Business Administration, M.B.A.

Degree Requirements

Option 1: Business Administration, MBA without Specialization  
Option 2: Business Administration, MBA with Specialization  
Option 3: Business Administration - Accelerated Online   

Faculty

The faculty members for this program have earned doctorate or master’s degrees. Faculty are selected for their combination of educational and professional experience and expertise.

Admission Requirements

For all applicants:

Applicants may apply for admission to master degree programs at any time during the year. Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution and maintained an overall grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must demonstrate the language proficiency necessary for successful graduate coursework. If the grade point average upon admission is below 2.75, or if a grade point average is not available, or language proficiency is not adequate, the applicant may be admitted with conditional status.

Additional admission requirements for accelerated MBA applicants:

A. GMAT exam score of 500 or higher; or 5 years of work experience including quantitative and writing responsibilities, demonstrated through a resume which shows 5 years of progressive responsibility in an area that includes both writing and quantitative analysis.

B. A work sample, such as a business plan that shows written work as well as financial analysis.

C. Applicant’s letters of recommendation should include comments related to applicant’s ability to write and perform quantitative analysis.

Note: Once admitted, students cannot switch back and forth between the online MBA and on-ground MBA options.

Application Process

Applicants must submit the following:

1.  Completed application form with the nonrefundable application fee (fee not required for alumni or students seeking readmission or veterans and active military personnel), and
2.  An official transcript issued to Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota from the institution posting the applicant’s completed bachelor degree and other relevant transcripts documenting program prerequisites and potential transfer credits. (An official transcript is one that is sent to the university by the credit-granting institution. Transcripts from countries other than the U.S. must be evaluated by a university accepted evaluation source, such as World Education Services, Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or One Earth International Credential Evaluators and be deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. university standards.)
3.  A reflective essay which includes the following:

a.  a brief description of the applicant’s background, training, and experience; and
b.  a statement indicating the career goals of the applicant and his or her reasons for seeking admission to the program; and
c.  a description of the areas the applicant considers to be his or her strengths and areas in which the applicant wishes to develop greater strengths and abilities; and
d.  a personal information the applicant wishes to share.

4.  Two letters of recommendation that verify professional and/or volunteer experience and academic ability and, for accelerated program applicants, note the ability to write and perform quantitative analysis.
5.  A current résumé listing educational background and work experience.
6.  Applicants with international transcripts may require an English language proficiency exam (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or MELAB accepted.)
7.  For accelerated program applicants:

a.  GMAT score or evidence on resume of 5 years of work experience involving progressive responsibility in quantitative and writing analysis.
b.  Work sample. An ideal work sample would be a business plan that sows written work as well as financial analysis.

Please Note: Application materials should be sent to the attention of the Office of Admission on the Twin Cities campus.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Office of Admission
2500 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55404