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<ownershipDocument xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>
  <periodOfReport>2003-07-01</periodOfReport>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001028461</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>COVANSYS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CVNS</issuerTradingSymbol>
  </issuer>
  <reportingOwner>
    <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001237915</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CLAGUE MARTIN C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
    <reportingOwnerAddress />
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
      <isDirector>1</isDirector>
      <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
      <officerTitle>President and CEO</officerTitle>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
  </reportingOwner>
  <derivativeSecurity>
    <securityTitle>
      <value>Common Stock Purchase Option</value>
      <footnoteId id="F1" />
    </securityTitle>
    <conversionOrExercisePrice>
      <value>3.12</value>
    </conversionOrExercisePrice>
    <transactionDate>
      <value>2003-07-01</value>
    </transactionDate>
    <transactionCoding>
      <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
      <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
      <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
    </transactionCoding>
    <transactionAmounts>
      <transactionShares>
        <value>50144</value>
      </transactionShares>
      <transactionValue>
        <value>0</value>
      </transactionValue>
      <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        <value>A</value>
      </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
    </transactionAmounts>
    <exerciseDate>
      <value>2004-07-01</value>
      <footnoteId id="F2" />
    </exerciseDate>
    <expirationDate>
      <value>2013-07-01</value>
    </expirationDate>
    <underlyingSecurity>
      <underlyingSecurityTitle>
        <value>Common</value>
      </underlyingSecurityTitle>
      <underlyingSecurityShares>
        <value>50144</value>
      </underlyingSecurityShares>
    </underlyingSecurity>
    <postTransactionAmounts>
      <valueOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        <value>50144</value>
      </valueOwnedFollowingTransaction>
    </postTransactionAmounts>
    <ownershipNature>
      <directOrIndirectOwnership>
        <value>D</value>
        <footnoteId id="F3" />
      </directOrIndirectOwnership>
    </ownershipNature>
  </derivativeSecurity>
  <footnotes>
    <footnote id="F1">Grant of employee options under 1996 Plan.</footnote>
    <footnote id="F2">Options vest in three equal installments with the first installment vesting on 07/01/2004</footnote>
    <footnote id="F3">The reporting person also holds directly
12,000 shares of Common Stock and
325,000 Common Stock Purchase Options</footnote>
  </footnotes>
  <ownerSignature>
    <signatureName>Martin C Clague</signatureName>
    <signatureDate>2003-07-01</signatureDate>
  </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

