Admission Requirements: Pre-MBA and MBA

Pre-MBA

A student may be admitted with a Pre-MBA status if he or she has a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education with an overall grade point average of 2.7 (4.0 scale) or a 3.0 in the last 60 hours of upper-division hours. Students admitted with Pre-MBA status are limited to enrolling in the Foundations courses for the MBA program.

MBA

To be admitted into the regular and distance MBA programs, a student must have at least a 2.7 overall undergraduate grade point average (or a 3.0 on the last 60 hours) plus a minimum of 480 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). International students must have a score of 550 or more on the paper based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

GMAT scores may be waived on the following conditions:

• Student graduated from an AACSB accredited school with at least a 3.25 GPA
• Student has been admitted to one of the MBA joint programs with the law or medical school
• Student has a prior graduate degree which has similar admission standards

An applicant who attains at least a 480 on the GMAT, but whose GPA is below the required level may be admitted on a conditional basis. Conditional admission will depend on undergraduate performance, GMAT score, other relevant measures of scholastic performance, a record of successful employment at increasing levels of responsibility, and recommendations. Conditionally admitted students must receive a grade of at least B in all courses taken during the first 12 hours. After this point, the conditional status will be removed.

Students should submit a UALR MBA application, official transcripts from all schools attended, and the official GMAT score report from Pearson VUE, the GMAT test provider. Send materials to UALR Graduate School:

UALR Graduate School
2801 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099

Applicants are urged to have their applications and all supporting material in by the priority deadline of August 1st for fall admission and by December 1st for spring admission.

Admission Checklist

1. Submit a UALR admissions application, including an official transcript from undergraduate university. Students must meet UALR Graduate School Admissions.
   
2. Meet UALR MBA Admission Requirements (above), including a score of 480 or higher on the GMAT.
   
3. Complete Foundation courses listed as part of the MBA Program Requirements. Students can be admitted to the MBA program without having completed all of the Foundation courses; however, they must complete all of the courses (or equivalents) before they will be eligible to graduate.
   
4. Meet with the MBA advisor.

Executive MBA Admission Requirements

Executive MBA (EMBA) admissions requirements differ from MBA requirements.