Step #1: Submit a UTRGV Graduate Application at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply. There is no application fee.

Step #2: Request your official transcripts to be sent electronically to gradapps@utrgv.edu or mailed to:

   

Review and submit all Program Requirements:

To be admitted to the graduate program in business administration, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:

• Undergrad GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours. Students with a GPA lower than 3.0 but higher than 2.75 will be considered on a case-by- case basis.
• GMAT Exam with a minimum score 400 or the GRE test with minimum scores of 146 Verbal and 146 Quantitative
• Respond to five short answer questions to demonstrate writing competency and communication skills

1. At the UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship, we place great importance in values, initiative and professionalism. Describe one example of how you have demonstrated these qualities.
2. What are your career aspirations? How will your education at the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship help you achieve them?
3. Describe an occasion when you built or developed a team.
4. Describe an experience when you felt most effective as a leader.
5. Describe a situation when you successfully reached a goal or completed a task that was challenging, difficult, or frustrating.

Instructions:

• Use a 12-point font, double space
• Please stay within the limit of words indicated: 250 words per essay maximum –One of most valuable skills in business is to be able to communicate in a precise and concise manner.
• Indicate   which essay question you are answering at the beginning of each essay
• Number all the pages
• Upload all five essays as one document
• Preview the uploaded document to ensure that the formatting is true to the original
• Save a copy of your essay

A waiver of the GMAT requirement will be granted to applicants who show proof of one of the following:

• Another graduate degree (master’s or doctoral)
• An undergraduate GPA of 3.25 in upper-division courses in the last 60 semester credit hours.
• A waiver may be granted to those students who have more than four years of upper managerial experience in supervisory roles, control of budgets, and decision-making

Additional requirements for domestic applicants who attended foreign universities and international applicants:

• TOEFL or IELTS Language Proficiency Test with minimum scores: 550 on paper-based, 213 on computer based, or 79 on Internet-based for the TOEFL; 6.5 for the IELTS. TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for 2 years. For additional information, visit the Additional Documents for Domestic Applicants who Attend Foreign Universities section of our website.
• Certified English translation of educational records.

*Students in fully online programs are not eligible for I-20 or student visas however international applicants can study from their home country.

Check Program Availability in Your State

Higher Education Act of 1965 include changes in regulation for State Authorization that may impact online, distance, and correspondence education providers. Please review Check Program Availability in Your State for more details.

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