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Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
Admissions
All general admission requirements of the Graduate School
are applicable to the program and the student should refer
to these requirements which are listed in the graduate bulletin.
Non-degree candidates cannot enroll in College of Business
graduate courses unless they meet all the admission requirements
of the degree candidate. Students who are admitted to masters
degree programs outside the College of Business will not
be permitted to take more than nine semester hours of College
of Business graduate courses unless they meet all of the
admission requirements of the degree candidate.
An applicant's complete application package, including
application to the Graduate School, official transcripts,
official GMAT scores, required application fee and, when
required, proof of immunization must be received in the
Office of the Graduate School no later than six weeks prior
to the beginning of classes each semester. To ensure time
for issuance of an I-20, international students must submit
a complete application, including all the above plus official
TOEFL scores no later than 90 days prior to the beginning
of classes each semester.
Application Form:
All sections of the application form should be completed.
This form should be typewritten (or printed clearly) and
filled out completely. If the space provided is inadequate,
please attach additional pages.
Transcripts:
An official transcript is required from every college and
university you have attended since graduating from high
school. All prior course work including summer sessions,
night school and any graduate study should be included.
All international transcripts must be translated into English.
The translations should be notarized or officially validated.
Required Tests:
All applicants are required to take the Graduate Management
Admission Test (GMAT) administered by the Educational Testing
Service (ETS). Test scores more than 5 years old will not
be accepted. Please arrange for your GMAT scores to be reported
directly to Arkansas State University by ETS. The Arkansas
State University code number is 6011.
All applicants whose native language is not English must
submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL). Please arrange for your TOEFL scores to be reported
to Arkansas State University.
Each applicant is responsible for having his/her official
GMAT and TOEFL scores sent directly to the Graduate School
under separate cover.
Unconditional Admission:
Applicants to the College of Business Graduate Program
must submit a score on the GMAT. Entering students will
be granted unconditional admission if they meet one of the
following sets of criteria:
A minimum of 400 on the GMAT and at least 950 points based
on the formula: 200 times the overall undergraduate grade
point average plus the GMAT score, or;
A minimum of 400 on the GMAT and at least 1000 points on
the formula: 200 times the grade point average on the last
60 hours, plus the GMAT score.
Information pertaining to the GMAT may be obtained by contacting
the Testing Center at (870) 972-2038 or by writing:
Graduate Management Admission Test
Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 966
Princeton, NJ 08540
Conditional Admission:
An applicant to the College of Business Graduate Program
who fails to meet the minimum GMAT, but who meets the formula
stated above by offsetting a lower GMAT score with a very
high GPA may be admitted conditionally by the director of
graduate business programs based on the applicant's outstanding
academic record as evidence of the ability to succeed in
the program.
Pre-Graduate Program:
No applicant will be admitted to the College of Business
Graduate Program without a satisfactory score on the GMAT.
Applicants are encouraged to take the GMAT early to be admitted
to the program. An applicant without the GMAT may take the
foundation courses and/or a maximum of six hours of regular
graduate courses as a pre-graduate (non-degree) student.
Foundation courses do not apply toward the College of Business
Graduate Program. International students are not permitted
to enroll as a pre-graduate student and cannot take courses
or be admitted to the College of Business Graduate Program
without submitting the required GMAT and TOEFL scores.
Affidavit of Financial Resources of International Applicants/Visa
Status:
The completion of the affidavit to the satisfaction of
Arkansas State University is one of the requirements that
must be met before a Form I-20 can be issued. Return the
completed form with the statement and signature from an
official of your financial institution to the Graduate School,
P.O. Box 60, State University, AR 72467 USA.
International applicants are required to certify that they
will have available the sum of at least $15,400 in United
States of America currency for their own expenses during
each nine-month academic year of study at Arkansas State
University and an additional $6,490 for each ten-week summer
session. (A minimum of $21,890 in U.S. currency for a calendar
year of study). International applicants will need this
financial documentation when they seek a visa from consular
officials of the United States.
International applicants need to indicate on the affidavit
the amount of funds in United States currency that will
be available to them during each year that they plan to
be in the United States. Funds must be verified by a certified
statement from an official of the financial institution
and/or government agency.
To expedite processing, applicants are encouraged to submit
this information with their applications.
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