EITEL LAURIA, Ph.D., Graduate Director, Department of Computing Technology

In addition to its undergraduate major in Information Technology and Systems, the Department of Computing Technology also offers a Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) Degree which currently includes three concentrations: Information Systems Management, Business Analytics, and Computer Networks & Security.

The Department recognizes that for some outstanding undergraduate ITS students, certain of their undergraduate work might well be reflective of both the content and quality of that typically expected at the graduate level. The Department further recognizes that certain outstanding undergraduate students could participate successfully in graduate classes. For these reasons the Department offers a dual degree program in Information Systems at the end of which the student will earn both B.S. and M.S. degrees.

Selected undergraduate ITS Students pursuing the concentration in Information Systems can join the dual degree Program with a concentration in Information Systems Management and Business Analytics.

Selected undergraduate ITS Students pursuing the concentration in Information Technology can join the dual degree Program with a concentration in Computer Networks & Security.

This program offers an accelerated way of obtaining a master’s degree. Instead of remaining three additional semesters at the minimum to gain the MS at 156 credits (120 + 36), those undergraduate ITS Students pursuing the concentration in Information Systems who are admitted to this program will be required to take only 144 credits to complete the concentration in Information Systems Management and Business Analytics, or 24 additional credits that can be completed in two semesters, normally the fall and spring following their undergraduate studies. Likewise, those undergraduate ITS Students pursuing the concentration in Information Technology who are admitted to this program will be required to take only 144-145 credits, to complete the dual concentration in Computer Networks & or 24-25 additional credits that can be completed in two semesters, normally the fall and spring following their undergraduate studies.

The dual degree program is not appropriate for all students. Qualification occurs in the sixth semester. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for acceptance into the program; a GPA of 3.0 is required for continuation in the program. Students interested in entering the dual degree program should speak to any ITS faculty member early in their studies at Marist, but no later than the beginning of their fourth semester.