MBA Program Admission Requirements

MBA Program Admission Requirements

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is open to all students who hold baccalaureate degrees from accredited colleges or universities and who meet the following provisions: satisfactory performance during the last two undergraduate years (or other evidence predicting success in graduate study), and a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). 

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 minimum score of 500 (based on GPA) 
• 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.