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KENT STATE BECOMES THE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN OHIO TO OFFER DIRECT ADMISSION TO MBA PROGRAM TO FIRST-YEAR AND TRANSFER STUDENTS

This fall, 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Business Administration will begin offering direct admission to its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to qualifying, incoming freshmen and students transferring into business programs. 麻豆影院 State is the first university in Ohio to initiate this program offering students a direct path from their undergraduate studies to the university鈥檚 nationally recognized MBA program. 

No separate application is required, but incoming freshmen will have to meet certain high school academic requirements. Requirements for transfer students will be based on a combination of high school and college transcripts. 

While enrolled at 麻豆影院 State, students in the program will have to engage in specific undergraduate coursework, with course GPA and cumulative GPA requirements. Students will submit their formal graduate applications in their junior year, and through the Guaranteed MBA Admission Program, their graduate application fee, requirements for letters of recommendation and essay of goals and objectives, and GMAT/GRE tests will be waived. 

Through this program, a student in 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Business Administration could complete their bachelor鈥檚 degree and MBA in as little as five years. 

麻豆影院 State鈥檚 online MBA program was ranked No. 26 in The Princeton Review鈥檚 Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2021, making it the highest-ranked institution in Ohio on the list. 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 in-person MBA program was also included in The Princeton Review鈥檚 Best Business Schools list for 2021. In addition, 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Online MBA program is ranked by U.S. News and World Report, and the business analytics concentration is ranked No. 25 in the nation.

鈥淭his program represents another way that 麻豆影院 State puts students first,鈥 said Roberto Chavez, graduate programs director in 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Business Administration. 鈥淭he Guaranteed MBA Admission Program offers access to opportunity through a pathway to graduate education and promotes interest in graduate education for new students in a seamless way from the first day they connect with 麻豆影院 State.鈥

More information about 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Guaranteed MBA Admission Program and specific program requirements can be found at www.kent.edu/businessdirect.

POSTED: Thursday, February 4, 2021 04:13 PM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 01:50 PM