St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

Graduate Curricula
score of 950 based on this formula is required for
fully admitted status.
Admission Status
Students may be admitted for the fall, spring, or
summer semesters.
1. Full Admission – the student’s file is complete.
The College of Business Graduate Office must
have received: an application with the nonrefundable
application fee, official transcripts,
and an official GMAT score not older than
five (5) years. A minimum admission formula
score of 950 points is required.
2. Conditional or Probationary admission occurs
when a student has an admission formula
score below the minimum standard of 950
points, or s/he falls below a composite score
of 400 on the GMAT. These applications are
reviewed for conditional status on a case-bycase
basis by the MBA Admissions and
Retention Committee. Admission decisions
will take into consideration the student’s personal
motivation to succeed.
3. Provisional admission may be granted when
the student’s file is incomplete. Students must
provide all missing information before the
beginning of their second semester (or session)
of classes or be dismissed from the program.
4. Special Student Status – Students may apply
and register as a special student. Special students
may take up to three (3) courses without
taking the GMAT. Special students are
required to follow regular application procedures
(except for the GMAT).
Application Procedures
To apply for the MBA program, submit the following
to the College of Business Graduate
Office:
1. A complete Application for Admission form
with the non-refundable application fee.
2. In order for the student to register for classes,
the College of Business Graduate Office must
receive evidence that the student has met the
academic admission requirements of the program.
Examples of evidence include student
copies of transcripts or a copy of their degree
diploma. Official transcripts must be on file
before a student will be allowed to register for
a second semester or session.
3. An official GMAT score.
Students will not be allowed to register for
more than a total of three (3) courses until the
official GMAT score is received. Requests to
waive this requirement due to extenuating circumstances
must be reviewed by the Dean of the
College of Business.
In order to register for MBA 505 Statistical
Methods for Decision Making, the student must
have a GMAT quantitative score above the 35th
percentile. If initially the score is below the 35th
percentile there are two options the student can
pursue to meet this requirement:
a. retake the GMAT and receive a score above
the 35th percentile, or
b. take MBA 500 Mathematics for
Management and Economics.
Courses By Examination
Students who have developed a competency in
Financial Accounting (MBA 506), Managerial
Accounting (MBA 507) or Macroeconomics
(MBA 526) may wish to seek equivalency credit
through test-out, the equivalent to an end-ofcourse
comprehensive final examination.
The following process will be followed:
1. To be eligible to test-out, the student must be
proficient in the area that s/he seeks to testout.
The student must submit a written
request to the program director with a
detailed explanation of the competency and
how it was acquired. A $100 fee must be submitted
along with the request. Note: if the
request is not approved, the fee will be
returned.
2. The request is reviewed by faculty and
approved or disapproved by the program
director.
3. If approved, the program director signs the
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