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Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)
The GMAT is required ofall graduate students other than those who apply as non-degree
or visiting students. Applicants are urged to rake the GMAT early, well in advance of making
their application for program entry. The GMAT is administered as a Computer­
Adaptive Test (CAT) throughout North America and many other parts of the world by the
Educational Testing Service, Box 6103, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6103, gmat@ets.org,
609.771 .7330.
Information booklets may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service direccly or
from the Graduate Admissions Office, University of Baltimore, admissions@ubalt.edu,
410.837.4777.
Admissions Criteria
Admission into the Merrick School is competitive. The Graduate Admissions Committee
considers variables such as: the applicant's undergraduate GPA; the difficulty of the applicant'S
undergraduate program; the percentile ranking on the GMAT; community service,
and professional and work experience. An applicant eligible for consideration is not guaranteed
an offer of admission. It must be recognized that s£aif, facilities, and resources are
limited. This means that the number of eligible applicants who can be adequately served
must be determined. As a result, offers of admission may be limited to only the most qualified
of the eligible applicants.
POST·GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Post-Graduate Student Status
A student who has already earned an M .B.A. or other business-related master's or doctorate
may be accepted for course enrollment. The student must arrange for an official transcript,
showing the award of the graduate degree, to be forwarded by his/her previous
university to the Graduate Admissions Office.
Second Master's Degree
For a student who has already obtained one master's degree from the Merrick School of
Business, it is possible to pursue another advanced degree in the school provided that:
1) no second M .B.A. degree is to be obtained;
2) the degree sought is not in the same functional discipline;
3) only one M.S. in Business, in either MIS, Finance, or Marketing and Venturing is
earned;
4) after meeting core requirements, a minimum of 21 new credits are earned for the
second degree; and
5) no more than nine credits may be transferred from the first degree to the second degree.
WAIVER POLICY AND TRANSFER OPTIONS
The following qualifications govern the waiver of core requirements:
1. The entire core curriculum is waived if the student has earned a bachelor's degree in
business from an MCSB-accredited school within the past five years with a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or berrer. Otherwise, individual undergraduate equivalent courses must
have a grade ofB or berrer and have been completed within the last five years.
2. No remedial courses are considered.
3. Advanced placement courses will be given consideration.
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