Energy Business Master's Degree

Regular Admission

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• GPA of 3.00 or better on a 4.0 scale in the undergraduate degree

Conditional Admission

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• GPA between 2.99 – 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in the undergraduate degree
• 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
• Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work as advised by advisor, one course at a time, and must earn a B or better
• If earns below a B, GMAT is required for readmission
• No elective course may be taken by a student in conditional status

Conditional Admission with Dean's approval

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university 
• GPA between 2.49 - 2.25 on a 4.0 scale in the undergraduate degree
• GMAT with a minimum score of 500 (based on GPA) 
• An essay expressing interest may be requested 
• 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
• Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours of graduate work as advised by advisor, one course at a time, and must earn a B or better
• No elective courses may be taken by a student in conditional status 

Students granted conditional status will be changed to regular status upon successful completion of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of MBA course coursework with a grade of B or better in each course taken.

The final decision regarding admission will be made by the Director of Graduate Programs in the College of Business.

Students with an academic business background may waive one or both core courses

Core Course Policy for Waiver

• ACCT 6301: 6 cr hrs of accounting, including financial & managerial with a "B" or better
• FINA 6320: 6 cr hrs of upper-division finance with a "B" or better to include FINA 3320 or equivalent

Upon admission (regular and conditional), students will be evaluated for statistical literacy. Students who need additional skills in this area are referred to BUSI 2342 (statistical literacy) until the literacy requirement is fulfilled. The statistical literacy requirement (BUSI 2342) must be remedied in the first semester in which the student is accepted into the MBA program and must be taken before the student enrolls in ACCT 6301, FINA 6320, FINA 6321, BUSI 6302, or energy electives.