Master of Business Administration
The Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of the Master of Business Administration is to prepare students for diverse careers in the dynamic world of business. The mission will be accomplished by providing students with a quality education using highly skilled, professionally competent faculty, the latest instructional techniques, and state-of-the-art technology in one of the most modern facilities in the state.
Information About the Program
Earn your Master of Business Administration degree at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Options in class scheduling and learning environments give you the edge you need in today's competitive business climate. The MBA program is offered on campus in an Interactive Education Television Classroom (IETV) and is transmitted to five off campus sites which include E. T. Dunlap Higher Education Center in Idabel, Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma State College Branch Campus in McAlester, Oklahoma, Ardmore Higher Education Center in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Carl Albert State College in Poteau, Oklahoma, and East Central State University in Ada, Oklahoma.
Admission Requirements
1) GMAT and GPA Admission.
Take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and possess an undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) to score 950 as provided in the following formula. A score of 950 calculated by adding the applicant’s GMAT score and the applicant’s undergraduate GPA times 200 (GPA time 200 + GMAT Score = 950 or greater),
OR
2) Portfolio Method for Admission .
The GMAT and GPA requirements may be waived if the MBA applicant possesses a 2.75 average for the last 45 hours of his/her undergraduate degree and submits a portfolio packet which contains the following:
· Three professional letters of recommendation
-one from a former professor or instructor
-one from an employer or former employer
-one from a non-relative who has known the applicant for
at least 5 years.
· Current Resume.
· A letter of application which outlines the student’s career goals and objectives and how a Master’s Degree will enhance them.
· A certified copy of undergraduate transcript.
Portfolios shall be evaluated and ranked by a 3 member graduate faculty committee appointed by the Director of the MBA program. Applicants under both admission standards shall be ranked by the committee. Admissions shall be based upon the committee’s ranking(s) for the allowable number of enrollment positions.