Current Student & Alumni Resources
Registration

To start the registration process, please visit the MSIT Curriculum website to view the course schedule, course syllabi, course descriptions, and dates, to determine your course selections for the upcoming quarter.

After finalizing your schedule, please enter your course selections in the Qualtrics Form and the MSIT program will confirm your registration by e-mail. If a student completes the form and then requires a registration add/drop, email msit@northwestern.edu directly to communicate the registration change.

Please complete the Independent Study Form if you are interested in requesting an independent study.

Important Dates

  • Thursday, September 19, 2024 - Registration for Fall begins
  • Saturday, September 21, 2024 - MSIT courses begin.
  • Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - Fall NU classes begin at 8 a.m.
  • Monday, September 30, 2024 - Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date.
  • Monday, September 30, 2024 - Last day to add a class or change a section for Fall
  • Thursday, October 1, 2024 - Billing date for Fall quarter - tuition payment is due
  • Monday, October 14, 2024 - Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 5 of Fall term
  • Friday, October 18, 2024 - Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 5 of Fall term
  • Friday, November 1, 2024 - Last day to drop a class for Fall via CAESAR. Any requests after this date result in a W on the transcript and must go through the course withdrawal process.
  • Monday, November 11, 2024 -  Pre-Registration for Winter 2025 begins
  • Monday, November 18, 2024 - Registration for Winter 2025 begins
  • Friday, November 18, 2024 - Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of Fall term
  • Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - Thanksgiving vacation begins at 6pm
  • Monday, December 2, 2024 - Fall classes resume
  • Saturday, December 7, 2024 - Fall classes end
  • Monday December 9, 2024 - Fall exams begin
  • Saturday, December 14, 2024 - Fall exams end
  • Saturday, December 14, 2024 - McCormick Engineering December Convocation
  • Saturday, December 15, 2024 - Winter Recess begins
  • Monday, December 16, 2024 - Fall grades due
  • Friday, December 20, 2024 - Fall degrees conferred
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2025 - Billing date for Winter quarter - tuition payment is due
  • Sunday, January 5, 2025 - Winter Recess ends
  • Monday, January 6, 2025 - Winter classes begin at 8 a.m.
  • Friday, January 10, 2025 - Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date.
  • Friday, January 10, 2025 - Last day to add a class or change a section for Winter
  • Saturday, January 11, 2025 - MSIT courses begin.
  • Monday, January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)
  • Friday, January 24, 2025 - Last day to drop a five-week course ending in week 5 of Winter term
  • Friday, January 31, 2025 - Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 5 of Winter term
  • Friday, February 14, 2025 - Last day to drop a class for Winter via CAESAR. Any requests after this date result in a W on the transcript and must go through the course withdrawal process.
  • Monday, February 17, 2025 -  Pre-Registration for Spring 2025 begins
  • Monday, February 24, 2025 - Registration for Spring 2025 begins
  • Friday, February 28, 2025 - Last day to drop from a five-week course ending in week 10 of Winter term
  • Friday, March 7, 2025 - Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of Winter term
  • Saturday, March 15, 2025 - Winter classes end
  • Monday, March 17, 2025 - Winter exams begin
  • Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Winter exams end
  • Saturday, March 22, 2025 - Spring break begins
  • Monday, March 24, 2025 - Winter grades due
  • Friday, March 28, 2025 - Winter degrees conferred
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025 - MSIT courses begin.
  • Saturday, March 29, 2025 - Spring break ends
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Spring Change of Registration (Drop/Add)/Late registration begins
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Spring classes begin at 8 a.m.
  • Monday, April 7, 2025 - Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date.
  • Monday, April 7, 2025 - Last day to add a class or change a section for Spring
  • Monday, April 21, 2025 - Last day to drop from a five-week course ending in week 5 of Spring term
  • Friday, April 25, 2025 - Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 5 of Spring term
  • Friday, May 9, 2025 - Last day to drop a class for Spring via CAESAR. Any requests after this date result in a W on the transcript and must go through the course withdrawal process.
  • Monday, May 12, 2025 - Pre-Registration for Fall 2025 begins
  • Monday, May 19, 2025 - Registration for Fall 2025 begins
  • Monday, May 26, 2025 - Last day to drop from a five-week course ending in week 10 of Spring term
  • Monday, May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day (no classes)
  • Friday, May 30, 2025 - Last day to withdraw from a five-week course ending in week 10 of Spring term
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025 - Spring classes end
  • Monday, June 9, 2025 - Spring exams begin
  • Saturday, June 13, 2025 - Spring exams end
  • Saturday-Sunday, June 13-15, 2025 - School Convocations
  • Sunday, June 15, 2025 - Northwestern Commencement
  • Monday, June 16, 2025 - McCormick Professional Master's Convocation and MSIT Graduation Reception
  • Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - Spring grades due
  • Friday, June 20, 2025 - Spring degrees conferred

*Students who complete their degree in the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 quarters can all participate in the June 2025 graduation ceremony. MSIT staff will send information out to graduating students to determine if they want to participate in the June 2025 ceremony shortly after the start of the spring quarter.

MSIT Updates 

Submit your Spring quarter course choices below.

SPRING 2025 COURSE CHOICE SELECTION FORM

MSIT Courses

  • MSIT 432: Networks, Applications, Principles and Protocols (10 weeks, am) - Saturdays, 9:00am-11:30am
  • MSIT 443: Capstone Course: Technology Strategy & Enterprise Architecture (10 weeks, am/pm) - Saturdays, 11:45am-2:15pm
  • MSIT 423: Data Science for Business Intelligence (10 weeks, pm) - Saturdays, 2:30pm-5:00pm
  • MSIT 441: IT Risk Management (First 5 weeks, pm) - Saturdays, 2:30pm-5:00pm
  • MSIT 442: Cybersecurity Leadership (Second 5 weeks, pm) - Saturdays, 2:30pm-5:00pm
  • MSIT 490: Artificial Intelligence & Automation (First 5 weeks, remote) - Thursdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • MSIT 490: Data Visualization (Second 5 weeks, remote) - Thursdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm

Non-MSIT Elective Courses

Please make an appointment to meet with your MSIT advisor during this MSIT advising week to plan your Spring quarter course schedule and to gather the necessary approval emails and/or signatures. Please don’t delay, as many ECE and CS classes fill quickly!

IEMS Courses

IEMS has a “Waitlist” website that students should utilize to request a permission number for available IEMS courses. Please note that IEMS-300 level courses are reserved for IEMS undergrad students first, then undergrads in general, and finally to grad students. The website is geared more towards IEMS undergrads, so not all information is applicable to MSIT students. 

Kellogg

The list of Spring 2025 Kellogg classes will be available closer to the start of the spring quarter. The window to submit Spring 2025 registration requests will be listed on the non-Kellogg student registration website. Please check the Non-Kellogg Student Registration website for more updates. Check the MSIT registration website for more detailed instructions about the Kellogg registration process.

Please list your first, second and third Kellogg choices when completing the Course request survey.

NUvention

Note that some Farley courses require an application or being signed up early enough to attend a pre-class info session. If you are interested in Farley's courses please check their website frequently for updates.

Click here to see Farley Center's Course Schedule.

Find information on the courses and how to apply here: http://www.farley.northwestern.edu/we-teach/nuvention/index.html

Segal Design

Applications Required. Enrollment by permission only.  Requires submission of a statement of interest and your resume here.


Integrated Marketing Communications

Students may request to be enrolled via MachForm until two weeks before the quarter begins. Requests due Wednesday, March 5: Medill Courses

  • Spring 2025 courses TBD


MS in Learning & Organizational Change

Please note: MSLOC students receive first priority. MEM students will be placed on a waitlist. For more information please see MSLOC Course descriptions.

  • Spring 2025 courses TBD


MS in Machine Learning and Data Science

  • *UPDATE - Some MLDS classes may have space for non-MLDS students this Spring*


Master of Engineering Management

Spring 2025 quarter classes will be held in-person with remote course options. MEM has several administrators that work with the MEM program. To lessen some of the confusion and to ensure that emails are quickly seen by the appropriate staff member, we are asking that students send all inquiries and requests to our mem@northwestern.edu inbox.

  • MEM 403: Accounting for Engineers
  • MEM 404: Financial Issues for Engineers
  • MEM 407: Decision Tools for Managers
  • MEM 410: Managerial Analytics
  • MEM 411: Marketing Analytics
  • MEM 424: Leadership and Organizational Behavior
  • MEM 429: Negotiations for Engineers
  • MEM 437: Strategic Management for Engineers
  • MEM 490: Product Lifecycle Management


Master of Project Management

MSIT students must take two half-credit courses in the same quarter to receive one full credit in that quarter.  MPM course descriptions.

  • Spring 2025 courses TBD


Master of Science in Energy and Sustainability

ISEN course descriptions
  • Spring 2025 courses TBD

SPRING 2025 COURSE CHOICE SELECTION FORM

For more information on any of these courses, please contact msit@northwestern.edu.

If a student becomes aware of a graduate-level elective of interest, please discuss with your MSIT advisor and director to get approval for the same.

Tuition Information

Tuition Rates for 2024-25

Part-time total tuition cost: $43,500 per year ($7,250 per course or $14,500 per quarter, two courses per quarter)

Full-time total tuition cost:

Three-Quarter Option

  • Tuition per quarter: $21,011 (3-4 courses)
  • Total tuition cost: $63,303

Four-Quarter Option

  • Tuition per quarter: $21,011 (3-4 courses)
  • Final 4th quarter tuition: $7,250 per course (if taking 1-2 courses)
  • Total tuition cost: $63,303 (less if taking 1-2 courses in 4th quarter)

Tuition Billing Cycle

If you have questions or updates regarding Spring 2025 courses, please contact MSIT.

Please note that the billing cycle is such that those registered by the 10th of the month will get a bill due the 1st of the following month, and those billed after the 10th of the month will get a bill in the middle of the following month due the 1st of the month after their bill arrives. MSIT will be registering MSIT students for all Spring 2025 courses starting February 17, 2025 and students will receive an electronic tuition invoice in mid-March 2025 with a April 1, 2025 due date. Please note that some non-MSIT course registrations may require an earlier registration (e.g. NUvention courses) or a later registration (e.g. Kellogg courses) that could create an early or late bill, respectively.

Tuition Invoices

Students will receive an email notification at your Northwestern email address when each new bill is available online. Then, to view and optionally print your bill, log-in to CAESAR with a Northwestern NetID and password to locate the bill (CAESAR > For Students > Financial Services > View My E-Bill & E-Payment). The option of making your payments online or by mail will continue to be your choice.

CTA UPass

In a typical quarter all MSIT full-time students (those who are registered for 3 courses or more) will automatically have $100 “activity fee” added to their tuition bill each quarter. Full-time students will receive a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus/train ID pass that provides unlimited rides on the CTA buses and trains during enrollment as a full-time student. If you have questions on the activity fee for the Spring 2025 quarter please contact MSIT.

Student Gym

All full and part-time students have free access to the NU state-of-the-art Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, which is located in the same building as the MSIT classroom space. Please check the gym website for updates.