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Executive Track Admissions

In addition to filing materials required for admission into the M.S. in Information Management (IM) program, candidates for the executive IM track must demonstrate through both the extent and quality of their professional experience that they are strong candidates for leadership roles in the IM field. Applications will be evaluated on four dimensions to assess leadership potential and qualification for the executive program:
 
Years of professional experience. A minimum of six years is necessary to be considered for the experience waiver. In some cases more than six years experience may be necessary to demonstrate the qualifications required for admission to the executive IM track.
 
Appropriate job responsibilities. The applicant's professional experience must be in one or more domains that are central to the IM field. (Examples are application development, database management, information security, network management, system integration, systems analysis, business process analysis, enterprise architecture, software engineering. Note that this list is not exhaustive.)
 
Continually increasing responsibility. The candidate must be able to demonstrate that his or her career shows a steady progression through increasingly responsible positions.
 
Recommendation by employer. The candidate's application should be accompanied by a strong recommendation letter from at least one current or previous supervisor or manager. This allows the candidate to show an independent assessment of his or her professional expertise.
 
GREs will be waived for students who have earned a graduate degree at another accredited institution or who have completed a certificate of advanced study at the School of Information Studies.
 
 
How to Apply for the Executive IM Track
 
Please provide the following documents to be considered for a waiver of the internship requirement and/or credit hours for the Master of Science in Information Management degree:
  1. Statement of why you qualify for the waiver of internship and/or credit hours that addresses all four evaluation criteria listed above.
  2. Endorsement statement from a current or former employer who can verify your years of IM experience and leadership potential.
 
Submit Application Materials to:
Graduate Enrollment Management Center
Syracuse University
303 Bowne Hall
Syracuse, New York 13244-1200
315-443-4492
grad@syr.edu
 
   
Complete Graduate Application Instructions and Forms     

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