Governors State University

The duration of Governors State University MS in CS programme is 18 months. It is a 33-credit hour program. The tuition fee per credit hour for the 2023-24 academic year for this course is USD 842. However, if we include all the other important fees, then the total fee for one credit hour is USD 1,358. If we go by the tuition fee which is USD 842 per credit, then in INR the tuition fee will be around INR 23 Lacs for a year.

According to GMAC, Business Analytics is one of the growing career paths worldwide. The coursework of GSU MSBA involves hands-on experience with modern software tools like Excel, IBM, SQL, etc. Also, international students after pursuing this course may be eligible to work up to 36 months under OPT, upon graduation. Some of the career paths for which the GSU MSBA programme will prepare students are:

• Business Analyst
• Data Scientist
• Data Analyst
• Market Research Analyst
• Financial Quantitative Analyst

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To apply to the GSU MSc in Business Analytics program, the applicants are required to have a bachelor’s degree in an area like Business Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Math or a closely related area.

Additional Entry Requirements

• The applicants without the above-given entry requirements for MS in CS will be required to show technical knowledge via work experience or a technical proficiency skills assessment
• A GMAT / GRE score
• Two confidential letters of recommendation from professional references
• Statement of intent

Governors State University admissions requirements for MS in Health Informatics are:

• The applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree equivalent or higher
• A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required. GPA lower than 3.0 may be considered for those who have at least 3 years of Healthcare Information Management industry experience
• Official transcript
• Resume
• IELTS / TOEFL / PTE

The applicants who want to take admission to GSU MSc in Computer Science program, they are required to have complete a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.75 or higher and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher for any graduate work attempted. Also, the applicants must have the following marks in any one of the ELP tests:

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For Undergraduate applicants, Governors State University may take two weeks for evaluation of the application after the application and transcripts have been received by the university. Some programs have application deadline and if there is an application deadline, then the evaluation process may take longer than two weeks.

In case of master’s degree, GSU may take 2-4 weeks for the evaluation and processing of the application. In case the programme has an application deadline, then the evaluation process may take longer than 2 weeks.

The minimum GSU admission requirements are having a high-school qualification for bachelor’s courses. On the other hand, for admission to master’s courses, the applicants are required to have earned a bachelor’s degree.

• Freshman Applicants: Minimum GPA for freshman applicants is 2.0 high school GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Graduate Applicants: Usually, the graduate applicants of GSU are expected to have a 3.0 GPA

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International students seeking admission to GSU must submit English language proficiency score. The minimum scores required in ELP tests are given below: