Departmental Admissions Requirements

Admission is open to qualified students with a bachelor’s degree from an approved institution. Applications are accepted for fall, spring, and summer semester admission. The application for admission should be received at least one month before the semester in which the student plans to enroll (six months for international students).

To be considered for admission, the applicant’s file must be complete including: a Graduate School Application, official transcripts of prior college work, one letter of recommendation, and an official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score. Additional information is required by The Graduate School for international students.

For admission to the MBA program, consideration is given to the applicant’s academic record, the AACSB formula score, the TOEFL score, work experience and other activities that demonstrate potential for leadership, as well as recommendations from professors and work supervisors. A minimum score of 450 on the GMAT is required for admission to the MBA program. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale is required. A minimum AACSB formula score of 1,000 [(GPA x 200) + GMAT] or 1,050 for the last two years of undergraduate degree is required. A score of 550 on the TOEFL is required for all students whose native language is other than English. Students must be proficient in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software including the integration of all three of the above.

An applicant who does not meet the GMAT, GPA or Admission Index criteria may be admitted provisionally by a majority vote of the MBA Admissions Exception Committee whose members are the Director, the Dean of the College, and the Departmental Chairs in the College of Business Administration .  Provisional admission requires that the applicant maintain a 3.0 GPA for the first nine hours of graduate credit or the applicant will be dismissed from the program.

Before being enrolled in courses numbered 5000 or above, core course prerequisites must be completed. These requirements can be met by completing the equivalent of the undergraduate business core courses or by completing the Pre-MBA Foundation Modules, self-study CD modules.
The following is a listing of undergraduate courses that will satisfy the core course requirements.

The following is a listing of the Pre-MBA Foundation Modules that are available on CD that will satisfy the core course requirements:

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Economics
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Business Statistics/Quantitative Methods

The following is an explanation of the core courses that will be required of the student:

Applicants with Undergraduate Degrees in Business from AACSB accredited schools – If students have a C or better in the core business courses then all competency requirements have been met.

Applicants with business degrees from business colleges/schools without AACSB accreditation – If students lack the Management Science core course prerequisite, but meet all other admission criteria, they may be admitted without the prerequisite if a minimum GMAT score of 600 is achieved.

Applicants with undergraduate degrees other than business – Students may be required to complete core work prior to beginning graduate work in business. The Director of MBA Studies will determine the extent of such foundation work after review of the applicant’s transcript. The foundation work may consist of undergraduate courses and/or Pre-MBA Foundation Modules, self-study CD courses.

Fast-Track MBA

This will allow selected undergraduates to enroll for up to six (6) hours of graduate courses prior to formal admission to the MBA program. These courses will not count toward the bachelor's degree. Students completing the combined B.S. and MBA program will earn at least 150 semester hours of credit. Participation does not change the requirements for either the undergraduate or graduate program in business. Graduate classes counted toward the MBA may not be used to satisfy undergraduate degree requirements. Once admitted to this program, the student will be allowed to enroll in appropriate MBA courses in the senior year with the consent of the student's undergraduate advisor and the Director of MBA program.

•  Admission to Fast-Track

Minimum requirements for admission are:

•  90 hours of undergraduate work in an AACSB accredited College of Business and successful completion of the required prerequisites

•  Recommendation of a faculty member in the student's major

•  Overall GPA of 3.2

Page last updated: 5/3/08

Graduate Studies
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Phone: (931) 372-3233 Fax: (931) 372-3497
E-Mail: Gradstudies@tntech.edu