Requirements for Graduate Admission

Applicants to the graduate business programs must meet all requirements for graduate admission as described in the ADMISSIONS section of this catalog. In order to be considered for admission a student must send the following credentials to the Office of Admissions and Records:

1. A completed application for graduate admission.
2. Official transcripts reflecting AT LEAST the last 60 hours of coursework completed AND the baccalaureate (or higher) degree conferred, sent directly from each institution to UH-Victoria.
3. Appropriate GMAT exam score sent directly from the testing service to UH-Victoria.

Your admission to the MBA program depends on

A grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on at least the last 60 semester credit hours you have attempted at the college level and a minimum score of 450 Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or

An admissions index of at least 1400.

UHV computes your admissions index by combining your GPA on at least your last 60 semester credit hours of college work with your GMAT test score.  To obtain your admissions index, use the following formula:  (GPA x 200) + (GMAT x 2).

If you do not meet 1) the minimum GPA and test score or 2) the 1400 admissions index, you do not meet the minimum admission requirements. If you have an index of 1300 or higher, the director of the MBA program may recommend that you be admitted on a conditional basis subject to your completion of certain skill-building exercises and minimum scholastic performance during your first semester of enrollment as a conditionally admitted MBA student.

Students who submit applications and transcripts for graduate admission but wish to postpone GMAT completion until after enrollment may be eligible for temporary admission to the program.

Applicants who hold a master's degree or higher from an accredited institution need to provide an official transcript from only that institution to be eligible for admission. A student transferring from another graduate school must have at least a 3.0 (A=4.0) grade point average on all graduate work attempted.

International students must also submit a valid, official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam score of 550 or higher on the paper-based test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 27 iBT, unless they qualify for an exception as outlined in the Admissions section of this catalog. International students must also meet all other requirements for international admission as outlined in this catalog.

All graduate business program applicants, whether eligible for temporary, conditional, or full admission, may be required to complete assessment and skill-building exercises to address any omissions in their prior academic preparation.

Test Scores
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required of all applicants to the Graduate Business programs unless they already hold a master's degree or higher from an accredited institution. Only the verbal and quantitative scores are considered in the admissions decision; however, the analytical score may be used in determining an appropriate prescription for building writing skills. Students should have official GMAT scores submitted by the application deadlines listed above. For students taking 12 semester hours in temporary graduate status, GMAT scores should be submitted during this time period. No more than 12 semester hours completed prior to admission to the MBA program will be counted toward the program requirements.

Test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to the Office of Admissions and Records of UH-Victoria. Scores must be no more than five years old at the time of application for admission. Information concerning the GMAT test may be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records or from the testing companies. Call (609) 771-7330, visit their website at www.gmac.org, or write Graduate Management Admission Test, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6103, Princeton, NJ 08541-6103.

The institutional code number for UHV is 6917 for both the GMAT exam and TOEFL exam. Beginning January 3, 2006, the GMAT program code for University of Houston-Victoria will be changed from 6917 to the following:

Code	Plan
30K-2W-88	MBA, Strategic
30K-2W-02	MBA, Global
30K-2W-37	MS, Economic Development & Entrepreneurship