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:

1. 950 points based on the formula: 200 times 4-year undergraduate GPA plus GMAT score or;
2. 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:

1. Have earned at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA;
2. Has 5+ years of professional or managerial work experience (resume required along with documented evidence);
3. Has earned a graduate/professional degree; and
4. 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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