MBA for Executives Graduate Degree Program
Application Procedures

Submit all items listed below as soon as possible.

MBA for Executives Application checklist

1. CSU Application for Admission (see below)
2. $55 non-refundable application fee
3. Two copies of all "official sealed" transcripts
4. A reverse-chronological resume/vita/and/or statement of your work experience
5. Results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or proof of acceptable work experience or post-graduate education
6. Supplemental Application Form (see below)
7. Results of the TOEFL for international applicants

Please submit your packet to:

MBA for Executives Program Office JB-282
College of Business and Public Administration
California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92405

1. CSU Application for Admission. Please type or print clearly on the application. Give your full legal name and avoid abbreviations. Download CSU Application here. ( PDF, 6 pages) (556KB) Please be patient; this may take some time to download. For the code, write "MBA for Execs".
2. The $55 non-refundable application fee. Please make checks payable to C.S.U.S.B.
3. Two copies of all official transcripts. Please request official transcripts from all colleges and universities listed on your application form. Evidence of a baccalaureate degree is required. It is important that transcripts remain sealed, unopened by candidates, to be considered "official."
4. A reverse-chronological resume/vita/and/or statement of your work experience. A minimum of 5 years professional experience with some responsibility for departmental/unit budgets, staff and/or operations should be shown in this statement and/or resume.
5. Results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or proof of acceptable work experience or post-graduate education. An acceptable Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score which may be waived upon proof of substantial work experience (minimum 10 years) and significant managerial or professional experience (minimum of three years) with the approval of the M.B.A. Director and Graduate Committee. Managerial experience is defined as work experience in which the primary duty includes the overall responsibility for an enterprise, subdivision, department or similar independent or quasi-independent organization. Duties typically includes such things as hiring and firing personal, planning, discretion and judgment, and organizing and controlling work that substantially affects a major aspect of the organization's operations. Individuals with this level of responsibility usually have titles such as "manager," "director," "vice-president," "president," "chief information officer," "chief financial officer," "chief operating officer." Professional experience is work that requires advanced knowledge acquired by a prolonged course of specialized study and involved work that is predominately intellectual and varied in character. Examples would include medical doctors, dentists, psychologists, lawyers, and certified public accountants.
6. Supplemental Application Form. This form will be used to determine your eligibility for the MBA for Executives Program and to waive the GMAT exam if desired. You should provide more detail than your resume allows. Download Supplemental Application Form here. ( Word Doc, 28KB)
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7. Results of TOEFL for International Applicants. All international applicants who have not completed three years of fulltime study at the secondary or post-secondary level where English was the language of instruction must take the Test of English asa Foreign Language (TOEFL). A TOEFL score of 550 or higher is needed on the paper-based test, 213 or higher on the new Internet-based exam.

For more information, contact Michael-Anne Barner, Program Administrator, Special Sessions programs, at (909) 537-3907 or E-mail mbarner@csusb.edu