Graduate Programs : MBA : Admissions : Admission Criteria
Qualifications and Requirements
Admission to the MBA program and MSBA in Accounting is selective.
The admission committee reviews applicant overall qualifications and takes the following requirements into consideration:
- Completion of a degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. Bachelors degree from a recognized university
- Grade Point Average: overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or 3.0 GPA in the last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of college coursework completed. Incoming class average GPA: 3.3
- GMAT: total score, verbal, quantitative, and writing scores. Incoming class average GMAT score is 590.
- Statement of Purpose
- Résumé (three years of full-time work experience is recommended)
- Letters of Recommendation from employment supervisors or university professors
- TOEFL exam: the minimum score requirement is 96 IBT ( or 243 CBT or 590 PBT), or an IELTS score of at least 7.0, taken within the past two years, is required of all applicants who have earned their undergraduate degree from a country where the official language is not English.
Recommendations for International Students
The MBA program recommends that international students study at the American Language Institute (ALI), an intensive English program on the SF State main campus, prior to their MBA studies. This is strongly recommended if students have not met the GMAT verbal or TOEFL requirements or to improve their English proficiency and academic skills in preparation for graduate study.
At the ALI, students have the opportunity to improve lecture listening, note-taking, oral presentation, and academic reading and writing skills. In addition, they will become better oriented with the American educational system. For more information, see American Language Institute web site.
