ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students are accepted for graduate study in business as degree students. To be considered for admission as a graduate degree student, the applicant should fulfill the following requirements:

1. Submit the graduate application for admission and pay the non-refundable application fee.

2. Submit official transcript(s) of all undergraduate and graduate work from accredited institutions. Have earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution as evidenced by the official transcript(s).

3. Submit the official Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score.

4. Submit two letters of recommendation from professional associates or former professors who can attest to the academic potential of the applicant.

5. Have an acceptable admissions score as determined by combining the undergraduate grade point average (GPA) and a recent score on the GMAT. Either of the following formulas may be used:

NOTE: Upper-level courses include all hours taken after the first 60 semester hours at the undergraduate level.

6. Have successfully completed the business foundation material. This material may be satisfied by either of the following options.

a) The Undergraduate Foundation Option: Complete the 11 undergraduate foundation courses (33 hours) listed below (or their equivalents as approved by the coordinator of the M.B.A.). Successful completion must be evidenced by the official transcript(s). Only those courses with grades of C or higher will be acceptable.

ACTG 201	Financial Accounting	3
ACTG 202	Managerial Accounting	3
BUS 205	Statistical Methods for Economics and Business	3
BUS 206	Legal and Social Environment of Business	3
CS 150	Microcomputers and Software Applications I	3
MIS 327	Information Systems Fundamentals	3
ECON 203	Introduction to Microeconomics	3
ECON 204	Introduction to Macroeconomics	3
FIN 341	Financial Management	3
MGT 351	Management Organizations	3
MKT 331	Principles of Marketing	3
TOTAL		33

b) The Graduate Foundation Option: Complete the eight graduate foundation courses (18 hours) listed below (or their equivalent as approved by the director of the M.B.A.). Successful completion must be evidenced by the official transcript(s). Only those courses with grades of C or higher will be acceptable.

BUS 501	Fundamentals of Accounting	3
BUS 502	Fundamentals of Economics	3
BUS 503	Fundamentals of Applied Statistics	2
BUS 504	Fundamentals of Business Law	2
BUS 505	Principles of Financial Management	2
BUS 506	Principles of Information Systems	2
BUS 507	Principles of Management	2
BUS 509	Principles of Marketing	2
TOTAL		18

Students may enroll in courses under either foundation option before taking the GMAT provided the student has earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution as evidenced by the official transcript(s).

7. Submit personal Statement indicating your work experience and why the Master of Business Administration degree would be useful in your career.

All of the above materials must be submitted in one packet to:

Graduate Office
Francis Marion University
Post Office Box 100547
Florence, SC 29501-0547

To be guaranteed timely consideration for acceptance into the M.B.A. program, all of the above materials should be submitted by:

Fall Admission: April 15
Spring Admission: October 15

It is the applicant's responsibility to gather all materials to complete his/her application. Only those completed (with all materials) will be reviewed by the Graduate Committee for Admission.

To receive an application or for any questions, please call the Graduate Office at (843) 661-1284.

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