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MBA Admission Procedures

MBA Admission Requirements

  1. Minimum 3.0 GPA

  2. A completed Graduate Application form 

  3. Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate work

  4. Resume

  5. If the GPA is under 3.0 the applicant must submit the following

    • One (1) Professional or Academic Letter of Recommendation

**All International Transcripts must be verified through one of four organizations: World Education Service (WES), Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), Global Credential Evaluations, Inc. (GCE) or the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), this verification including a course-by-course evaluation.

For International Students:

  1. Official TOEFL or IELTS scores. The TOEFL iBT minimum score required is 79-80; for the IELTS, a minimum of 6.5.
  2. For information regarding issuance of an I-20 form, please contact Ms. Candace Moore (Director of Office of International Affairs) at cmoore [at] desu.edu or 302-857-6474.

Requirements for Unconditional Admission

For admission to the MBA program, applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 3.0 GPA and possess the ability to do graduate work of high quality.

Applicants who were non-business majors or do not meet the foundation course requirements are required to complete them upon admittance to the program.

Foundation Course Requirements:

  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Quantitative Methods

Where applicants are required to complete such foundation courses, this must be done prior to enrolling in associated MBA core courses. The foundation courses may be completed at the undergraduate level at DSU or from any accredited university.

Any or all foundation courses may be waived based upon:

  • Applicant’s work experience
  • Applicant’s formal education
  • Advanced or professional degree(s) above the baccalaureate level
  • National or regional certification in a relevant professional field

Prospective students may also take CLEP exams in lieu of the foundation course requirements. Recommendations for the foundation course waivers are subject to review and certification by the Program Director and subject to the recommendation of the Dean of the College of Business to the Dean of Graduate, Adult and Extended Studies.

Transfer Credit

MBA students may transfer toward their master’s degree a maximum of nine (9) graduate credits from another accredited institution provided they earned a grade of ‘B’ or higher in the course for which transfer credit is sought. The transfer credit must be directly related to the MBA course requirements and must have been completed not more than five (5) years from the student’s date of application.

Scholarship and Tuition Waivers

The MBA program through the College of Business offers limited scholarship funds and tuition waivers. All financial assistance is offered to students on a first-come, first-served basis and only students who have been accepted into the MBA program will be considered for the limited funds that are available. Given the limited nature of these scholarship funds, students are encouraged to explore other sources of financial support.