MBA Admission Information

Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Every student applying for the program must have completed at least 21 equivalent semester hours in undergraduate business courses. These pre-requisites may be transferred from another university or completed at Heidelberg while attending as a conditional graduate student. A conditional accept letter will list any pre-requisites needed as well as any Graduate Business courses permitted to take. Once all pre-requisites have been completed, the student will then move from a conditional admittance to a full accept. The possibility of a GSB equivalent to the undergraduate course, listed in parenthesis below, may be available dependent on student interest. Each undergraduate transcript will be evaluated for the pre-requisites listed below. Refer to the Graduate Catalog (PDF) for more specific program information.
 
Upon receipt of the following items to the Graduate Studies office, your file will be complete and ready for an acceptance decision:

  • Application for the MBA Program
  • Application fee of $25.00 paid to Heidelberg. (Waived if applied online.)
  • OFFICIAL transcript(s) from ALL previously attended colleges or universities sent DIRECTLY to Heidelberg reflecting:
    • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
    • Minimum GPA of 2.7 on a 4-point scale. (If your GPA is lower than 2.7 you may be admitted as a conditional student and must obtain at least a “B” in each course in the first 6 hours of coursework. Upon evaluation of the first 6 hours of coursework a full acceptance decision can then be made.)
    • Please note: transcripts of Heidelberg graduates will already be on file.
    • At least twenty-one semester hours of the following pre-requisites or their equivalent:

      MTH 210 (or GSB 510)          Elementary Statistics
      ACC 253 (or GSB 505)          Financial Accounting        
      ACC 254 (or GSB 506)          Managerial Accounting
      ECO 251 (or GSB 507)          Principals of Economics: Microeconomics  
      ECO 252 (or GSB 508)          Principals of Economics: Macroeconomics 
      BAE 354 (or GSB 509)           Managerial Finance

  • Please note: transcripts of Heidelberg graduates will already be on file.
  • 2 page statement of professional goals with biographical information, professional background, and your reasons for seeking the MBA degree.
  • Graduate Student Fall Orientation. (Fulfills GSB 504. Notification of event to follow.)
  • International students must also submit:
    • World Education Services (WES) Evaluation through www.wes.org of any international transcripts.
    • TOEFL scores of at least 550 or equivalent (if your first language is not English).
 

 

Submit documents to:                
Graduate Studies Office
Heidelberg University
310 E. Market St.
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
 
Goal Statements may be faxed to 419-448-2072.

 

Deficiency of Requirements & Conditional Admission

If any of these qualifications is not met, exceptions may be made on the basis of professional or life experiences, if recommended by the GSB Director after consultation with the GSB Program Committee and granted by the Dean of Graduate Studies. If an exception is granted, the applicant will be admitted on a conditional basis, pending successful completion of nine semester hours of graduate work, including courses GSB 521 (Managerial Accounting) and GSB 531 (Managerial Economics). In cases where the student is judged to be deficient in the prerequisite courses, the student is required to successfully complete appropriate “undergraduate course equivalents” (without graduate credit) before unconditional admission status is granted. Students who lack prerequisites may take them at the Heidelberg at Arrowhead location, Tiffin’s traditional daytime program or at other institutions upon prior approval from the Director.