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The Graduate School of Business
For students previously enrolled or currently enrolled at the University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville, the Graduate School of Business obtains transcripts from
the Registrar’s Office. For a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
(baccalaureate degree), the only transcripts required are those from the University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and those from each institution attended
after completing the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, degree. Anyone who
was previously enrolled, but who is not currently enrolled in the University
of Arkansas Graduate School of Business, is considered a “readmission” and
is required only to submit an Application for Admission, a $25 processing
fee, and official transcripts from institutions attended after the University
of Arkansas Graduate School of Business enrollment. (See Classification of
Admission: Readmission below.)
Deferred Admission: Admission to the Graduate School of Business is
for a specific semester only and admission is not deferred. Applicants who
wish to change their date of entry after submitting an application must notify
the Graduate School of Business Office. Applicants who have already been
admitted but who would like to change their date of entry must request that
their application be held for consideration. Application materials for applicants
who apply for admission, but who do not subsequently enroll, will be retained
by the Graduate School of Business Office for one calendar year from the
date of the applicant’s original proposed semester of entry. However, applicants
must file a new Application for Admission to notify the Graduate School of
Business of their request for reconsideration. Applicants who are admitted but
who do not enroll for one year or more after admission must resubmit the
entire application packet and follow procedures for initial admission.
Admission to Degree Standing: Official notice of the decision concerning
admission will be sent from the Graduate School of Business for admission
to the Master of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, Master of
Arts in Economics, and Master of Information Systems programs as well as all
Ph.D. programs.
Adviser: At the time of admission to a degree program in the Graduate
School of Business, the student is assigned to a major adviser who acts as the
adviser throughout the student’s program of study. The appointment of the
adviser is made in the student’s major department.
International and Resident Alien Applicants: International applicants
and resident aliens must submit a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 213 on the computer-based
version of the TOEFL, 79 on the Internet-based TOEFL or a minimum score
of 6.5 on the International English Language Training System (IELTS) taken
within the preceding two years, unless their native language is English, they
have received a graduate degree from an accredited U.S. graduate school, or
they have demonstrated an acceptable level of language proficiency as defined
in the Graduate School Handbook located on the Graduate School Web site.
International applicants and resident alien applicants may refer to Admissions
of this catalog for additional information related to their application.
Non-Native Speakers of English. All applicants, regardless of citizenship,
whose first language is not English, must submit a minimum score of 6.5
on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or 79 on the
Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a 58 on
the Pearson Test of English-Academic (PTE-A) taken within the preceding
two years, unless they have received a graduate degree from an accredited U.S.
graduate school, or they have demonstrated an acceptable level of language
proficiency as defined in the Graduate School Handbook located on the
Graduate School Web site. Students applying to a Ph.D. program in the Sam
M. Walton College of Business must submit one of these tests at the time of
admission. Resident aliens must submit a copy of their Resident Alien card
with their application.
Additional Language Requirement for Doctoral Students: Doctoral
students are normally called upon to teach an undergraduate course at some
point during their program. The University of Arkansas and the Walton
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College of Business are committed to providing quality instruction at the
undergraduate level. Non-native speakers of English, regardless of citizenship,
must demonstrate competency in spoken English by submitting a test
score of at least 7 on the IELTS (speaking) sub-test, 26 on the Internet-based
TOEFL (speaking) sub-test, 71 on the PTE-A (speaking) sub-test, or “pass”
on the Spoken Language Proficiency Test (SLPT) to be eligible for a graduate
assistantship that requires direct contact with students in a teaching or tutorial
role. In no case will a doctoral student be allowed to teach an undergraduate
course without meeting the minimum score requirement on one of the
above tests. The Walton College of Business requires that scores demonstrating
competency in spoken English be submitted as a part of the application, prior
to review by the admissions committee.
English Language Use by Non-Native Speakers. Applicants, regardless
of citizenship, whose first language is not English and who are admitted
to gradu-ate study at the University of Arkansas, are required to present an
acceptable score on one of the following tests: TOEFL (Writing), IELTS (writing),
PTE-A (writing), GRE (analytical writing), GMAT (analytical writing)
or ELPT (writing). Depending upon exam scores, a student may be required
to take one or more EASL course(s) during their first term of study. Students
may be required to take the English Language Placement Test (ELPT) prior
to the beginning of classes in their first term of study. Non-native speakers in
the following categories are exempt from this requirement, although individual
departments may re-quire any of these tests for admission.
1. Graduate students who earned bachelor’s or master’s degrees in
U.S. institutions or in foreign institutions where the official and
native language is English;
2. Graduate students with an Internet-based TOEFL writing score of
29, IELTS (writing) score of 7.0. or a PTE-A writing score of 80.
3. Graduate students with a 4.5 on the analytical writing portion of
the GRE or GMAT.
Diagnostic and placement testing is designed to test students’ ability to
use English effectively in an academic setting, and its purpose is to promote
the suc-cess of non-native speakers in completing their chosen course of study
at the University of Arkansas. Test results provide the basis for placement into
English as a Second Language (EASL) support courses or course sequences.
Courses are offered by the Department of World Languages, Literatures and
Cultures for those students whose language skills are diagnosed as insufficient
for college work at the level to which they have been admitted (undergraduate
or graduate study). Credit in EASL courses does not count toward University
of Arkansas degrees. Non-native speakers diagnosed as having language
competence sufficient for their level of study will not be required to enroll in
EASL courses.
The ELPT is administered by Testing Services during New Student Orientation
and there is a $15 charge. Graduate students assessed course work as a
re-sult of performance on the ELPT, TOEFL writing, IELTS writing, PTE-A
writing, GRE or GMAT analytical writing will be required to complete the
EASL course(s) to support initial course work taken in their fields. Graduate
departments/degree programs will have the discretion to waive either the
requirement for the language evaluation or the required language courses.
The publication, “International Student Information,” is available from
the Graduate and International Admissions Office, 346 N. Arkansas Avenue,
STON 50, 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701.
Classifications of Admission to Graduate Standing
The Graduate School of Business admits students as either degree-seeking
or as non-degree-seeking for a single semester. Degree-seeking students are
simultaneously admitted to the Graduate School of Business and to the
degree program in which they are seeking a degree. Each degree program in
the Walton College has its own minimum admissions criteria. Meeting the
minimum criteria listed below does not imply that admission will be granted.
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