MBA Application Process

Admission Standards

MBA applicants must satisfy the Admissions Criteria and successfully complete the Admissions Procedures before a final admission decision will be made. The Admissions Committee will review and evaluate prior academic performance, leadership experience, professional experience, aptitude for graduate study, general motivation, and managerial attributes based on the admission standards set by the College of Business & Economics for the MBA program.

Admission Criteria

• Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
   
• Applicants should complete an application for admission.
   
• All official transcripts should be sent directly to:
  
  Graduate Admission and Degree Services
  Math/Geosciences Bldg, Room 141
  Boise State University
  1910 University Drive
  Boise, ID 83725-1110
  
  
• Admission is based in part on the student's undergraduate record and a satisfactory score on the GMAT: Undergraduate GPA >= 3.00 and GMAT exam score >= 500.
  
  For Fall enrollment, students applying for Finacial Aid, should take the GMAT in January ,all other Fall applicants should take the GMAT in March. For  Spring enrollment, students should take the GMAT in August. For Summer enrollment, students should take the GMAT in January.

Additional Requirements

• A current detailed resume highlighting two or more years of your professional work experience. Do not be concerned with brevity. Please include start and end dates (month and year) for each position held, and indicate full or part time. The work experience requirement may be waived if the applicant has a GMAT score of 600 or higher.
  
  

• Please answer one of the following three questions. Responses should be limited to two double-spaced pages per question.
  
  A. Discuss your career goals, both short-
     term and long-term. How will Boise State
     University's MBA program help you
     achieve these goals?
  
  B. Discuss two or three situations in the
       past three years where you have taken a
       leadership role. How do these events
       demonstrate your managerial potential?
  
  C. Please give a brief, candid evaluation of
       yourself. Include some discussion of
       your strengths and weaknesses. What
       do you consider most unique or
       distinctive about yourself?
  
  

• Two completed Recommendation Forms -- These forms are to be completed by a person who has been your direct supervisor in a professional setting or your professor in an academic setting.
   
• Foreign students must complete the TOEFL exam with a score of 587 (240) or better. Foreign students must also provide a statement of adequate funding and certified English translations of transcripts. They may be asked to take an English proficiency exam at Boise State University.

Submit additional requirements to:

Program Administrator
Business Graduate Studies
College of Business & Economics B318
Boise State University
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83725-1600

Application Deadlines for Regular Admission

Visit the Important Dates page for all application deadlines.