Degree Requirements: 36 Credit Hours
Admission Requirements
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program seeks to create organizational leaders who have strong analytical and technical skills, business and functional skills, and people and leadership skills and who evaluate business decisions through the lens of ethics, integrity, and professionalism. Our 36-credit hour program uses a cohort model and therefore admits only degree seeking students.
Admission to the MBA Program is competitive. The admissions committee looks at a variety of criteria that measure the candidate’s potential for being a successful graduate student and organizational leader. To apply, applicants must have:
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience (following completion of a bachelor’s degree);
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution (Official transcripts from all credit-granting institutions attended must be submitted);
- Resume detailing both work experience and education;
- Essay describing applicant’s potential for success in the program;
- TOEFL or IELTS scores (if applicant does not hold a degree from a program or university where English is the official language of instruction); and
- Completed application form (including a $50 nonrefundable application fee paid online at time of application submission).
Georgia Southern is a military-friendly institution. Additional consideration is given to applicants with service in any military branch, reserve unit, or National Guard (active, retired, or prior service; Form DD 214 #4 required). Additional consideration is also given to applicants who possess an undergraduate business degree from an AACSB-accredited institution. Admission decisions are made shortly after a complete application has been received. Submit the application online at the College of Graduate Studies website.
Application Deadlines
The deadlines for completed applications are as follows:
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Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
| Priority |
March 15 |
Does not admit |
Does not admit |
| Final |
July 15 |
Does not admit |
Does not admit |
Since seats are filled as decisions are made, applicants are encouraged to complete their application as soon as possible so that there is enough time to address any application deficiencies well ahead of the final deadline. In addition, those who apply by the Priority Deadline are given priority for graduate assistantships.
Graduate Transfer or Transient Credit
The Parker College of Business accepts graduate transfer or transient credit only from AACSB accredited programs not to exceed nine (9) credit hours subject to review and approval by the MBA Program Advisor.
The MBA program is a cohort-based lock-step program. Therefore, the program does not accept transient students.
MBA Program Requirements
The Program of Study leading to the Master of Business Administration degree has thirty hours of required coursework designed to strengthen both hard skills and soft skills, and six hours of electives.
