Admission Requirements

All students seeking admission to the MBA program must have completed the application process and been admitted to the program prior to enrolling in MBA classes. 

Admission Requirements for the MBA Degree

Applicants must meet one of the following admission formula requirements. For purposes of computing the undergraduate GPA, a 4.00 grade-point scale is used. The plus (+) and minus (-) grades from undergraduate transcripts are not used in calculating the GPA.

Students Accepted for Entry into the Program

To obtain admission into the MBA program, students must meet one of the following formula requirements:

  • Have an undergraduate degree from an AACSB-accredited business program with at least an overall graduating 3.00 GPA or already hold a post-graduate degree.

or

  • 200 times the undergraduate GPA on the initial undergraduate degree plus the GMAT score is equal to or greater than a total of 950 points.
  • As a requirement for admission, a minimum acceptable GMAT score of 400 is required. This is in addition to the current formula score.

or

  • 200 times the undergraduate GPA on the last 64 hours attempted toward completion of the initial undergraduate degree plus the GMAT score is equal to or greater than a total of 1000 points.
  • As a requirement for admission, a minimum acceptable GMAT score of 400 is required. This is in addition to the current formula score.

Applicants who are unconditionally admitted to the MBA program but do not have adequate undergraduate business preparation will be required to complete up to 9 semester hours of foundation business and economics courses. These courses can be found under the Foundation Courses section.

Conditional Admission

Any applicant failing to meet the requirements for unconditional admission, as defined above, may be considered for conditional admission if the student meets one of the following formula requirements:

  • 200 times the GPA on the initial undergraduate degree plus the GMAT score is equal to or greater than a total of 850 points.
  • As a requirement for conditional admission, a minimum acceptable GMAT score of 400 is also required. This is in addition to the current conditional formula score as indicated above.

or

  • 200 times the GPA on the last 64 hours attempted toward the completion of the initial undergraduate degree plus the GMAT score is equal to or greater than a total of 900 points.
  • As a requirement for conditional admission, a minimum acceptable GMAT score of 400 is also required. This is in addition to the current conditional formula score as indicated above.

Students who are granted conditional admission must achieve a GPA of at least 3.00 on the first 12 graduate hours attempted within the time frame specified in student's admission letter. Failure to comply will result in the student being dropped from the program.

In addition to the general admission and foundation course requirements, applicants to the MBA - Accounting Concentration may be required to complete up to 12 hours of additional accounting courses. These courses can be found under the Foundation Courses section. Applicants to the MBA - Accounting Concentration who have not completed these accounting courses will be conditionally admitted and must satisfy these requirements within the time frame specified in the student's admission letter. Failure to comply will result in the student being dropped from the program. 

All applicants will be reviewed by the Director of Graduate Studies for the College of Business and Industry. The Director of Graduate Studies will submit to the Dean of Graduate Studies its recommendation on the admission of each applicant. the Dean of Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Director of Graduate Studies, will make the final decision on the admission of the student.