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Graduate Admissions

How to Apply

Applications for all graduate certificate and M.S. programs  must be received by the following dates (HIT Certificate applicants see note below):

  • January 15 for fall and summer admission
  • September 15 for spring admission

Applicants to the Ph.D. program are only eligible for fall admission and must apply by January 15.

The Graduate Admissions Committee will not review applications until the application fee and all required materials are completed and received by the deadlines indicated.

Health Information Technology (HIT) Certificate Applicants ONLY: Priority deadline is April 15, 2012 for fall admission. Further applications will be accepted through June 15, 2012 and reviewed in late June, based on availability. All application materials must be received by the deadline in order to have the application reviewed.

Application Procedures for All Students

  1. Complete and submit the IUPUI Graduate Online Applicationform. Paper applications are not accepted.
    • H.I.T. program applicants: Start date is either fall or spring (NOT summer). Choose “Graduate Certificate” and “Informatics” and lastly, your intended specific certificate. Please see the “Checklist for Accepted Students” document for tuition support eligibility details.
    • M.S. program applicants: Choose “M.S. Informatics” and your intended program (either Bioinformatics, Health Informatics (see special instructions for HIT Certificate graduates), Human-Computer Interaction or Media Arts and Science) in the “Academic Interest” section.
    • Ph.D. program applicants: Choose “Ph.D. Informatics” and “Informatics” in the “Academic Interest” section.
  2. Submit a resume listing your education, work, research, honors/awards and computer programming experience. This may be attached to your online application or sent separately.
  3. Submit a personal statement (visit the IU Writing Centerfor instructions on how to write such a statement). This may be attached to your online application or sent separately. Your personal statement should indicate the following:
    • Why you’re applying to the program
    • Your post-graduation career plans
    • Ph.D. program applicants only: Note on your statement your intended area of specialization (Bioinformatics, Health Informatics or Human-Computer Interaction).
  4. Submit all official transcripts from previous colleges and universities. NOTE: we do not require transcripts from Indiana University campuses.
  5. Submit three references from academic instructors and/or employers. To submit references, you will input contact information for each person on your electronic application. The reference will receive a form via email to fill out and submit electronically.
  6. Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and ensure that IUPUI receives your score report from the GRE exam board (when applying for financial support). The Informatics school code for the GRE is 1325 – enter this code on the exam’s answer sheets.
    • H.I.T program applicants: You do not need to take or submit a GRE score.
    • M.S. program applicants: You do not need to take or submit a GRE score unless seeking direct financial assistance such as a university fellowship. A GRE score is not required to submit your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or to seek other federal or private financial assistance opportunities.
    • Ph.D. program applicants: You MUST submit an official GRE score from within the past five years.
  7. Submit English language proficiency exam score (International and non-native English speaking students only – see instructions below).
  8. Pay your $60 application fee.

Special Instructions for International Students and Non-native English Speakers

If your native language is not English, submit with your application one of the following official test scores from within the past two years:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

  • Minimum required scores: 250 for the computer-based test, 600 for the paper test and 79 for the Internet-based test.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

  • Minimum required score of 6 or higher

Use IUPUI School Code 1325 to ensure correct routing of your score to IUPUI.

A TOEFL or IELTS may be waived if a B.S. or M.S. degree has been earned in the United States or another native English-speaking country. Alternatives to the TOEFL or IELTS are available.

Special Instructions for HIT Certificate Graduates Applying to the Health Informatics Master’s Degree

If you have graduated from the HIT certificate within the last year, you may use your previous HIT application materials for the Health Informatics Master’s application or submit new materials. This includes your resume/CV, college transcripts (unless a non-IU updated transcript is necessary), personal statement, and letters of reference. If the online application system will NOT let you submit without listing a reference you can put one reference down and inform that person that they do NOT need to respond. Their lack of response will NOT impede your application. Your file will still be complete with the addition of your previous references. Please inform the Health Informatics academic advisor that you would like to use your HIT application materials for this application. Successful completion of the HIT Certificate program does NOT guarantee admission into the Health Informatics Master’s program.