Admission to the UC Davis MBA Program is highly competitive. The Admissions Committee selects those applicants whose academic background, intellectual capability, work experience, demonstrated leadership, and communication skills meet the challenging demands of the MBA program and a managerial career.
Your classmates will come from large research universities, small liberal arts colleges, private institutions and military service academies. They come directly from undergraduate programs and from the workplace with decades of experience.
There are four application rounds for fall 2010 admission:
Round 1*
Round 2*
Round 3
Late Round**
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November 4, 2009
January 6, 2010
March 3, 2010
May 5, 2010 |
*Priority for scholarship consideration
**Applications considered on a space-available basis
Your application will be reviewed in a group based on the application round in which you applied. The Admissions Committee considers academic potential, professional promise and personal qualities in making admission decisions. Admission is based on the demonstrated strength of your work experience, previous academic work, performance on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), personal essays and recommendations.
Full-time work experience is considered an asset in the admission evaluation but is not a requirement. No particular area of undergraduate preparation is required, but a standard UC Davis requirement is the completion of a four year bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
The UC Davis MBA Program seeks students from diverse professional and academic backgrounds. Entry-level as well as mid-career applicants are welcome. Although the program has no specific subject prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that you be proficient in the use of various computer software, such as Microsoft Word and Excel, and have completed the following coursework prior to enrollment:
Accounting - Introductory course in financial accounting
Economics - Introductory courses in micro- and macro-economics
Mathematics - Introductory course in calculus
Statistics - Introductory course in statistical analysis
To be considered for admission, you must complete the Application for Admission, which requires the following information:
Resume (including a current position description and job responsibilities)
Academic history, listing all colleges or universities attended
Three short essays on specific topics
Two letters of recommendation
Official transcripts verifying the achievement of a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent
Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) taken within five years of the application date
(Daytime MBA Program GMAT code is B1S-VF-91)
Offical TOEFL or IELTS (international applicants)
A nonrefundable application fee of US$125
Interviews are available by invitation of the Admissions Committee. We will contact you by e-mail if an interview is needed.
For students admitted to the MBA Program, the Graduate School of Management may accept up to 12-quarter units of graduate credit obtained at a UC campus or up to 6 units of graduate credit obtained at other universities. You must submit a petition showing that the request meets the following criteria:
Each course must be at a graduate or professional school level
Each course must have been taken at an AACSB-International accredited college or university
A course cannot have been used to satisfy a previous degree requirement
A course cannot take the place of one of the UC Davis MBA
core course requirements
Admission to the School is for a specific entry date and program. If you are admitted but choose not to enroll in the year admitted, you may request deferred admission in writing. Requests are considered on an individual basis. Deferrals, if approved, are granted for one year only.
