ADMISSION CRITERIA & GUIDELINES

Admission to the MBA and MSBA programs is selective.The admission committee reviews an applicant’s overall qualifications and takes the following requirements into consideration:

• Completion of a degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from a recognized university
• Grade Point Average of the last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of university coursework completed. Minimum GPA is 3.0 (Average incoming class GPA is 3.3)
• GMAT Exam: Total score, verbal, quantitative, and writing scores. Average incoming class total GMAT score is 560.
• Statement of Purpose
• TOEFL Exam: the minimum score is 570 (paper based) or 230 (computer based)   or 88 (internet based) or IELTS score of at least 6.5, 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.
• Letters of Recommendation and Resume are also required (Incoming students' average years of full time work experience: 3)
  

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 minimum GMAT (verbal) and/or TOEFL requirement and/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, please check the ALI website, http://www.sfsu.edu/~ali. 

Updated:7/12/08