Business Administration, M.B.A. at California State University Fresno

The program is open to college graduates without regard to the area of undergraduate study. Applicants are expected to show intellectual promise to do well in the program, and upon graduation, to perform effectively as professional managers. Applicants must submit the following to be considered for admission into the traditional M.B.A. program:

1. a completed California State University, Fresno Graduate Application form
2. a completed M.B.A. Program Application form
3. complete university or college transcripts -- last 60 units require a GPA of 2.5 or higher
4. official record of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The GMAT may be waived at the discretion of the graduate coordinator for M.B.A. applicants with bachelor's degrees in Business Administration from the Craig School of Business who have graduated with an accumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) equivalent to the GMAT requirement may be accepted at the discretion of the graduate director. The GMAT requirement may be waived for the E.M.B.A. based on a recommendation by the school's Graduate Committee to the graduate director that the candidate has substantial work experience (minimum of 10 years) and significant managerial or professional experience (minimum of three years) and has successfully completed and individual interview. The terms "managerial or professional experience" are defined as follows:
   Managerial Experience: experience in work in which the primary duty includes overall responsibility for an enterprise, subdivision, department, or similar independent or quasi-independent organization. Duties typically includes such things as hiring and firing personnel, planning, discretion and judgment, and organizing and controlling work that substantially affects a major aspect of the organization's operations. Individuals with this level of responsibility usually have titles such as "manager," "director," "vice-present," "president," "Chief information officer," "chief financial officer," "chief operating officer," or "chief executive officer."
   Professional Experience: experience in work that requires advanced knowledge acquired by a prolonged course of specialized study and involved work that is predominately intellectual and varied in character. Examples would include medical doctors, dentists, psychologists, lawyers, and certified public accountants.

The M.B.A. is awarded to students upon completion of requirements in three groups of courses. These groups generally are completed in sequence. Students may not take Group III courses prior to the semester they complete their Group I requirements without permission from the graduate business director.