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Required documentation supporting your application.
In addition to the completed forms that are part of the
application kit, the following items are required to support your case: transcripts from
all schools attended (a bachelor's degree, or its equivalent is required), three letters
of recommendation, and a statement of objectives. Detailed information about these
documents can be found in the application kit. GRE and TOEFL scores may be required.
What about GRE and TOEFL?
GRE scores are required from all applicants that hold a B.S.
degree. If you hold a higher degree from an accredited school the GRE could be
waived by writing to the Director of the Professional Programs. TOEFL scores are
required from all applicants that are not US citizens and attended schools in countries
other than USA, UK, or Australia. More details about the TOEFL requirements can be
found in the application kit.
Profiles of admitted students.
During the 1997-1998 academic year about 1/3 of the admitted
students held doctorate degrees in biology. Another 1/3 held masters degrees in
fields such as history, economics, law, etc or had significant professional experience in
jobs not related to computing. And the rest 1/3 of admitted students had
undergraduate degrees in a variety of fields including physics, political sciences, etc.
For the 1998-1999 academic year the admitted students follow a
similar distribution of expertise and backgrounds. In addition we admitted students
with professional degrees in law, medicine, fine arts, and business.
Professional Placement
We are working with leading employers in the
greater Chicago area and nationwide to offer to our students excellent opportunities
following their graduation. The state of Illinois is experiencing a shortage of
qualified information technology workers and the job market currently is very promising.
