Admission

Slate account

• All applicants must apply through Slate and submit materials, as noted, to Augustana University's Office of Graduate Education.
• You do not pay the $60 application fee in Slate until you are ready to submit your application. Applications are not complete until all materials have been received by Augustana University's Office of Graduate Education.

BA or BS degree

• A bachelor's degree is required to enter the program. However, you may complete your application prior to completing your undergraduate degree.
• While there is not a specific undergraduate major required for admission, three pre-requisite courses in accounting, microeconomics and management information systems are required. For Augustana students, this would be ECON 121, ACCT 207 or 210 and COSC/BSAD 205 courses.
• Applicants who have majored, or are majoring, in any subject area are welcome to take three pre-requisite classes on campus or transfer in equivalent courses prior to applying for admission.

Official transcript(s)

• An official transcript from every post-secondary institution you have attended for at least one semester’s time is required. You will need to arrange for each college or university you have attended to forward an official transcript of your coursework to Augustana University's Office of Graduate Education.
• Official transcripts sent through the postal system should be sent to:
  Augustana University
  Attn: Office of Graduate Education
  2001 S Summit Ave
  Sioux Falls, SD 57197
• Official transcripts sent through email should be sent to:
  graduate@augie.edu

GPAs

• You will need to enter your cumulative GPA
• A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) or better for the last sixty semester hours of undergraduate course work is required.

Official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Test scores or Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

• You must submit official GMAT or GRE scores. The institution code for Augustana University is 6015. Please note, GMAT and GRE scores are valid for five (5) years.
• You must submit official GRE scores for the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing sections, or both the Quantitative and Verbal scores for the GMAT.
• If your undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or higher, the GMAT/GRE test would be waived.
  

Essay

• A personal 500-word essay about your leadership experiences is required.
  

Letters of recommendation

• You must submit two (2) letters of recommendation. Letters should be from individuals familiar with your academic and leadership accomplishments.
  

Optional

Resume or CV

• A resume or current curriculum vitae (CV) could also be submitted by uploading it to the "Upload Documents" section of your Slate application but is not required.
  

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

TOEFL or IELTS scores

• If you received your undergraduate degree from a country other than the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand, in addition to the materials noted above, you must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores to prove English-language proficiency. The program requires a minimum TOEFL score of 87 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. The TOEFL institution code for Augustana University is 6015. Please see the TOEFL website or IELTS website for more information.
  

Photograph

• A copy of the photo page of your passport.
  

Finances

• Financial Statement showing sufficient resources to support yourself for one academic year.