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The minimum admissions requirements are:
Bachelor's Degree
A bachelor's degree from an approved (accredited) institution. International applicants must have a degree comparable to an approved U.S. bachelor's degree. Information on International Degree Equivalents…
2 Years Work Experience
A minimum of two years of professional work experience for applicants to the MBA program. However, exceptional candidates with limited professional work experience and a strong part-time or internship experience will be considered.
GMAT
A Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score taken within the past five years. Please direct the testing service to forward your test results to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (institution code: 79K-2S-72). The GMAT is required for applicants to all graduate business programs. The test must have been taken within five years of the term for which you are applying. For GMAT information and testing sites worldwide and for additional information on the GMAT…
TOEFL
A Test of English as a Foreign Language Applicants whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English must complete either the Internet-based (100 or higher) or paper-based (600 or higher) TOEFL. Please direct the Educational Testing Service to forward your test results taken within two years of your intended start term to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (institution code: 1846). International applicants with undergraduate degrees from U.S. universities may request a waiver of this requirement. TOEFL Information…
Financial Resources
Evidence of adequate financial resources for the anticipated duration of the program for international applicants. This information is required for visa documentation by the federal government. Download Financial Statement [pdf]
Prerequisite Courses
There are no School of Business prerequisite courses for students in the MBA program. However, individual career specializations may have courses they will recommend you complete prior to beginning the program. They will communicate with you to let you know what classes you should take once you have been admitted to the program.
If you would like to take a course prior to starting your MBA program, we suggest that you consider taking a statistics and/or an economics course. Both courses have proven to be beneficial to incoming students in helping them gain the necessary knowledge to begin the program.
Computer Literacy Requirement
All master's students must possess knowledge of spreadsheet and presentation software. The important focus is on usable technical/computing skills such as: document layout, graphics insertion, and table development; spreadsheet functions such as summing, counting, graphing, and forecasting; and presentation development including graphics and on-line delivery.
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