Admissions

Your application must include a business resume with your employment history and educational accomplishments.

Your resume should be limited to one page. We encourage you to emphasize your work experience and pay particular attention to formatting and presentation. Please also make sure your resume is current and specific to your application.

Your application includes a required essay that serves as your statement of purpose. The essay gives you the opportunity to examine your future career goals and how the University of Utah will help you accomplish those goals.

Essay Prompt

Describe your ideal first job after MBA graduation. Include as much detail as possible about your future industry, job title, location, salary, and any other components of your post-MBA career results. How will you use your current skills, professional background, and network to achieve those career results? How will a University of Utah Full-Time MBA help you get that job? Please limit your response to 300 words.

Essay-Writing Tips

• Use a business context and framework to provide your answers.
• Paint a concise, complete, and well-thought-out picture of who you really are, rather than trying to guess what the admissions committee is looking for.

We require two letters of recommendation and prefer that both come from professional relationships. At least one should come from a previous or current employer, either from full-time employment or an internship. The title or status of those you select matters less than how closely your letter writers have worked with you and whether they can attest to your ability to add value to the workplace or a professional team environment.

Qualitative information about your professional and leadership abilities is an important part of your MBA application. The best letters of recommendation will provide insight and actual examples of your potential to succeed in the competitive and challenging environment of a Full-Time MBA.

Other points to consider:

• Choose someone who knows you well. It’s a definite red flag when a recommender indicates they only know you “fairly well” or “not well.”
• Letters of recommendation must be submitted via the online application.
• You can submit your application before your letters of recommendation have been uploaded. The people writing your letters of recommendation will still be able to upload letters via the online application.
• You are responsible for ensuring both recommendations are submitted before the application deadline.
• References of a personal or social nature are strongly discouraged.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher from an accredited college or university. Consideration may also be given to applicants who met this 3.0 GPA requirement over the last 60 hours of their undergraduate coursework or through a graduate degree.

In your application, you are required to list all higher education institutions you’ve attended and provide unofficial transcripts for each institution. While we can accept unofficial transcripts during the admissions stage, the unofficial transcripts must include:

• institution name
• your full name
• semesters attended
• course numbers
• course titles
• course grades
• semester GPAs
• cumulative GPA

Once admitted, you must request official transcripts from every college or university you have attended to be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office at the University of Utah at AdmissTranscripts@SA.Utah.edu or by mail:

University of Utah Graduate Admissions
201 S. 1460 E, Room 250 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Your admission to the program will not be valid until all official transcripts have been received.

Additional International Degree Requirements

International degrees must be conferred by an institution recognized by the home country’s Ministry of Education (or comparable entity). Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).

Three-year degrees must meet one of the following conditions:

• Have a minimum of 120 hours of earned credits toward the completed degree
• Be accompanied by an additional completed graduate degree or graduate certificate with a GPA of 3.0 or higher from an institution of higher education that is recognized by the Ministry of Education (or comparable entity) in the home country or accredited in the United States.
• Be conferred by an institution of higher education in participant member nations of the Bologna Process, as registered with the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)

International Transcript Evaluation

International degrees must be issued by an accredited university.

A course-by-course transcript evaluation must be obtained from an NACES-approved organization selected by the University of Utah. This process normally takes one to two weeks, but during peak periods, this process may take up to 3-4 weeks. Submitting your program application at least four weeks before the final deadline will ensure that you remain eligible for your desired start term.

To facilitate a course-by-course evaluation, please include the following documents with your application:

1. Unofficial transcripts from all institutions you attended to obtain your bachelor’s degree.
2. A copy of your diploma.
3. We do not accept 3-year degrees. However, if you completed a 3-year bachelor’s degree followed by a 1-2 year post-baccalaureate degree, please also include an unofficial copy of your post-baccalaureate transcript and diploma.

Upon admission to the program, you will be required to submit official transcript(s) from the institution(s) where you earned your bachelor’s degree. If these transcripts are in a language other than English, official English translations must also be provided.

When you are ready to submit your application, you will be directed through a payment process. The application fee may be paid via credit card or check. Please note that if you choose to pay by check, your application will not be reviewed until payment is received.

Application fees are $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.

Your admissions interview plays a critical role in the evaluation process and provides an opportunity for us to learn more about you and for you to learn more about the Full-Time MBA program.

Interviews are conducted by invitation only and will be held on campus, if travel allows, or via web conference if an applicant cannot make it to campus. Invitations to interview will be sent approximately one week after each round of application deadlines.

Testing is Optional

A GMAT/GRE test score is not required to complete the application process, but optimal test scores will result in the best scholarship opportunities. In some cases, the admissions committee may ask that you take the GMAT/GRE after review of your transcripts. If you do not have a bachelors degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, we highly recommend you speak with admissions advisor.

We recommend anyone who already has test scores to submit them with their application. We do not have a minimum score requirement and have admitted students with a wide range of scores.

Score Submission

Submission codes for your test scores are as follows:

• GMAT Code: K0R-S3-78
• GRE/TOEFL Code: 4853

Because there is a delay between your test date and the time we would receive your official score, you can send us a copy of the unofficial score report that you receive the day you take the test.

If you have taken the GMAT or GRE multiple times, the highest overall score will be used, and there is no penalty for taking the test more than once.

Note: We do not accept the GRE® General Test at-home exam.

Please note that admission deadlines and requirements for degree programs vary. Admission to the Full-Time MBA program does not guarantee admission to other University of Utah programs. We strongly encourage you to contact representatives from your desired dual or concurrent program(s) to ensure you meet their specific admission criteria and deadlines.

For purposes of application status, all non-U.S. citizens will be considered international applicants regardless of physical address or visa status.

English Proficiency

International applicants must demonstrate English proficiency by providing one of the following:

• TOEFL score of 100 iBT or higher
  • The University of Utah does not accept paper-based TOEFL scores
• IELTS score of 7.0 or higher
  • The University of Utah only accepts IELTS exam scores completed in person.
• Duolingo score of 135 or higher

Additional information about English proficiency, score submissions, and exemptions can be found on the University of Utah Admissions Office website. Please note that the score requirements for the Full-Time MBA program are higher than the scores listed by the Admissions Office.

Official scores can take up to four weeks to reach the university. You may submit an unofficial score to meet a deadline, but an official score must be received before we can make a final decision on your application. Official scores must be received by the final deadline.

Ask Us Anything

Do you have questions? Join us online for an International Ask Us Anything Session where we share key information for international applicants and answer any questions you may have.