Technological Systems Management, MS

Admission Requirements

Admission to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs is handled separately by the Departmental admissions committee. The requirements for admission to graduate study in this department include:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, mathematics, or a closely related area from an accredited college or university. 
• A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00.
• Three letters of recommendation.
• If your native or primary language is not English, a TOEFL or IELTS examination is required. The minimum score for TOEFL is 85 and for IELTS an overall score of 6.5 with no subsection below 6.
• A Personal Statement (Statement of Purpose) describing your relevant past experience and immediate and long-term goals.
• Applicants with domestic credentials must submit an official transcript from each college or university attended, regardless of whether a degree was conferred.
• In special cases, applicants who do not satisfy requirement A or B may be admitted on a conditional basis and may be subject to additional course requirements. Appropriate courses taken in non-matriculated status may be applied towards the M.S. degree in Technological Systems Management and the Ph.D. degree in Technology, Policy and Innovation; however, no more than 12 credits taken in non-matriculated status can be applied to the credit requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

All official transcripts must be sent to the Graduate School. There is no GRE requirement.

Degree Requirements

Each specialization requires 30 credits (10 courses) of classwork plus a Master’s project completed under the supervision of a faculty member.

GPA Requirement: 

The Graduate School requires a minimum 3.0 GPA for degree completion.