Admission Criteria
Applicants for admission to the M.B.A. program must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. No specific undergraduate course of study is required for admission, nor is any specific course of undergraduate study recommended for those students planning to pursue these degrees. Undergraduate majors represented in the M.B.A. program include, but are not limited to, business, education, the natural and social sciences, engineering, the humanities and nursing.
All applications for admission are considered on the basis of their own merits, with weight given to the strength of a student’s previous academic performance, scores obtained on the GMAT, professional experiences indicating increasing levels of responsibility, and any other pertinent information which the candidate for admission may provide to the Committee on Admissions.
Applicants for admission are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), which is administered by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Applicants are encouraged to take the GMAT well in advance of applying to a graduate program. To schedule an appointment to take the GMAT, applicants may call 1-800-462-8669 or visit the GMAC Web site at mba.com. Scores obtained on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are also acceptable in lieu of the GMAT. In addition, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination is required of international applicants and typically cannot be waived.
For admission to the full-time day M.B.A. program, applicants are required to have attained a minimum score of 550 on the GMAT or an equivalent score on the GRE and have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or above. To be admitted to the full-time day M.B.A. program as an honors scholar, applicants are required to have attained a minimum score of 600 on the GMAT and have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.3 or above. The full-time day M.B.A. program is a two-year contract program that begins each fall term. Applications for this program are accepted year-round on a rolling admissions basis.
For admission to the online M.B.A. program, applicants are expected to have 2-3 years of work or related experience. The GMAT requirement may be waived for candidates with significant years of progressive work experience. All other criteria for admission are the same as for the M.B.A. program. The online M.B.A. program can be taken as a two-year cohort program. Students have to start in a cohort but can switch to a non-cohort basis after at least one semester as a cohort student in the program. Applications for this program are accepted year-round on a rolling admissions basis.
Transfer Credit
Opportunities to transfer credit from other institutions into the M.B.A. program are extremely limited, and only course work completed at AACSB-accredited schools will be considered. A maximum of 9 semester hours beyond the core competency levels will be considered for transfer credit. Graduate transfer credit in this program is always limited to ensure that a minimum of 30 post-core competency credits are taken in-residence.
Statute of Limitation
All credits applied toward the M.B.A. degree must be earned within the period of five years starting from the date of completion of the first course applicable to the degree. Exceptions will be made for any period of intervening military service. M.B.A. students in the Zarb School of Business who have no record of attendance in the School for a period of 15 months or more after the last semester completed, including summer sessions, may be required to file for re-admission and follow the requirements set forth in the Graduate Studies Bulletin in effect upon such re-admission.