Admission Guidelines

Application Process:

Obtaining your Master of Business Administration Degree at Tennessee State University begins with a Graduate School application. Apply for admission through the SLATE website. Once you have submitted all of the following materials, we will review your application.

All applicants are:

expected to be competent in oral and written English;
expected to satisfy all prerequisite requirements in a particular discipline before enrolling in graduate-level courses in that discipline for credit;
expected to satisfy all prerequisites by the time nine hours of graduate-level work are complete

All applicants are required to meet the following admission requirements:

950 points based on the formula: 200 times 4-year undergraduate GPA plus GMAT score or;
1000 points based on the formula: 200 times Junior-senior GPA plus GMAT score.

For example:

An applicant with a 3.2 GPA (for 4 years undergraduate) and a GMAT score of 530 would calculate:

3.2 (GPA) x’s 200 + 530 = 1170, which meets the 950-point requirement.

To complete your application you are required to provide and take the following documents and steps:

A complete Graduate School application and a non-refundable $58.00 application fee.
Official transcripts
Official GMAT test scores* (Can be waived).
We do accept Official GRE but GMAT is preferred.
Resume and Statement of Purpose
Health Forms (e-mail to Student Health Services ) and Certificate of Immunization verifying:
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) - 2 doses
- Varicella/Chicken Pox - 2 doses

* GMAT/GRE Test Waiver Options:

The GMAT/GRE test requirement may be waived for applicants who meet at least one of the following:

Have earned at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA;
Has 5+ years of professional or managerial work experience (resume required along with documented evidence);
Has earned a graduate/professional degree; and
Has 5+ years of U. S. military experience (resume required along with documented evidence).

Application Deadlines:

Domestic Students	International Applicants Residing Outside the U.S.
Fall Admission : July 1	Fall Admission : April 1
Spring Admission : Nov 1	Spring Admission : September 1
Summer Admission : April 1	Summer Admission : February 1

International Applicants Currently Residing Within the U.S
Fall Admission : June 1
Spring Admission : October 1
Summer Admission : March 1

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