*Costs below may vary slightly due to intake term and number of credits taken.
They are based on Grad Direct cost per credit of $1260/credit; pre-requisite courses are charged at the same rate.
Tuition and fees are subject to an annual increase and may change slightly for 23-24.
• The degree program requires 31-33 credits total (31 for thesis track; 33 for non-thesis), not including pre-requisite
courses that may be required. A typical courseload is 9, 10 or 11 credits/semester.
• Students are in the Global program for the first two semesters and will be charged a program fee that includes tuition for
9 credits and all required fees. Any credits above 9 will be charged at a rate of $1260 per credit.
• Fees included in the Global first year program include: orientation, SEVIS, athletic, career services, RTA UPass fees.
Course fees are not included and typically cost around $200/semester.
• Students without an undergraduate degree in Information Systems will need to take up to 4 pre-requisite courses before
starting their degree program. We will pre-evaluate your transcripts and give you an estimate.
• Housing (required for at least one semester @ $4500 per semester) and insurance ($2400/year) are not included in the
prices above.
*Curriculum layout and student choice may reduce or extend student’s study plan.
**Summer and year 2 credits do not include fees which will be charged directly to the student.
Program
Entry Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
(Summer)
*3-Term
Year One
Bill
24
Credits
$31,153
Graduate
Direct*
9 credits
$11,796
9 Credits
$11,796
6 CR
$7,561**
Term 4
(Year 2)
7-9 CR
$8,822 -
$11,343

Pre-Requisite Courses *
Typically, no more than 3-5
Core Courses
(18 credit hours)
Electives (13-15 cr hrs –
samples)
• Fundamentals of System
Development (4 cr)
• IT for Competitive Advantage (3 cr)
• System Analysis Methods (3 cr)
• Modern Database Design &
Implementation (3 cr)
• Mgt of Business Networks (3 cr)
• Project Management & Scheduling
• Emerging Technologies in Info
Systems
• Advanced Systems Analysis &
Design
• Enterprise Databases
• Management Networks & Security
Risks
• Business Analysis
• Legal Environment of Info Systems
• Managing Networks & Security
Risks
• Electronic Commerce
• Data Mining & Business Intell.
• IT Governance
• Advanced Info Security
• Website Design
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