MBA Admission Requirements

General Admission into the Graduate School 

Each applicant must submit official documentation as evidence of meeting the following Graduate School admission requirements. Programs may have additional requirements than those of the Graduate School. Prospective students need to fulfill all program requirements in addition to Graduate School requirements.

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree program from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Degree-seeking candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in the declared field of study that is acceptable to the graduate program for which they are applying.
• Documentation that the applicant has the minimum undergraduate grade point (GPA) established by the Graduate School for admission:
  • For Unconditional Degree Status, an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (based on a 4.0 system).
  • For Conditional Degree Status, an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 (based on a 4.0 system) or an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.3 but with a 2.75 or better for the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) earned toward the undergraduate degree.
  • For Special Status and Non-Degree Status, there is no grade point average requirement for admission.
  • For Transient Status, a completed Permission for Transient Status application form.
  • For students who are accepted in an SSU undergraduate 3+2 pathway for admission into a graduate degree must maintain an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.3.

Additional Requirements for the MBA Program 

Required Application Documents:

• Personal letter of introduction/statement of purpose. (max. 750 words).
  • Recommended Statement Contents: Discussion of career goals and how the master’s degree will help achieve those goals, Student competencies that you expect the program will help you further develop personal and professional strengths you would bring to the program.
• Current Resume/Vita
• At least two letters of recommendation from employers or professors