Admission to the Program

Admission to the Drury MBA Program is determined on the basis of the information obtained in the steps below. Enrollment is limited, so an individual should submit an application at the earliest possible date prior to the semester in which admission is desired.

Semester Deadlines:

Fall – July 1
Spring – November 15
Summer – April 1

Individuals who hold a baccalaureate or equivalent degree from an accredited four-year college or university may apply to the program. The admission procedure is as follows:

1. An application form should be completed and submitted to the Breech School of Business Administration, along with the $25 application fee. Online Application Form

2. Official transcripts of all college work must be sent to the Breech School by the issuing institution.

3. Each applicant must take either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) no more than three years prior to admission into the program. The minimum GMAT score for entry into the Drury MBA program is 450; the minimum GRE score is a combined 1,000 (in any combination of scores on the Verbal and Quantitative sections). The Director reserves the right to increase the minimum score on either examination based on an applicant's undergraduate GPA and professional experience. Students entering the program with a GMAT score of at least 600 will be reimbursed for the cost of the exam. Please visit http://www.gmat.org for more information on the GMAT, and http://www.ets.org/gre for information on the GRE.

4. Two letters of recommendation are required of all applicants.

5. Satisfy the prerequisite requirement. There are two options for satisfying this requirement. First, the applicant must have completed each of the prerequisite courses listed below as part of his/her undergraduate work:

Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Micro-Economics
Macro-Economics
Marketing
Management or Organizational Behavior
Finance
Statistics

The applicant may also complete the Certificate in Business program, held in the month prior to the beginning of the Fall semester.

6. International students are also required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) no more than two years prior to admission. Information regarding these examinations may be obtained at Toefl.org.

International applicants must demonstrate language proficiency by receiving a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper) or 213 (computerized).

Conditional Admission

Applicants are encouraged to complete all of the requirements and to submit complete documentation when they apply for admission to the MBA program so that they may be considered for full admission. However, applicants may request conditional admission if they have not completed all of the requirements for full admission. Conditional admission is limited to those cases where the applicant is otherwise eligible for admission but needs prerequisite courses or a satisfactory GMAT score report.

Conditional admission of students who need to take the GMAT is limited to those cases where the undergraduate record suggests a high probability that the student will be able to achieve a satisfactory GMAT score. Furthermore, students who are admitted under this provision must agree to submit a satisfactory score before the end of their first semester of coursework. If they fail to do so, they are subject to suspension from the program until such time as they meet this and all other admission requirements.

No conditional admissions are possible for those applications lacking letters of recommendation, satisfactory TOEFL reports or official transcripts.

Orientation

A unique feature of the Drury MBA program is the requirement that everyone admitted to the program participate in an orientation session, which may involve overnight scheduling. Orientation activities include course preparation, advising and team-building exercises. Students are required to pay an orientation fee.

Listed below are the general graduation requirements for the conferral of a Master in Business Administration degree:

1. Satisfactory completion of the prerequisite work outlined in the program of study.

2. Satisfactory GMAT score.

3. Completion of the prescribed 30 hours of graduate study outlined under the MBA curriculum.

4. A cumulative grade point average of “B” (3.00) or better in all MBA course work. Graduate courses with a final grade below “C” may not be counted toward the student's degree requirements.

5. The MBA program must be completed no later than seven calendar years (including transfer work) after the student has begun graduate-level work.

6. Submission of an Intent to Graduate form, no later than the first week of the semester in which graduation is planned. An online Intent to Graduate form is available, or a copy may be obtained from the Graduate Programs Office, Bay Hall, Room 147.

The responsibility for understanding and meeting graduation requirements rests entirely with the students.

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