: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with required minimum GPA of 3.0 calculated using the entire degree or the last 90 quarter (60 semester) units, which may include post-baccalaureate work. Students with significant GMAT/GRE scores and/or professional experience may be permitted to join with a 2.5 GPA,
Personal Statement: Academic motivation and personal qualifications demonstrated through the submission of a 200-250 word statement.
Resume: Submission of a current resume. Ensure this document included the months each position began and ended.
Letters of Recommendation: One letter of recommendation is required. Applicants can submit either an official letter of recommendation on letterhead or the Letter of Recommendation Form.
Interview: Email mba@csusb.edu to schedule your appointment with an MBA staff member.
Business Aptitude Requirement: Applicants for MBA must meet ONE of the following Business Aptitude requirements:
3.2 cumulative GPA from an AACSB-accredited undergraduate business program.

Minimum two years of post-undergraduate professional and/or managerial (defined as responsibility for scheduling, hiring, firing, evaluating, developing and/or rewarding employees) experience.

Proof of completion of an accredited graduate degree (e.g. J.D., Ph.D., M.D.) from an accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the graduate program,

Submission of an acceptable score on the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

The current acceptable exam scores with a 3.0 GPA:
GMAT score of 470 (minimum 10% on GMAT Verbal Ability and Quantitative Ability percentile rankings) or
GRE score of 298 (minimum 10% on GRE Verbal Ability and Quantitative Ability percentile rankings)

English Proficiency for International Students: An applicant whose education has been in a language other than English must submit proof of English ability. They can satisfy this requirement in a number of ways:
Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL (iBT 79/80 or PBT 550) taken within the past two years.
IELTS exam score of 6.5 taken within the past two years.