During the selection process the admissions committee considers several factors:

Professional Criteria

• Career track with significant professional achievement and increasing scope of responsibilities
• The business acumen to actively contribute to the learning process
• Opportunity to quickly apply learning to their organization
• Corporate support

Academic Criteria

• A four year undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
• The ability to meet or exceed admission requirements to the University of Tennessee Graduate School
• Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) Scores. The applicant may be exempt from the GMAT requirement if he or she:
  • Already has a graduate degree, or
  • Has an excellent record of professional achievement and the undergraduate grade point average is 3.0 or higher.

Note: taking the GMAT is strongly recommended for applicants with less than 10 years of managerial experience. For information on GMAT tests, including schedules, visit www.gmac.com. 

• Proficiency in spoken and written English. International applicants whose native language is not English must have taken the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) within the last two years. For information on the TOEFL, including schedules, visit www.TOEFL.com.