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Requirements for Admission1. Bachelor’s Degree - from a four-year accredited college or university with a recommended overall GPAof 3.0 or better before the start of the first term of the program.2. Demonstrated competencies – If the undergraduate degree is not in business, competencies may bedemonstrated by college credit or passing grades on CLEP exams in management & organization,marketing, statistics, economics, and financial & managerial accounting. See program coordinator forspecific pre-requisite course requirements.3. The preferred candidate will have three years of professional experience – Professional experiencein fields other than business will be considered on an individual basis.4. GMAT or MAT - Completion of the GMAT or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) within five years prior toadmission. Acceptable scores in conjunction with past educational and work experiences will beconsidered (scores required by the interview date).5. Three letters of recommendation - One letter of the three must be from the applicant’s immediatesupervisor at work.Selection ProcessThe application review committee will screen all applicants. Those determined to be the most qualifiedcandidates will be offered an interview at Methodist University. Criteria used by the interviewers in theirevaluations include the amount and quality of professional experience, emotional and intellectual maturity,ability to communicate verbally and in written form, specific motivation toward pursuit of a career inbusiness, management potential, interpersonal skills, and evidence of strong study skills.Student ResponsibilityEach student accepts full responsibility for reading all materials and information included in thiscatalogue and the satisfactory completion of all graduation requirements. Dates and deadlines forregistration are published in the MBA program academic calendar.Mandatory Student E-Mail Policy for Graduate StudentsAn e-mail account (ending in @student.methodist.edu) will be created for all Methodist Universitystudents. For graduate students in the Master of Justice Administration, The Professional MBA atMethodist University, and the MMS. in Physician Assistant Studies programs, e-mail addresses andpasswords will be issued to students by their program coordinators. All students are responsible forchecking their e-mail daily for messages from the University. All official University information (e.g.,grades, academic notices, campus calendars, attendance policy updates, registration and financialinformation, etc.) will be sent electronically only. No University information will be sent to any other e-mail address.Classification of The Professional MBA at Methodist University Students1. Full-Time Students: Those enrolled in any term for 6 s.h. or more.2. Part-Time Students: Those enrolled in fewer than 6 s.h. per term.Academic StandingAll students in The Professional MBA at Methodist University program must demonstrate continuoussatisfactory progress toward graduation. In order to maintain acceptable academic standing, a student mustmeet the following standards. First, a student must have a 3.0 or better GPA in the program in order tograduate. Second, a student must have a GPA in the program of 3.0 or higher after 12 hours of coursework.If a student’s program GPA falls below a 3.0 before 12 hours of coursework are completed, the student willbe placed on academic probation. A student must then raise his/her program GPA to 3.0 or higher by theend of the next academic term in order to be removed from academic probation. If the student does notmeet this criterion, then he/she will be suspended from the program for a minimum of one academic yearand must re-apply for admission after the period of suspension has ended. Third, a student must not makemore than one course grade of C+/C. If a student receives a second grade of C+/C, that student will besuspended from the program for a minimum of one academic year and must re-apply for admission afterthe period of suspension has ended. Upon readmission, if a student who has received two C+/Cs in theprogram receives a third C+/C, that student will be dismissed from the program without opportunity forreadmission. Fourth, a student must not make a course grade of F. If a student receives one grade of F,245