Transcripts
In the application, you will need to identify your previous institutions attended. You will also need to contact those institutions and request official copies of your transcripts to be sent to Saginaw Valley State University.
All transcripts must be sent from university to university. For expedited processing, please select e-delivery and when possible send them to our Grad Admissions office: gradadm@svsu.edu
SVSU alumni do not need to request official transcripts as they will already be part of your student record.
Recommendations
Before you submit your application, you will be prompted to add recommendation providers. You will be asked to provide the contact information for each of your two (2) recommenders. Upon receiving this information, Graduate Admissions will email your recommendation providers with an online recommendation form that can be completed and submitted electronically.
This recommendation requirement is WAIVED for graduates of SVSU's undergraduate Computer Science or Computer Information Systems programs.
SVSU's CSIS offers a rolling application period.
Within the application, students can select to begin the MPA in Fall, Winter or Spring semesters.
Application System
If you are new to SVSU or haven't applied since 2018, please complete the option to create your account.
If you have recently applied to SVSU (since August 2018), please log in as an existing user. If you don't remember your login credentials, select Forgot Username/Password to continue. Please note that your application credentials are not tied to the SVSU system and would remain the unique username/password used in your previous application.
Application Submission
Application forms and all application requirements must be submitted in order for the application to be reviewed for admission.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Graduate Admissions at (989) 964.6096 or email gradadm@svsu.edu.
SVSU's CSIS offers a rolling application period, allowing students to apply throughout the year.
Applicants can select to begin the program in either a Fall, Winter or Spring semester.
Although there is no formal application deadline, we do encourage students to submit their online application as early as possible to provide time for their requested transcripts from other institutions to reach us at SVSU. Applying early also provides more time for course registration and often additional time before a semester tuition balance is due.
Admission notifications will be provided to applicants via email. SVSU will send these notifications to the applicant's email address used to submit the application.
Need help right now?
Graduate Admissions
Wickes Hall 230
gradadm@svsu.edu
989-964-6069
Khandaker Abir Rahman, Associate Professor of Computer Science & Information Systems
Science East 177
krahman@svsu.edu
989-964-2528
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
Pioneer 236
setdean@svsu.edu
989-964-4144