Graduate Certificate in Management Information Systems

Plan Description

The Graduate Certificate in Management Information Systems (MIS) is a graduate certificate program designed for individuals who want to acquire specific MIS skills to meet the needs or demands of their workplace. The certificate program is suitable for students with no prior MIS background, as well as for those who have prior MIS knowledge or education and want to acquire specific additional skills (retooling). Students can select from three suggested subplans, or they can, upon approval of the MIS Graduate Coordinator, customize the certificate program to meet their specific retooling needs.

The Graduate Certificate in Management Information Systems requires the completion of four MIS graduate courses. These are courses that are already offered as part of the Master of Science in MIS (MS MIS) program. While the MS MIS program requires the completion of 36 credits, the Certificate in MIS requires the completion of 12 credits, a subset of the MS MIS program requirements.

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Plan Admission Requirements

Application deadlines

Applications available on the UNLV Graduate College website.

The Department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology welcomes applications from college graduates in all fields. The student must satisfy the minimum admission requirements of the Graduate College and the Certificate in MIS. The candidate must meet the following requirements:

1. Submission of a completed application and required application fee;
2. Statement of purpose that describes why you want to join the program and your professional goals, relevant to this program;
3. Updated resume, which includes academic, professional and other relevant experience; 
4. Submission of official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions;
5. Evidence of having been awarded the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with an overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.00 on the four-point scale;
6. Official GMAT or GRE score. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with target score of 550. Applicants with satisfactory scores on the general aptitude portion (50th percentile or higher) of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) will be considered for admission. Test scores over five years old are not accepted.

If a student is already admitted to the MS MIS program and wants to switch to the Certificate in MIS program, then the student must apply for admission to the certificate program. The student can transfer up to 12 credits of MIS courses into the certificate program after being admitted. Alternatively, if a student in the Certificate in MIS program wants to switch to the MS MIS program, then the student must apply for admission to the MS MIS program. The student can transfer up to 15 credits of MIS courses into the MS MIS program after being admitted. The student can transfer these credits into the MS MIS program even if they were already applied towards the certificate.

All applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements.

Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.

Plan Requirements

See Subplan Requirements below.

Subplan 1: Business Analysis and Development for Systems
Subplan 2: Business Analytics
Subplan 3: Individual Plan

Subplan 1 Requirements: Business Analysis and Development for Systems

Total Credits Required: 12

Subplan 2 Requirements: Business Analytics

Total Credits Required: 12

Subplan 3 Requirements: Individual Plan

Total Credits Required: 12

Plan Certificate Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 12 credits of MIS courses.
2. Changes to the courses of study require prior approval of the MIS Graduate Coordinator.
3. A grade point average of at least 3.00 for course work required for the certificate.
4. No grade lower than C is acceptable.
5. Students with unsatisfactory progress toward the certificate requirements are subject to dismissal. A student with a grade of C or lower in any of the required courses will be put on probation for one semester. Conditions and deadlines for the removal of probation will be specified. Failure to meet the condition will result in departure from the program. A student with two grades of C or lower will be dropped from the program.

Plan Certificate Completion Requirements

Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.