743356

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