Saturday MBA

The basis for having the ability to address the challenges of tomorrow's complex business environment is a solid set of analytic skills. The Saturday MBA Program at CSULB provides students with this skill set while paying extra attention to the fundamentals of business: accounting, finance, management, and marketing. A comprehensive understanding of these critical areas allows students to feel confident when making any business decision, knowing they have thoroughly examined the issues from multiple perspectives. The Saturday MBA Program also benefits from CSULB's 45-year tradition of delivering high-quality MBA programs.

The minimum requirements for our program are listed below. PLEASE NOTE:Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

• GPA minimum requirement for graduate admissions is 2.75 (80% GPA range is 2.85 to 3.6). This Program averages a 3.3 GPA in our incoming student profile. 
  
  • Your GPA is determined by the cumulative GPA of your undergraduate study.
• The university requirement for the TOEFL score is 550 paper-based, 213 CBT, or 80 IBT.
  • The TOEFL or the IELTS (minimum score of 6.5 for the IELTS) is required for all applicants with a non-U.S. degree.
  • The institutional TOEFL is not accepted.
• We accept one of the following tests for admission:
  • A competitive GMAT test score (80% GMAT range is 560 to 630). (School Code is 364-M9-69),
  • or a competitive GRE test score (average 156 in Verbal Reasoning and 146 in the Quantitative Reasoning). Students must send their scores to a designated institution DI: 8848
  • Applicants MUSTshow a good balance between the quantitative and verbal sections with percentiles at or above 20% in each section in order to be considered for admission.
  • PLEASE NOTE: GMAT School Code is 364-M9-69; GRE is DI: 8848 or indicate CSULB. We no longer receive hard copy test scores. It is thestudent's responsibility to email official GMAT or GRE scores to the MBA Program office. Failure to do so will delay your application evaluation.
  • The analytical writing score on the exam should be at or above a 4.0.  The score is evaluated in comparison to the strength of the entire application.