Applications to the M.C.I.S. program are evaluated on the basis of previous academic records, three letters of recommendation from persons who know the applicant in contexts of education or employment, a personal statement relating experience and career goals to what you want to achieve in the M.C.I.S. program, and performance on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal and quantitative general tests. GRE scores may be waived if you have significant work experience, outstanding academic record, and/or success in another graduate program.

Students are expected to have an undergraduate and/or graduate academic record at least at the 3.0 cumulative grade-point-average level. Applicants with a variety of educational and employment backgrounds (e.g., communication, information science, media studies, human resource management, health communication, management, psychology, or other social sciences) are encouraged to apply. Ideally, applicants will have a combined score of 1100 or higher on the GRE quantitative and verbal tests (preferably 500 or higher on the verbal test and 600 on the quantitative test); however, we consider the entire application and do not use GREs as an absolute cutoff. Some students may be required to take certain preparatory courses.

M.C.I.S. reviews all applications to the program on a rolling basis. There are no firm deadlines for consideration for either fall or spring admission. However, to have an application processed for fall admission, you should have materials completed by early July. To have an application processed for spring admission, you should have materials completed by early November.

For further information, contact the program at 732-932-7500, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or send an email inquiry to mcis@scils.rutgers.edu.