Admission Requirements

Unconditional Admission

An applicant for the M.S. in Applied Digital Technology degree program will receive unconditional admission by meeting the following criteria: 

1. Submitted a completed application for admission and a nonrefundable application fee, at least 30 days in advance of registration. 
2. Submitted official transcripts from each previously attended college or university. Official transcripts must be submitted directly from the registrar of other institutions. 
3. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent.
4. Earned a graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree from a regionally-accredited (U.S.) institution; OR achieved a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale; OR achieved a 3.00 GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework (undergraduate, graduate, or combination thereof).

Conditional Admission

Applicants that meet the first three criteria above but not the fourth criterion may receive conditional admission. Consideration for conditional admission is given to applicants that: 

1. Earned a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale; OR a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework (undergraduate, graduate, or combination thereof); OR submitted a statement of purpose that will be evaluated by the director of graduate programs and the graduate programs admissions committee. 

The following course restrictions will pertain to conditionally admitted applicants:

• Conditionally admitted students in the traditional face-to-face program can take no more than 6 graduate credit hours during a traditional length semester.
• Conditionally admitted students in the online program can take no more than 3 graduate credit hours during each seven-week term.

Conditionally admitted students will be moved to unconditional admission status upon completion of 6 hours with a grade of “B” or better in each course. While conditionally admitted, a grade of “C” or lower in any graduate-level course will result in suspension from the graduate program.

Core Courses

Students complete a 12-credit core of courses. The core enables students to build solid foundations in critical areas such as information systems, database management, and sustainable business practices.

No Emphasis or Business Analytics Emphasis

Students pursuing the M.S. in Applied Digital Technology may opt for no concentration or a concentration in business analytics. Both options require 33 graduate credit hours.

No Concentration: Complete 9 required hours to learn the principles of: artificial intelligence for use in business applications;  cloud computing and computer security for businesses; and business analytics.

Concentration in Business Analytics: Complete 12 required hours in business analytics courses to learn common techniques in business analytics to make informed managerial decisions from business data. Use analytics software to analyze business data via descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis, simulation modeling, data mining, and data visualization.

Elective Courses

With the M.S. Applied Digital Technology - no concentration, students complete 12 hours of graduate electives. With the M.S. Applied Digital Technology - business analytics concentration, students complete 9 hours of graduate electives. Graduate elective courses may be selected in business, computer science, and statistics (approval granted by graduate program director).