Admission Requirements
- Graduate School application and $40 fee
- Submission of all postsecondary academic transcripts
- Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment
- Minimum GPA of 2.50
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants who hold a PhD, MD, LLM, DDS, DNP, EdD or the equivalent in a recognized field from an accredited program in an acceptable U.S. university need not submit a GMAT/GRE score.
- Applicants holding a master's degree, PharmD, or JD from an accredited program at an acceptable U.S. institution can make a request to waive the GMAT/GRE exam requirement.
- Applicants with a 3.2 or better GPA in undergraduate business degrees from AACSB-accredited business programs or a 3.2 or better GPA in undergraduate engineering degrees from ABET-accredited engineering programs can waive the GMAT/GRE requirement. Applicants with a 3.0 or higher GPA and a minimum of three years full-time professional work experience can make a request to waive the GMAT/GRE exam requirement.
- The decision to grant the GMAT/GRE waiver rests with the program director and School of Business MBA admissions committee. Applicants must contact the program director at testwaiverrequest@siue.edu to request the waiver.
- Personal history information
- International Applicants: Proof of English Proficiency, minimum requirements are TOEFL (79), IELTS (6.5) or equivalent
Program application materials may be uploaded during the application process, but official transcripts must be sent directly from the school attended, and test scores must be verifiable with the appropriate testing service. Please contact the Graduate Admissions office with questions regarding the application submission process at graduateadmissions@siue.edu.
Admission to the MBA program is based on a variety of factors including undergraduate GPA, overall score on the GMAT and its parts (verbal, quantitative and analytical writing), and previous work in other graduate programs. At least two years of work experience is recommended for students entering the MBA program. Students recently admitted to the MBA program have had, on average, a cumulative undergraduate GPA (UGPA) of 3.2 (A=4.0) and an overall GMAT score of approximately 520.
Review the SIUE Admissions Policy for more information.
Students who are admitted to the SIUE DNP program and who hold a master's in nursing may submit a request to waive the GMAT/GRE.
Students who are admitted to and pursuing a PharmD at SIUE and who wish to apply to the MBA program at SIUE may submit an application to the Graduate School for review once they have earned the equivalent of 106 semester hours. A currently enrolled SIUE PharmD student, upon approval of the MBA program director, will be allowed to enroll in a maximum total of six credits of graduate-level business coursework until the student has earned the equivalent of 124 semester hours, at which time the student would be allowed to enroll in further courses toward the MBA. Currently enrolled SIUE PharmD students may submit a recent official PCAT exam result for consideration of waiving the GMAT exam; minimum composite, verbal, and quantitative scores on the PCAT are required for a GMAT waiver to be granted.
Students who were not admitted may appeal. These appeals are handled by the MBA program director. Students seeking an exception are required to provide the program director with evidence supporting the reason such an exception should be granted. The program director's decision regarding the appeal is final.
Unclassified Status
An applicant with an undergraduate GPA of 2.8 or higher may be permitted to enroll in classes for one term as an unclassified student prior to taking the GMAT. In most cases, no more than six credit hours of coursework can be taken prior to receipt of the scores by the School of Business Student Services Office.
Entry Competencies
Students are expected to enter the program with competencies in computer software and statistics.
