M S IN INF ORM ATI ON S Y S TE M S
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
MS IN
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
AT A GLANCE
•• Part-time/full-time options
•• $983 unit ( 2015-16 tuition)
•• Evening and Saturday classes
•• Open to US citizens /­permanent
­residents, H1/H4 and F1 visas
•• Program starts in Fall, Winter, or
Spring quarters
•• 2 to 3 years to complete 51 units
•• GMAT/GRE required
•• STEM Extension Program
•• Two years or more work experience
preferred, but not mandatory
•• Optional career management
preparation and assistance available
M S I N I N FO R M ATI O N SYSTE M S C L AS S PR O FILE
AVERAGE
CLASS SIZE
•• Individual class size: 30
•• Fall entering class size: 70
•• Program size: 200
ACADEMIC
PROFILE
WHAT OUR
STUDENTS
LEARN
•• Average undergraduate
GPA 3.2
•• Average GMAT 650
•• Average GRE 308
•• Big Data Modeling and Analytics
•• The Business of Cloud Computing
•• Business Intelligence and
Data Warehousing
•• Data Science Analysis with Python
•• Mobile Payment and
eCommerce Security
•• E-Business Technologies:
Virtualization
•• ERP Systems
MSIS program at SCU was
“The
a perfect blend of ­business
DEMOGRAPHICS
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE
•• Average work experience:
2.3 years
•• Employed at time of
admission: 66%
•• Women 51%
•• Countries represented
- China
- India
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- Venezuela
- United States
peers who are up-to-date
on the latest ­t echnologies.
The ­C apstone ­p roject was
the highlight because it gave
•• Average age 26
•• Multilingual 89%
learned from professors with
industry experience and from
•• Bachelor’s 100%
•• Graduate 20%
and technology courses. I’ve
me hands-on e
­ xperience in
WHERE OUR
GRADUATES
WORK
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Apple
Cisco
Deloitte
eBay
Ernst & Young
Facebook
Google
KPMG
NetApp
NVIDIA
PwC-PricewaterhouseCoopers
Symantec
Twitter
•• VMware
scu.edu/business/graduate-degrees
­m anaging customer ­expectations
and implementing a technology
solution to address a real need.
SCU is the best place to be if
you want to be involved in IT.”
Harshita Bansal
MSIS ’12
IT Consultant, Deloitte and Touche
SA NTA C L A R A U N I V E R S IT Y IS AT TH E H E A R T O F S ILI CO N VA LLE Y
At the center of innovation and entrepreneurship, and just a few minutes away from more than
6,000 science and technology-related companies (such as Apple, Cisco, and Google), our program
connects you with leaders in technology advancement.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
•• Fall Quarter: April 1 (round 1); June 1 (round 2)
“Our relationships with Silicon
Valley companies put students
•• Winter Quarter: November 1
•• Spring Quarter: January 20
at the technology forefront
as they learn how to apply
1. Online application form complete with resume and essay.
Online application fee paid by credit card.
Visit scu.edu/business/graduate-degrees/apply
­technology to meet business
objectives and how to advance
their ideas in a corporation. The
2. The GMAT or GRE exam results. G
­ raduate Management
­Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record E
­ xamination (GRE)
scores should be sent directly from the ETS o
­ ffice to Santa Clara
University (GMAT code BV3-WB51; GRE code 7238).
exposure to industry through
3. Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)/
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test score if
your first language is not English.
­a ccess to business courses
4. Two official transcripts from each college /university-level
­institution attended, including extension programs or
NACES Course-by-Course Evaluation (for international
institutions attended).
5. Two completed confidential Letters of
­Recommendation from m
­ anagers or supervisors who are
familiar with your work. ­Downloadable forms provided in the
online application.
local executives and C
­ apstone
projects—and ­s tudents’
through SCU’s top-ranked
MBA p
­ rogram—gives them an
integrated education and the
first-hand experiences that make
the MSIS program powerful.”
Dr. Manoochehr Ghiassi
MSIS Program Director and
Breetwor Fellow
Professor of Operations Management
and Information Systems
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
Leavey School of Business
www.scu.edu /business /graduate-degrees
408-554-4539
gradbusiness@scu.edu
Graduate Business Admissions
Leavey School of Business
Lucas Hall 116
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara CA 95053-0210
FL-12298 09/2015 750
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS