Admission Requirements | Online MBA

To apply for the online master’s in business administration from Methodist University, you’ll need the following:

Online Application Form	Start application
Degree and Minimum GPA	Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university before starting the first term of the program. Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Transcripts	Official transcripts from each institution attended
VVOI	Methodist University requires Visual Verification of Identity (VVOI) for all students seeking enrollment in any MU Online program. All applicants must complete the VVOI form and provide requested documents in the myMU portal prior to admission and enrollment. Students may also be asked to participate in a VVOI via an on-camera interview at any point during their enrollment at MU.
Additional Requirements	Two letters of recommendation, and one letter must be from a professor or employer A typed personal statement including your background, interest in attending Methodist University, interest in the program, and your career goals A prerequisite statistics course is required for admission to the MBA program. Students lacking a statistics course can be accepted to the program provisionally; MU Online advisors will help students register for an eligible statistics course during their first semester.

If you are a non-native speaker of English, a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) will be required.

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Methodist University (MU) is a member state of the National Council State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), which allows students in US states (other than California) to enroll in MU distance education programs. California does not participate in NC-SARA, therefore California residents are not eligible for enrollment in MU Online programs.

Transfer Credit

You can transfer up to nine credits toward your degree.

Methodist University generally accepts credits for courses completed with a grade of C or higher from other regionally accredited institutions of higher education.

To find out whether or not you are eligible, you can request more information or call us at 910.212.4956.

When to Apply

Apply now or call us at 910.212.4956 to make sure you’re enrolled for your intended start date. There are three start dates per year, and applications are due approximately three weeks before each term. When you apply, you’ll hear back in about one to two weeks.