Strategic Human Resource Management - Admission

Prospective students apply online through the University of Wisconsin School of Business, and specify Strategic Human Resource Management as their career specialization of choice.  Candidates applying to the program are evaluated on each of the following criteria:
 

• A bachelor's degree from an approved (accredited) institution. International applicants must have a degree comparable to an approved U.S. bachelor's degree.
   
• A minimum of two years of work experience for applicants to the MBA program. However, exceptional candidates with limited work experience may be considered.
   
• A Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score taken within the past five years.
   
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600 or above (paper-based test) or 100 or above (Internet-based test) for applicants whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English.
   
• 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.
   
• 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.
   
• There are no School of Business prerequisite courses for students in the MBA program.  If you have not taken or feel that a refresher course would benefit you in preparing for the MBA program, we suggest that you consider taking a statistics and/or economics course.  Both courses have proven to be beneficial to incoming students in helping them gain the necessary knowledge to begin the program.