Business Management, MA (pending SCHEV approval)

Admissions Requirements

All students registering for SOM graduate courses must have graduate standing.  Non degree student status is not available.  Admission to the Master of Arts in Business Management is highly competitive.  Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree program within 24 months of when they would enroll in the program.

Applicant requirements include:

• Application form and application fee
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Overall GPA of at least 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale) for all undergraduate courses taken at an accredited college or university
• Two official copies of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended in the United States and abroad.
• Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a professor in the applicant’s major department
• Goal statement indicating how applicant will benefit from the program
• English proficiency standards as required of all Mason graduate students.  In particular, applicants who have earned a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university in the United States, Canada (excluding the province of Quebec), United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand are considered to have met that standard.  All other applicants are required to take an English proficiency examination and meet minimum scores set by Mason in order to be considered for admission.  The TOEFL or IELTS exams can be used to meet this requirement.  The minimum scores are: TOEFL: IBT (88 total with 20 points minimum in each section); CBT (230); and PBT(570); IELTS- Academic: 6.5 total band score.
• GMAT (recommended score: 550) or GRE (recommended score: 303)
• A current resume

Degree Requirements

Students are responsible for familiarization and compliance with the Graduate Policies  contained in this catalog.