MBA/Graduate Certificate Admissions Requirements and Application

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Admissions Requirements
Candidates for admission into the MBA or Certificate programs should have a bachelor's degree and must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

• 2.75 minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA or

• 5 full years of relevant, professional business experience (résumé required) or

• 500 minimum score of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).

Application Process
Applications for admission are accepted year-round and are reviewed on a rolling basis. Please plan to apply no later than six weeks before the date you wish to begin classes. Late applications are accepted on a case-by-case basis.

• Complete application for admission (available from the MBA office or online.) Please type or print neatly.

• Attach current résumé or brief statement, in essay form, describing your professional experience and career objectives.

• Include application fee of $35 U.S. dollars (nonrefundable); make checks payable to Mount St. Mary’s University.

• Request copies of official transcripts from all schools attended after high school. Official copies should be sent directly to the MBA office (for your convenience, a transcript request form is available from the MBA office or online at www.msmary.edu/registrar).

• If GMAT is required, submit copy of test scores. Arrange to have official scores sent directly to the MBA office.

• Non-U.S. citizens – please refer to section on “International Students” on page 12 for additional requirements.