Welcome to the Graduate Admission Information Session

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Welcome to the Graduate Admission Information
Session
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Introduction

• Quality Access to internationally recognized
  faculty and intellectually rewarding programs
• Flexibility Shape a course of study to suit
  your needs and proceed at your pace to achieve
  your goals
• Convenience Choose from classes offered at four
  Chicago-area campuses or anytime, anywhere over
  the Internet

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What is IIT?

• Private, independent, Ph.D.-granting institution
• Areas of specialization engineering, science,
  architecture, business, psychology, design, and
  law
• Accredited by North Central Association of
  Colleges and Schools

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What is IIT?

• One of 16 institutions comprising the Association
  of Independent Technological Universities
• California Institute of Technology
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Who is IIT?

• Faculty 121 student to faculty ratio
• Students more than 4,833 graduate students
  (total)
• Research More than 25 research centers
• University Technology Park - a 50 million
  state-of-the-art lab and office space
• IIT Research Institute has 150 scientists and
  technicians conducting programs for government
  and commercial sponsors
• Project revenues exceeding 31 million

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Who is IIT?

• Research projects
• Bar codes
• Cell phones
• Remote access to voicemail
• Sensing device
• Visual prosthesis
• Chemopreventive properties of soy and green tea

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Flexibility

• Non-degree
• Certificate (more than 40 programs)
• Professional Masters
• Master of Science
• Ph.D.

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Professional Masters

• Consider this type of graduate program if your
  goals are promotion, salary increase, switching
  fields
• A course-only program, known as a non-thesis
  masters
• Fully accredited masters degree, tailored to the
  working professional
• Classes are available days, evenings, weekends
  and online
• GRE requirement may be waived based on
  undergraduate GPA

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Master of Science (M.S.)

• Consider this type of graduate program if your
  goals are to pursue a career in academia,
  research, or certain fields of education
• Usually requires a final thesis at the completion
  of course work
• This degree can be a final academic degree or a
  stepping stone to Ph.D. study
• GRE scores are required

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Certificate or Non-degree Options

• Consider this if your goals are promotion,
  salary increase, enhancing current work skills,
  or for personal development
• Certificate
• Can usually be completed in 3-5 courses
• Credits can apply toward your masters degree
  requirements
• Non-degree
• Up to 3 courses (9 credit hours) can apply toward
  a degree

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Convenience

• Distance Learning
• IIT Online - www.iit-online.iit.edu/main/
• Internet courses
• Interactive television available at 17 public
  sites and 23 private/corporate sites
• Course schedule available at
• https//my.iit.edu8899/banr/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_
  sched
• Evening and weekend course offerings

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Online Programs

• We currently offer the following graduate
  programs completely via the Internet
• 20 Certificates
• 15 Professional Masters
• 3 Master of Science
• A partial list of degrees offered online are in
  the areas of biology, chemistry, gas engineering,
  computer science, and network engineering

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Career Advancement

• The Career Management Center provides the
  following services to students and alumni
• Job search assistance
• Career advising
• Print and online resources
• Educational programming
• Industry/employer contact

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Career Advancement (partial list)

• Abbott Laboratories
• Argonne National Laboratories
• Bank of America
• Baxter Healthcare
• Borg Warner
• Chicago Board of Trade
• General Electric Company

• Lucent Technologies
• Microsoft Corporation
• Motorola
• Sargent Lundy
• Skidmore, Owings, Merrill
• Turner Construction
• U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers

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Admission Requirements Armour, CSL, CPD

• Complete online application www.iit.edu/graduate_a
  dmission/prospective_students/forms.shtml
• 40 application fee
• Professional statement
• Letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts
• GRE scores (if required)
• TOEFL/IELTS scores (if required)
• Financial affidavit (International students only)

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Admission Requirements Stuart School of
Business

• Complete online application www.stuart.iit.edu/adm
  issions/graduate/
• 75 application fee
• 2 essays (topics in the online application)
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Current resume
• Official transcripts
• GRE scores or GMAT scores
• TOEFL/IELTS scores (International students only)
• Financial affidavit (International students only)

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Application Deadlines - Armour, CSL, CPD, Stuart
For full-time M.S. and Ph.D. students interested
in financial consideration for teaching and
research assistantships and fellowships
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Admission Requirements - Architecture

• Complete online application www.iit.edu/graduate_a
  dmission/prospective_students/forms.shtml
• 40 application fee
• Professional statement
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Portfolio
• Official transcripts
• GRE scores
• TOEFL/IELTS scores (International students only)
• Financial affidavit (International students only)

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Application Deadlines - Architecture

• The next deadlines are
• November 15, 2008 (Spring 2009 Ph.D. candidates)
• January 15, 2009 (Fall 2009 Masters candidates)
• April 15, 2009 (Fall 2009 Ph.D. candidates)

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Admission Requirements - Psychology

• Complete online application www.iit.edu/graduate_a
  dmission/prospective_students/forms.shtml
• 40 application fee
• Professional statement (less than 1,000 words,
  outlining academic and career goals, academic
  potential, and relevant research and/or applied
  experience)
• 3 letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts
• GRE scores
• TOEFL/IELTS scores (International students only)
• Financial affidavit (International students only)

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Application Deadlines - Psychology

• Most of the Institute of Psychology programs
  accept applications for Fall entrance only.
  Application deadlines are as follows
• Clinical Psychology January 15th
• Industrial Organizational February 15th
• Personnel Human Resources February 15th
• Development
• Rehabilitation Counseling March 15th

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Tuition and Fees

• 2008-2009 estimated cost of attendance for
  full-time students in Armour College, College of
  Science and Letters, and Center for Professional
  Development
• Figures are estimates and are based on
  full-time enrollment of 9 credit hours per
  semester for two semesters.

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Funding Options (for full-time students)

• Fellowships/Scholarships
• Teaching Assistantships
• Research Assistantships
• For more information, visit www.iit.edu/financial_
  aid/

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Financial Aid

• Loans
• College work-study
• Campus employment
• Payment plans
• Employer tuition reimbursement

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Any questions?