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Tailored Program Requirements

General MSI Requirements
(for students entering Fall 2007)

All MSI students who enter in Fall 2007 or later must complete at least 48 credit hours of graduate coursework, including
  • 2 core courses (SI 500 and SI 501)
  • 1 core technology course (SI 502; may be waived based on test)
  • 1 management course (view list)
  • 1 methods course (view list)
  • 6 credits in cognate courses (3 cognate credits may be in an SI specialization other than your own; 3 credits must be taken elsewhere at U-M)
  • 6 credits that meet Practical Engagement requirements, through credit-based internships or class-based experiential learning

These general MSI program requirements become effective for the 2007-2008 academic year. (View general MSI requirements for students who entered prior to Fall 2007.)

Additional Tailored Requirements

As a student in the tailored MSI program, you must submit a one- to three-page statement that describes:
  • your academic and professional career goals,
  • a framework of types of courses that will assist you in realizing these goals, and
  • specific SI courses and cognate courses that you have taken or are considering.

You should update this plan each term with your advisor at the time of advising and should submit it via E-mail to the faculty coordinator of the Tailored Program. The plan:
  1. should include a list of courses you have completed and
  2. must indicate approval of your advisor.

Official status in the Tailored degree program is not complete until the statement has been approved. Your statements, along with your TAPS sheet, will be part of your graduation audit as you approach completion of your degree.

For details on preparing one, please see the Tailored Statement Advice Page.

The faculty coordinator for the Tailored MSI program is Professor Michael Cohen, and he can be contacted at mdc@umich.edu.

Program requirements on this page are current for the 2007-2008 academic year.

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