Admission Requirements

Applicants 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 a STEM 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.
• An online Graduate College 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
• Submit a professional resume and personal statement as part of the online admissions 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.

30 credit hours and a portfolio, or
30 credit hours including the required applied project course (TMC 593)

Our graduates will get a foundation of leadership and managerial skills to complement their existing technical skills. The MOT program then adds cutting-edge innovation strategy, data-driven decision-making and entrepreneurial skills that companies that want to compete in future economies will require. Finally, students get the opportunity to choose their interests with optional tracks mixing hard and soft skills in critical areas of interdisciplinary data science; sustainable enterprises; social, entrepreneurial, and disruptive innovation; enterprise logistics and operations; or advanced technologies such as smart manufacturing and engineering; artificial intelligence; or blockchain technology industries.

The core sequence of courses are:

• OMT 520 Strategic Management of Technology
• TEM 531 Disruptive Technology and Innovation Management
• TEM 501 Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship or FSE 501
• TEM 505 Data-Driven Decision Making
• OMT 570 Advanced Project Management

Graduate courses from other majors may be selected with approval from the student’s graduate advisory committee. These additional courses are selected to support the student’s individual career goals and perceived needs. To ensure that all courses taken fit into the plan of study, all students are expected to discuss their tentative plan with their program advisors prior to registering for their first class and they must have an approved plan of study on file by the completion of nine credit hours toward the degree.

Students without a statistics course at the undergraduate level are required to complete an appropriate course during the first semester in the program. This course is in addition to the other requirements for the degree. Additional courses may be required to fulfill deficiencies, based on a review of the applicant’s transcripts. Students should contact the department for more information.