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Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in
Information Systems Management
The Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in Information Systems Management
(ISM) is a graduate professional development program which provides
an opportunity to combine management education with technical training
in specific areas related to information systems. The program is useful
for different types of students. For students without formal training
in management of information systems, the program can be used as an
introduction to the field. For students having experience in related
areas (e.g., managers in business, government and other fields), the
program offers specialized courses in selected subjects such as systems
analysis and design, database management, telecommunications, expert
systems, and personal computing. For technical workers in the information
systems field without formal managerial training, the program offers
managerial courses.
The ISM program is offered in collaboration with the College
of Business and articulates with its Master
of Business Administration (MBA) degree program and the Master
of Arts in Liberal Studies offered through SPD. If you intend to
pursue the MBA degree at Stony Brook, please refer to the University's
Graduate Bulletin for any additional admission requirements.
Course of Study
This program consists of 18 credits distributed among the areas listed
below.
Required Survey Course - 3 credits
MBA 517 Management Information Systems
Area Courses - 15 credits
Area A - 9 credits
MBA 559 Computational Finance
MBA 560 Analysis and Design of MIS
MBA 561 Expert Systems for Management
MBA 562 Telecommunications
MBA 563 Local Area Network Implementation and Applications
MBA 574 Project Management
MBA 588 Database Management
MBA 591 Wireless E-commerce
Area B - 3 credits
MBA 502 Finance
MBA 504 Financial Accounting
MBA 505 Marketing
MBA 543 Management Science
MBA 589 Operations Management
MBA 592 Organizational Behavior
Area A or B - 3 credits
Additional 3 credits from either Area A or Area B
Timeline
All certificate requirements must be completed within three (3) years
from the semester date of admission as a matriculated student. NOTE:
If the certificate program is taken in collaboration with a graduate
degree program, then the student has five years for completion of the
certificate.
When a student is admitted or readmitted to an SPD degree or certificate program, students may petition SPD to have courses that are older than five (5) years, and no older than 10 years, individually evaluated by the appropriate department/faculty to determine if the credits may be applied toward current SPD degree/certificate requirements. Grades in such courses must be "B" or better. (B- grades are ineligible for review.)
How to Apply
Applications are accepted online via Apply Yourself. All applicants must provide a valid email
address and must be using a web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator) that is Javascript-enabled (as most browsers are).
If you have any questions about the technical requirements, see the Apply Yourself website.
To complete the application process, you will need to do the following:
- Complete an online orientation
and submit the required online Orientation Checklist at the end of the online orientation section, under SIGN OUT.
- Write a personal statement. We would like to know about special
qualifications over and above those already cited on this application;
your experience relative to the program to which you are applying;
and how this certificate will help advance both your professional
and personal goals. The statement should be a minimum of one and a
maximum of five pages. Save the statement to your hard drive. (If
you are not using Microsoft Word, you will need to save the document
in a Text-Only or Rich Text Format.)
- Go to the Apply
Yourself website and click on the "Create Account" button.
By creating an account, you will receive a unique ID so you can check
your application status online.
- Submit the nonrefundable $100 application fee, either via credit
card, check, or money order. (Instructions are on the Apply
Yourself website.)
- Arrange to have an official, sealed copy of your transcript sent
to SPD. Mailing address: School of Professional Development,
N-201 Social & Behavioral Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony
Brook, NY 11794-4310. (Full zip code must be used.) The transcript
must show that you have earned a bachelor's degree with a cumulative
GPA of at least 2.75 (if your GPA is lower than 2.75, please see the
note on Conditional Admission, below).
If you earned your bachelor's from Stony Brook, SPD will access your
transcript electronically.
- Print, fill out, and return Immunization
Form (28 KB; Requires Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer).
- Additional requirements apply for International Students (see Information for International Students).
If you cannot complete the application online, you can call SPD
(631.632.7050, option 3) and arrange to have an application sent to
you. Please note, however, that printed applications take longer to
process.
Conditional Admission
If your official transcript indicates an undergraduate cumulative GPA
below 2.75, you will be considered for conditional admission. Conditionally
admitted part-time students must achieve a 3.00 GPA after attempting
six graduate credits (applicable to their program) at Stony Brook. Full-time
students (12 or more credits) must achieve a 3.00 GPA after their first
semester. If a 3.00 GPA is not achieved as aforementioned, students
normally will not be permitted to re-enroll. However, a student may
petition SPD's Committee on Academic Standing to be allowed to continue
taking courses as a non-matriculating student.
Application Deadlines*
- July 15 for Fall admission.
- December 15 for Spring admission.
- March 15 for Summer admission.
*Applications may be accepted after these dates, but there may fewer course options available for late applicants
Contact Information
For academic questions, please contact:
Aristotle Lekacos
College of Business
Telephone: 631-632-7389
Email: Aristotle.Lekacos@sunysb.edu
For admission and advisement questions, contact SPD at 631.632.7050
(option 3) or spd@stonybrook.edu.
Statement
of Student Responsibility
Students themselves—whether new, returning, or continuing—are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and adhering to their degree and/or certificate program requirements. (SPD’s Non-matriculating (non-degree) Graduate Students [GSP] are responsible for adhering to the guidelines related to non-matriculated status.) All SPD students are responsible for reviewing, understanding, and complying with University and SPD regulations, policies, and procedures, as described in all official publications, the University website, and the SPD website, including, but not limited to, SPD’s online references, the SPD Student Handbook and SPD Academic Calendar.
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