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Master's Degrees Application Materials and Process

Note: To receive priority for potential financial support within the department, residential program applications should be submitted prior to March 31.

Master's program applicants please apply online through the Graduate School application system. When completing the online application, you will have an opportunity to upload/attach additional documents. Please include the following documents:

an updated resume or curriculum vitae;
a personal essay that:
- outlines your professional plans and career objectives;
- explains how you became interested in health services management/health informatics and how your prior training and experience would help your career;
- includes specific issues and problems in health care you consider challenging and why;
- indicates if you intend to apply to the traditional (residential) on-campus degree program or the distance education (executive) format.

Depending upon your situation, you will also be required to submit other documentation and in some cases complete prerequisite courses. Below is a checklist to help make sure your application is complete:

Admissions Criteria (make sure you meet all minimum requirements)
Request to re-enroll form (for previously admitted students only)
Official transcripts of all coursework from all colleges, technical schools and/or universities attended
Three letters of recommendation (submitted through the Graduate School application system)
Letter of support from your employer. (Executive Students only)
Official GRE/GMAT score report (Residential Students only)
Official TOEFL report (for international applicants only - have official results sent to us: institution code is 6875, our department code is 25 - minimum score of 100 on the Internet-based exam required)
Foundation Classes: these are prerequisites for the programs or specific courses, as indicated.

We are now accepting applications via HAMPCAS. Please follow this link, https://portal.hampcas.org/ to start your application through HAMPCAS. Note: Students submitting an application through HAMPCAS are still required to complete the Graduate School Application at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=umc-grad.