Application Process

Admission Process

Students who earned a baccalaureate degree from a recognized accredited university in the United States must submit the following.

  1. A completed Graduate Studies Application (submitted online through ApplyTexas).
  2. The application fee.
  3. Official transcript(s) of all previous college work.
  4. Official GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) score.
  5. Resume (emailed to graduate@shsu.edu).

International students must submit all of the above information plus:

  1. Official TOEFL score of at least 79 (or IELTS score of at least 6.5).
  2. English translations of official transcripts.

Admission Criteria

Students who earned a baccalaureate degree from a recognized accredited university in the United States must satisfy at least one of the following three criteria to be admitted into SHSU’s MBA program.

  • Applicants with an undergraduate GPA from their degree granting U.S. institution of 3.5 or higher will be admitted without a GMAT score.
  • Applicants with an undergraduate GPA from their degree granting U.S. institution of less than 3.5 will be required to take the GMAT and will be subject to the formula requirement of 1100 on [(200 X undergraduate GPA at degree granting institution) + GMAT score] or 1150 on the same formula using only upper-division courses.  Applicants with formula scores below these standards but at least 950 (or 1000 using the upper-division formula) will be invited to submit additional material for review by the Graduate Admissions Committee.
  • Applicants who have an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 from their degree granting U.S. institution and have at least three years of significant managerial experience may be admitted without a GMAT score, typically through a review of the applicant's resume.  Normally, the required experience is earned after completion of the undergraduate degree.  A committee will assist, if needed, in determining if the applicant's experience meets the "significant managerial experience" threshold.
     

Applicants should note that:

  • The undergraduate GPA is the GPA from courses taken at the degree granting institution. Transfer grades are not used in the computation of this undergraduate GPA.
  • The advanced hours undergraduate GPA is the GPA from junior and senior (300- and 400-) level courses taken at the degree granting institution. Transfer grades are not used in the computation of this undergraduate GPA.

Students who earned a baccalaureate degree from a university located outside of the United States must satisfy both of the following to be admitted into SHSU’s MBA program.

  1. GMAT score of at least 450.
  2. i-TOEFL score of at least 79 or IELTS score of at least 6.5.


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