Business Administration (MBA)

Admissions Process

• Application

  Students applying to the KU MBA program must have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. In order to apply, please submit:

  • Application: Apply Online
  • An application fee of $35, payable to Kutztown University
  • A statement of why you wish to pursue the MBA program
  • A current professional resume
  • An official copy of your transcript from every college or university you have attended
  • Two completed Professional Reference forms
  • Graduate Management AdmissionTest (GMAT) results or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or qualify for the **GMAT waiver
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for international students only

  All elements of your application do not need to be submitted at once. Graduate Admissions will assemble the elements as you submit them. However, you must submit the application form, along with payment of the application fee to Office of Graduate Admissions or                           
  Office of International Admissions (for international students only) first.

• GMAT Waiver Policy (approved fall 2017)

  The GMAT (or GRE) could be waived if you meet one of the following:

  • Have an undergraduate business degree from an AACSB-accredited University and have
    • An overall GPA of 3.2 or above, or
    • An overall GPA of 3.0 or above and 3 years of professional experience, or
    • More than 5 years of professional experience.
  • Hold a CFA Charter or CPA license or have passed the CPA or CFA certifying exams.
  • Master's degree or higher from an accredited graduate program.
  • Have 10 or more years of professional experience in a managerial role.
  • Hold a professional certification in a field related to business, including but not limited to CFA, CMA or CPA.

  The GMAT/GRE can be deferred and eventually waived if you have graduated with a 3.0 GPA in any undergraduate discipline and have at least 2 years business experience.  You can take up to four (4) courses in the program.  If you achieve a B or better in each course and an overall GPA of 3.3, the GMAT/GRE will be waived.

  Waivers may be considered in other situations and are at the discretion of the Dean.

• Pre-Program Requirements

  The Kutztown University MBA program requires that each student acquire basic competencies in the pre-program course requirements so that each has the basic skills and knowledge essential for any business degree. These course requirements include the following areas:

  • Financial Accounting
  • Statistics
  • Microeconomics
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Financial Management

  Our MBA program applicants come from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds. Upon your initial contact with us, we review your transcript to let you know where you stand with respect to the pre-program course requirements. Students with undergraduate degrees in business will have completed most or all of the these courses. Students with other undergraduate majors have many options for acquiring them.
  You may take courses in these subjects at Kutztown University or at any other regionally accredited college or university.
  
  Satisfaction of each of these pre-program courses is a prerequisite to one or more of the required courses in the MBA curriculum. For example, you must have an undergraduate course in Financial Accounting before you may enroll in ACC 520, Management Accounting Control Systems.

  Your academic advisor will work with you to design a plan that works well for you.

• Transfer of Credit

  Graduate Transfer Credit policy: The maximum number of semester hours of graduate credit approved for transfer is not to exceed 1/3 of the credits required for the completion of the program. No graduate course for which a grade of less than “B” or its equivalent was earned may be accepted as transfer credit. Grades earned in courses transferred from other colleges and universities are not included in determining the graduate student’s GPA at Kutztown University. Graduate courses taken at Kutztown University while not enrolled in a Master’s degree program do not count as transfer credits.

• Fall MBA Information Session 10/03/19

  Our MBA Information Sessions provide an opportunity to network with other prospective students; speak with faculty about the program curriculum; understand how the hybrid e-learning and face to face schedule complements your family and work commitments.

  The options are endless.

  FALL 2019 MBA Information Session: Thursday, October 3, 6:00-8:00pm in McFarland Student Union 322 Register

  If you are unable to attend, but would like information mailed to you about our MBA program, please email us at mba@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4575.

• Graduate Assistantships

  Graduate Assistantships cover the cost of tuition and provide a yearly stipend of up to $7,500.00.  There are a limited number of Graduate Assistantships available at Kutztown University.  Those who are seeking graduate assistantships are required to complete a Graduate Assistantship application and must have earned admission to a graduate program. Graduate assistants are selected based on their academic and professional backgrounds.  Additionally, it is recommended that those who are interested in Graduate Assistantships contact the department on campus where they are interested in working to determine whether positions will be open. Find available Graduate Assistantships.

  A unique opportunity for graduate assistantships resides with the newly awarded PA-Lead-Office Small Business Development Center. In these assistantships, students interact with and support entrepreneurs in the region. Many serve in a consulting capacity.