Instructions For Completing The MBA Application For Admission

Application Materials

• Applications should be completed online - please follow the instructions on the application page.  You must create a user account, and can save the application, and login to further edit and add information before before final submission of the application. 
• Online applicants may upload their resumes. 
• Official copies of transcripts, international transcript evaluations, TOEFL scores, and GMAT scores should be sent directly to the MBA Program Office.
• Applicants must enter e-mail addresses of those providing references, and they will be contacted by e-mail to upload their recommendations online.  For references without e-mail addresses, please provide those sending references with the Letter of Recommendation form.
• If you do not have a reliable internet connection, you may download and print paper copies to submit.  Application forms can be downloaded in .pdf format (Adobe Acrobat) and printed from your computer.  The information that you provide on the application form should be word processed, typed or clearly printed.  Download the WSU Goddard School MBA application form, instructions for the MBA application, and the Letter of Recommendation form.
• When you have completed the application, please print and keep a copy of your completed application for your records.

Application Checklist in Brief

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• Goddard School MBA application form (online or paper)
• Essays (essay questions are listed in the application)
• Two letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (unofficial transcripts from Weber State University acceptable)
• Official GMAT score report sent directly from Educational Testing Service
• Current Resume
• $60.00 application fee
• Official TOEFL score report received sent directly from ETS (international applicants only)

Each application must be accompanied by a $60 (U.S.) MBA application fee ($80 for international / non-U.S. resident applicants). This may be paid online with a credit card using the online application form.  Personal checks or money orders are also accepted, and should be made payable to Weber State University and sent to the MBA Program Office at the address below.  Please make sure your name is clearly written on your check. Applications will not be reviewed until payment is received.

ONLINE applicants need only fill out the online application form.  Paper-based applications to the MBA program necessitates a separate application to Weber State University.  International applicants must submit all application materials to the MBA program and to Weber State University at least 60 days prior to their proposed date of entry to the program in order to allow for international admission requirements.

Resume

Applicants should upload a current resume in the online application form. The resume should include telephone numbers and an e-mail address as well as a summary of educational background and work experience.

Application Submission

Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application. If your application is incomplete at the time of submission, it will be held until missing items are submitted.  Applicants may logon to their application portal to check which elements of their applications have been received.

Notification of Admissions Decision

Each application is reviewed in depth by the MBA Admissions Committee. Decisions are made only after thoughtful weighing of all the evidence provided to us by each candidate and with careful consideration given to the overall balance of participants we seek for the MBA Program.

Transcripts

Official transcripts of your academic record should be sent directly from the institutions in question to the MBA Program Office.  Transcripts may be sent from the applicant if they are left unopened in the original, SEALED envelopes in which you receive them.

GMAT

All applicants are required to submit scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Every applicant must also request that the Educational Testing Service (ETS) send an official score report directly to the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics for verification purposes.

Your application will not be considered complete without GMAT scores and percentiles reported. If the MBA Program Office has not received an official score report at the time you submit your application, you should report the total, quantitative, and verbal scores from the computerized test. You should also enclose a copy of the unofficial score report that you received from the GMAT testing center.

To obtain information about taking the GMAT, go to http://www.mba.com

International Applicants

International applicants will need to complete additional paperwork in order to comply with university and United States INS regulations. For more information, please contact the International Student Services Office at 801-626-6853, or go to http://www.weber.edu/SIS/International_Admissions.html

International applicants must be able to comprehend and speak English fluently, as well as read and write English competently. Candidates from non-English-speaking countries are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), unless they received their bachelor's degree from a university in which the language of instruction was English.

You must have taken the TOEFL and received at least your unofficial scores prior to submitting your application. To obtain information about the test, contact Educational Testing Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 (telephone: 609.771.7100; Web site: www.toefl.org).  The minimum TOEFL score requirement for admission to the program is:

• 550 (paper-based)
• 213 (computer-based)
• 79-80 (internet-based)
  

Letters of Recommendation

An applicant is required to furnish two recommendations, at least one of which should be from someone who has known you in a professional context, preferably a supervisor. Online applicants must enter e-mail addresses of those providing references, and they will be contacted by e-mail to upload their recommendations online.  For references without e-mail addresses, please provide those sending references with the Letter of Recommendation form.

Mailing Instructions

If you are mailing any application materials directly, use a 9" x 12" (or page-sized) envelope to mail your application. Do not insert application materials into a binder or notebook of any kind. Print your name and return address on the upper left-hand corner of the envelope. Mail to:

MBA Admissions Committee
Weber State University Davis
2750 N. University Park Blvd. MC102
Layton, UT 84041-9099

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact MBA Department Secretary Sally Taylor at 801-395-3519 or staylor13@weber.edu. We appreciate your interest in the Goddard MBA program and look forward to receiving your application.

Application Deadlines

U.S. Citizens, U.S. legal residents, and international applicants: while applications may be submitted at any time, applicants should be aware of the following application review periods for our main program entry points:

• Fall Semester 2010 entry point: application deadline is May 1st, 2010.
  
• Spring Semester 2011 entry point: application deadline is November 1st, 2010.