Business Administration, M.B.A.

Elizabeth Bell, Director of College of Business Graduate Programs
(423) 425-4210 or email at Elizabeth-Bell@utc.edu

Christine Estoye, Online MBA Program Manager

(423) 425-1730 or email Christine-Estoye@utc.edu

The MBA is designed for the working The MBA is designed for the working professional.  Campus classes are scheduled in the evening and all required courses are offered both on campus and online.  Some elective and concentration courses may only be available either on campus or online.  Students have the flexibility to choose a combination of campus or online classes to fit their schedule.  The Online Track is available for students not able to attend campus classes.  Online Track students are restricted to online classes only (those listed with PMBA prefixes) and are given registration priority for online classes.  Out-of-state Online Track students are not charged additional out-of-state fees.

Admission

A student who holds a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a regionally accredited college or university may be considered for admission to the MBA program. Applications are accepted by the Graduate School at any time; however, in order to ensure adequate time for consideration, the completed online application, Graduate Management Admissions (GMAT) test score or alternatively a Graduate Record Exam (GRE) test score, and any other supporting credentials should be received by the Graduate School no later than two months prior to the beginning of the term for which admission is desired.

Application Procedures

To be considered for admission into the MBA program, a student must meet ALL of the following requirements:
1. Have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution (any major is acceptable). An official transcript is required from each previously attended college. An application and non-refundable application fee is required. Domestic applicant fee is $35 and international applicants $40; fees should be submitted to the Graduate School.

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2. Be granted admission to the Graduate School at UTC based on one of the following:

• 2.70 minimum GPA for all undergraduate work taken for the baccalaureate degree or

• 3.00 GPA for the last two years of undergraduate academic coursework or

• 3.0 GPA for 30 or more semester hours undergraduate credit after earning the first bachelor’s degree or

• 2.70 GPA for the last two years of undergraduate academic coursework and a 3.00 GPA on fewer than 24 hours graduate coursework or

• 3.00 GPA for 24 or more graduate hours or

• An earned master’s degree or higher-level degree with at least a 3.00 GPA

All GPAs are based on a 4.0 point scale; the last two years of undergraduate coursework are equivalent to approximately 60-70 semester hours or 90-100 quarter hours.

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3. Have an official Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score of 450 or above or alternatively an official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with a minimum 146 on the verbal section and a minimum 144 on the quantitative section. The GMAT is offered at Pearson Professional Center. For more information on taking the GMAT refer to www.mba.com. The GRE is offered at the Prometric Testing Center. For more information on taking the GRE, refer to www.ets.org/gre.
 

GMAT/GRE waiver requests will be considered for students based on past academic performance and level of professional work experience.  Waiver requests forms and instructions can be obtained from the College of Business Graduate Programs Office website at www.utc.edu/mba

*Note: Beginning August 2011, GRE instituted the GRE Revised General Test, with a different scoring scale than the GRE General Test, which it replaced. Under the prior scale, a score of 1,000 or above with a minimum 400 on the verbal section and a minimum 500 on the quantitative section is required.