Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
All applicants for post-baccalaureate degree programs in Business must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited four-year institution of higher learning or the equivalent from a foreign institution. Admission requirements are different for each of the CBA Graduate Programs. The specific admission requirements for each degree program are listed within the program descriptions under ''Admission Information'' on the following pages. The College of Business Administration reserves the rights to revise its admissions standards and to limit enrollment in its graduate degree programs.
Applicants who are approved for admission will receive a letter from the Office of Graduate Studies informing them that they have been admitted as a conditionally or fully classified graduate student.
The following represent minimum academic qualifications and admission criteria. As the College of Business Administration receives a large number of applications each cycle, it reserves the right to admit fewer applicants than those who meet the minimum criteria.
Title V of the California Educational Code requires that MBA candidates must have earned a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Unless a valid waiver is presented, applicants must also submit a valid admission test (GMAT or GRE) and/or English Language Proficiency exam scores.
Minimum Admission or Language Test Scores
GMAT: 30% overall, 30% verbal, 30% quantitative, Scores valid for 5 years from test date. Test must be taken by the application deadline. Students are able to apply with pending scores, but must submit an official score report to be considered for admission.
GRE (General Test): 30% verbal, 30% quantitative, Scores valid for 5 years from test date. Test must be taken by the application deadline. Students are able to apply with pending scores, but must submit an official score report to be considered for admission (use institution code of 4671 ONLY when requesting official score reports be sent to Sacramento State, do not use department code).
TOEFL: Paper-based: 550, Internet-based: 80 (International Students only).
IELTS: 7(International Students only).