MSN/MBA

Submit official college and university transcripts. Many institutions subscribe to the convenient transcript-request service at National Student Clearinghouse, or you may also contact your institution directly. Have your transcripts sent to the Graduate and Professional Studies office (gradtranscripts@southern.edu).

If you earned your prerequisite degree at Southern, you do not need to complete this step.

Submit three recommendation forms (completed by work supervisors or professors). This should be done as part of the online application process.

Submit a statement describing your purpose and goals for pursuing this degree. Your statement should be thoughtfully written to demonstrate your writing skills. It should be submitted through your Application Status Page

Submit your current resumé through your Application Status Page

Schedule a faculty interview after completing your Graduate application from your Application Status Page

Submit scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test taken within the past five years. Applicants meeting either of the following criteria may be admitted without the GMAT score:

1. An undergraduate degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, and minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA degree of 3.25.
2. A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 with five years or more of full-time business-related management experience.

 Applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States are considered international students and must meet additional requirements for admission.

Online programs
Since international students enrolling in programs offered completely online do not travel to the United States, they are not required to obtain the Form I-20 or F-1 Student Visa, and they do not have to submit the Declaration of Finances.

On-campus programs
International students who will be coming to Southern's campus need some additional information about travel documents and living on campus.