According to California State University requirements an applicants must have the following minimum requirements to qualify for graduate admission consideration:
Please note that the Graduate Admissions and Evaluations Office (GAPE) staff performs the initial review of the above requirements after an application is submitted. GAPE is unable to pre-evaluate a degree prior to receiving an application.
The Lucas GSB does not follow a set formula for admission to our MBA programs. Our goal is to admit academically qualified candidates that show potential for completing the program and advancing or moving into a successful business career. We seek to admit students whose backgrounds will contribute to the academic excellence and the demographic, educational and experiential diversity of each class.
Your academic profile -- undergraduate major and institution, any graduate level work, GPA, and GMAT scores is a major part of the admission decision. Other important areas of evaluation include your essay responses, work experience, letters of recommendation, writing skills, and extracurricular, community and professional activities. From this overall review we try to assess your compatibility with the MBA One cohort model and leadership potential.
The average GMAT score of applicants admitted to the MBA-One program varies from year to year. The average of last year's pool of admitted candidates was 576 with 56% in the verbal and 58% in the quantitative sections respectively. A competitive GMAT score is 550 with a 50% score in both the verbal and quantitative components of the exam. We realize that the GMAT has certain limitations, as does any standardized test; however, the GMAT does allow comparison among applicants from different schools, different countries and different majors. We encourage you to prepare for the exam, take it as early as possible, and retake it if you do not score competitively.
The average GPA of admitted candidates is typically a 3.3. Ideally, a candidate’s GPA will be at 3.0 or above. Many circumstances may exist which offer explanation for a GPA below 3.0; candidates are encouraged to submit a statement of explanation if appropriate. However, please note that a minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for graduate admission at San Jose State University as well as throughout the California State University system.
Principles of Macroeconomics; Principles of Microeconomics; and Business Statistics are courses that must be completed as prerequisites for the MBA program and do not count as part of the program of study. Completion of the prerequisite courses is not required at the time of application but completion of these courses is required before enrollment in classes in the Lucas Graduate School of Business. Applicants should plan accordingly for completing these courses.
The prerequisite courses can be waived for individuals who have completed these courses within the last seven years with a grade of B or better. Admitted students who have never taken these pre-requisite courses must complete these three courses and achieve a grade of B or better before enrolling in our MBA courses. Successful completion of the prerequisites will be made a condition of admission for such applicants who are admitted to our MBA program. Individuals who have earned a grade of C or better and/or have completed these courses more than seven years ago can satisfy the pre-requisite requirements by taking an on-line tutorial refresher course.
In many cases, the documentation submitted with you application, including your personal statement, resume, and description of your work experience, will be sufficient for the Lucas GSB office to make a decision about whether to admit you to the MBA-One program. However, in some cases, we may need more information and we may want to talk to you directly. In these instances, we will arrange to interview the applicant either in person in our office or over the telephone if necessary.
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