accounting, economics, management, marketing, management information systems, finance, quantitative methods and statistics before enrolling in the MBA courses. A set of foundation courses has been developed for this purpose. Students without some or all of the prerequisite proficiencies will be required to complete one or more of the foundation courses.
For regular admission to the MBA program, the student must:
Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
Meet program prerequisites
Have an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or greater on a 4.0 point scale
Have a GMAT score of at least 400, GMAT score of at least 400 or GRE combined (verbal and quantitative) score of at least 284 after November, 2011 or combined score of at least 800 prior to November, 2011. (See information on “Waiver of GMAT for Advanced Degrees” below).
Submit completed application including a writing sample and your resume.
Provide 3 letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional)
Send official academic transcripts
Submit TOEFL score for international students
An applicant unable to supply all of the required application materials prior to consideration for admission, but who otherwise meets the admission requirements, may be granted provisional admission. Complete and satisfactory credentials must be received by the MBA Program Coordinator before the end of the semester in which the student has registered in provisional status. A student will not be permitted to enroll with a provisional status for more than one semester. Provisional admission does not guarantee, in any way, subsequent unconditional admission.
An applicant who does not meet regular admission requirements may be granted probationary admission, if the overall undergraduate GPA is between 2.3 and 2.49 (the GPA cannot be rounded up) and the applicant submits documented evidence of potential for success in graduate study. Documented evidence may include demonstrated successful work record, career plans with clear pathway for success, letters of recommendation, or other appropriate documentation. Students admitted on a probationary basis may change their status to regular status by meeting the regular admission requirements or by successfully completing 9 hours of graduate study with a minimum of “B” grade in each course.
An individual desiring to take graduate MBA courses, but who does not plan to pursue the graduate degree, may be admitted as a non-degree seeking student. The applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and must have a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5. The maximum number of hours that a non-degree student,