Earn Your Master's Degree, Doctoral Degree or Graduate Certificate at UIS - Online or On Campus
UIS offers graduate degrees, a doctorate, and certificates in 74 disciplines. Whether your goal is to bolster your career or to pursue a passion in discovering knowledge, we offer you the flexibility you need with in-person learning and online classes.
Apply to Graduate school at UIS in two steps:
- Complete and submit your UIS Graduate Application for Admission.
- View our catalog to find specific program requirements.
Students must complete an application to the university and have official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended submitted to the Office of Admission. Full admission to graduate studies may be granted to students who have earned a baccalaureate degree with a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale from any institution of higher education accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or any of the accrediting organizations and who have met all specific program requirements and prerequisites.
Select programs may require higher grade point averages and grant conditional admission to select applicants. Conditional admission requires completion of eight semester hours (no prerequisites) with a GPA of at least 3.0. Visit our Graduate Education site for more information.
Graduate Programs
Earn While you Learn
UIS offers world-class Graduate Assistantships (GA) and Graduate Public Service Internships (GPSI) that provide tuition reimbursement as well as a monthly stipend.
Graduate Assistantships
Assistantships are available in many of our master’s degree programs, as well as our research and support units.
Graduate Public Service Internships (GPSI)
If you are looking for an exciting, challenging graduate education, please consider the GPSI program and one of the many master’s degrees offered at the UIS.
Graduate Internships
Find experiential internships that offer graduate students with the opportunity to integrate the academic classroom with real world learning.
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