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MSIM admissions
Become a part of the Information School’s vision, mission and values. The information below will help you create a compelling application, highlighting your past experiences and future goals, and connecting those with the MSIM program and UW Information School, will set you on a path to success.
Key deadlines
*All students who apply to the MSIM program by the priority I or II deadlines are automatically considered for merit-based scholarships, also called the Dean’s Scholarship. There is no additional application required for these scholarships; the MSIM program application will act as your scholarship application. The MSIM Dean’s Scholarships will be given for one term and will not exceed $4,500.
Contact our enrollment team at 206-686-7756 or msimonline@uw.edu for more details.
Admissions requirements
- All applicants must have an undergraduate degree or higher in any discipline (must be equivalent to a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution). The undergraduate degree must be awarded before MSIM courses begin. Applicants may apply before their degree is awarded.
- Applicants with an undergraduate degree from outside the U.S. or Canada must submit official GRE scores. All Mid-Career applicants are exempt from this requirement.
- Non-native English speakers must fulfill the UW English language proficiency requirements. When fulfilling this requirement through test scores, the following minimum test score must be met:
- TOEFLiBT – 100
- Duolingo – 125
- IELTS – 7.0
- Mid-Career applicants must show five years of relevant professional experience post-undergraduate degree. Early-Career and Early-Career Accelerated applicants are not required to show work experience.
- The UW Graduate School has a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0. Any applicant with a GPA below 3.0 is welcome to apply to the MSIM program. They will need to demonstrate professional achievements, analytical and intellectual maturity, and overall readiness for graduate education through their application.
Statement of purpose
Tell us about your interest in the MSIM program. Your responses to each of the three prompts (below) should be crafted carefully and well-written. You will be asked to submit these separately in the application system. Each response should be 250–300 words in length. Graphics can be included but are not required. Before writing, we recommend that you review the iSchool Mission & Vision, IDEAS statement and the MSIM program websites.
- Your professional goals. Information Management is a broad, interdisciplinary area of study and professional practice. Tell us about your interest in Information Management. What are your professional goals? What knowledge, skills, or expertise do you plan to develop in the MSIM program? Tell us how you are prepared to meet these goals and why they are important to you.
- Leadership. Leadership is a central focus in the MSIM program. Tell us about your managerial and leadership experiences. What managerial and leadership skills would you like to develop in the MSIM program? Considering your career goals, tell us why these skills are important to you.
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Sovereignty. The iSchool makes a commitment to IDEAS in all that we do. Tell us about your experiences with one or more of these values? How would you contribute to advancing these values in the MSIM program and beyond?
International admissions requirements
International students are welcome and eligible to apply to the online modalities of the MSIM program. However, online students are not eligible for a U.S. student visa (F-1 visa). An international student is defined as any person who is not a U.S. citizen or a U.S. permanent resident and who requires a visa to be in the U.S., including individuals who have visas with the designation F-1, J-1, H-4, etc.
There are no separate application requirements or procedures for international applicants. Please follow the same application process and submit the same materials as instructed.
International students interested in programs with student visa eligibility should explore the residential degree tracks of the MSIM program.
Application materials
Review and/or consideration of incomplete applications or late materials is at the discretion of the MSIM admissions committee. If application materials are missing due to circumstances beyond the applicant’s control, the committee will take that into consideration and make its judgment based on the information available.
All application materials must be submitted online. Do not mail paper application materials to the iSchool.
- Online application
- Start your online application
- Application directions:
- Applicants must first select Program: “Master of Science in Information Management” then select a track from the below options:
- “Mid-Career Online”
- “Early-Career Online”
- “Early-Career Accelerated Online”
- Applicants must first select Program: “Master of Science in Information Management” then select a track from the below options:
- Supporting materials
- Statement of purpose
- Letters of recommendation (two required and third optional)
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Transcripts (only unofficial transcripts from degree-granting institutions are required for submission)
- GRE or GMAT scores, required only for applicants to the Early-Career or Early-Career Accelerated degree tracks who earned an undergraduate degree from outside the U.S. and Canada
- English language proficiency
- Non-native English speakers must fulfill the UW English language proficiency requirements; when fulfilling this requirement through test scores, the following minimum test score must be met:
- TOEFLiBT – 100
- Duolingo – 125
- IELTS – 7.0
- Non-native English speakers must fulfill the UW English language proficiency requirements; when fulfilling this requirement through test scores, the following minimum test score must be met:
- Application fee
- The application fee is $90, payable online by debit or credit card through your application
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