Admission Requirements

Applicants to the MS GIT must meet the following admission requirements:

• Minimum of an earned U.S. bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an international institution that is officially recognized by that country in graphic design, web design and development, videography, motion graphics and visual effects, user experience design, or a similar field.
• Minimum of 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00=A) in their first bachelor’s degree program, or in the last 60 hours of a student’s first bachelor’s degree program.
• Minimum of 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00=A) in a minimum of nine semester hours of graduate work from a U.S institution; or a cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00=A) from an applicable conferred master’s degree program in a regionally accredited college or university, if applicable.
• If the applicant does not meet the minimum GPA requirements, the application may still be considered. In certain cases, demonstrated aptitude through professional experience or additional post baccalaureate education will be considered.
• A completed online Graduate Admissions Application
• Official transcript from each college or university attended. Applicants may upload legible unofficial transcripts as part of the online application; if admitted official transcripts are then required.
• No GRE requirement
• Professional resume
• Personal statement and writing sample.
  *The personal statement should address your interest in the degree, as well as any related professional experience and your short-term and long-term goals for your career. This statement is strongly regarded during the admittance process. More details can be found in the online application.
• International applicants must also meet the English proficiency requirements, as defined by Graduate Admissions. Please be sure to review the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE score requirements, as your application will not be processed without valid proof of English proficiency.
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Degree Requirements

The MS GIT program is a course-based master’s degree that provides students with the opportunity to study various areas of graphics and cross-media. This course-based, professional graduate degree is structured to allow students an additional elective in place of a culminating experience, providing more hands-on, project-based learning aligned with professional outcomes.

Students will take 9 credits of required courses, along with 21 credit hours of technical elective coursework for a total of 30 credit hours.