2009 MBA entry

To be considered for admission, applicants must:
• demonstrate proficiency in the English language
• hold a bachelor degree in any field from a recognised university with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on QUT’s 7-point scale
• have a GMAT score of at least 550
• have a minimum three years full-time equivalent relevant managerial or professional work experience post-degree
• provide two referee reports (on template provided).

Exceptional career accomplishments may be considered in place of a degree. Successful exceptional applicants may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration and may later articulate into the MBA program under existing articulation rules (i.e. achievement of a GPA of 4.5 or greater).

Please refer to the application closing dates for 2009 entry.

English language proficiency

International applicants must meet one of the following English language proficiency levels for entry to the MBA program:
• IELTS—overall band score of 6.5 with no sub-band score below 6.0
• TOEFL—575 (paper-based) or 230 (computerised)*
• provide written documentary evidence that tertiary studies were conducted entirely in English^.

Prior academic achievement

Prior academic study at the bachelor level can be in any field at any recognised tertiary institution. Original or certified copies of academic transcripts that show date of completion or conferral of degree(s) and GPA must be provided. Not all undergraduate degrees from overseas institutions are assessed as being equivalent to Australian bachelor degrees. Applicants who have not completed a recognised bachelor degree, including the three-year diploma in China, will be considered for admission into the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration based on their GMAT test score, prior work experience and referee reports.

GMAT – Graduate Management Admission Test

As applicants may come from a range of fields and their work experience may be diverse, a management aptitude test score is a useful indicator of an applicant’s ability to meet the program’s academic requirements. All applicants
are required to take the GMAT. There will be no exemptions based on prior education or experience. GMAT test scores are valid for five years.

You can register and take practice tests for the GMAT online at www.mba.com. If you have already taken the GMAT QUT needs to see a certified copy of your Official Score Report. If you are planning to take the GMAT, please have the results sent directly to QUT (our identification number is 1677).

Work experience

Relevant work experience indicates that applicants will be able to contribute to class discussion. A minimum of three years full-time equivalent professional or managerial work experience is required after the completion of an undergraduate degree. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.

Referee reports

All applicants must include two referee reports from a current working superior and/or professional colleague.  The reports should be completed on the referee template provided - download template (Word, 164Kb)

2009 application closing dates

Note: 6TP= 6-week Teaching Period

* Places are limited and thus entry will be competitive among those who meet the basic entry criteria if there are more applicants than places available.
^ For students from certain countries, including India and China, it is an Australian government regulation (to obtain a student visa) that applicants must provide
an IELTS test score (not TOEFL), even if the language of instruction in previous studies was English.