Current IU students should contact the MSIS program office to discuss the most efficient path to prerequisite completion.
With careful planning, you may be able to complete prerequisite courses at your undergraduate university. Contact the MSIS program to go over your prerequisite equivalency.
Applicants who live in the United States (regardless of citizenship) have two options:
- Take prerequisites at an AACSB- or ABET-accredited college or university. Contact the MSIS program office before class registration to ensure prerequisite equivalency.
- Enroll in the MSIS Jumpstart program. Completion satisfies all prerequisites. Students will be awarded a non-credit certificate in business and technology by Kelley Executive Education. The Jumpstart program is typically offered in mid-May for U.S. degree holders and early June for non-U.S. degree holders. MSIS Core prerequisites include online courses, as well as in-residence courses hosted at the Kelley School of Business in July. More details regarding Jumpstart registration and payment are sent to applicants after acceptance of the admission offer.
Undergraduate degree requirements at your home institution must be completed no later than May 15 of the year you are applying for the MSIS program. Applicants currently residing outside of the U.S. must complete MSIS Core prerequisite courses by enrolling in the MSIS Jumpstart program. Completion satisfies all prerequisites. Students will be awarded a non-credit certificate in business and technology by Kelley Executive Education.
The Jumpstart program is typically offered to U.S. degree holders in mid-May and non-U.S. degree holders in early June. The prerequisite courses for the Jumpstart program are taught in-residence at the Kelley School of Business in July. More details regarding Jumpstart registration and payment are sent to applicants after acceptance of the admission offer.