General Information
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is a required component of the W. P. Carey MBA application.
The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test which measures general verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills. The GMAT score can range from 200 to 800.
GMAT scores are valid for five years from the date of the test. The GMAT is given entirely in English, and all instructions are provided in English.
The GMAT Web site provides information on how to prepare for the GMAT and how to register for a test date and location.
You may want to check your local area for additional test preparation resources.
Retaking the GMAT
Should you decide to retake or are requested to retake the GMAT by the Admissions Committee, please notify the W. P. Carey MBA by e-mail of your new test date.
Applicants with future test dates should leave this section blank in the online application and provide the registered test date in essay #3.
Applicants with multiple test scores should list the highest GMAT test results in the online application.
Upon an applicant's request, an application will be re-evaluated based on new GMAT scores. Denied applicants must reapply with new GMAT test scores if seeking admission for the same academic start date.
Submission of Scores
Applicants will be asked to report both the score number and percentile obtained for the verbal, quantitative and analytical section of the GMAT during the online application process if you have already taken the test.
Applicants with future test dates or those who have not taken the test should leave this section blank and provide the planned test date in essay #3. Applicants with multiple test scores should list the highest GMAT test results.
If attempting to meet a specific W. P. Carey MBA application submission deadline, the test should be taken no later than two weeks prior to that submission date. ASU receives official test scores two weeks after the test date. ASU's GMAT institutional code for the W. P. Carey MBA - Full-time Program is 0GZ-1R-80.
The official GMAT score must be forwarded to the W. P. Carey MBA by PearsonVUE. Test scores must be received directly from the agency administering the test. To request your GMAT score be sent to the W. P. Carey MBA, contact the PearsonVUE at 1-800-717-GMAT (4628) or 1-952-681-3680. Photocopies are not accepted.
The W. P. Carey MBA standards regarding English proficiency requirements are stricter than ASU standards. Most international applicants will be required to submit evidence of English proficiency as indicated by acceptable scores on the TOEFL or IELTS as follows:
- The minimum TOEFL requirement is 550 (PBT) or 213 (CBT) or 83 (iBT).
- The minimum IELTS is an overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band below a 6.0.
- Individual academic units may have higher requirements. The minimum TOEFL requirement for those typically accepted to the W. P. Carey MBA full-time platform is 613 (PBT) or 257 (CBT) or 103 (iBT).
Applicants who have met one of the following conditions at a regionally accredited college/university in the United States do not need to submit evidence of English proficiency:
- Earned a bachelor's degree or higher OR
- Completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate level study with a GPA of 3.00 or higher OR
- Completed at least 90 undergraduate semester credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher OR
- Completed the American English and Culture Program Advanced Level II and have the recommendation of the Director of the AECP
TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid when the test date is within two years of the first day of classes of the semester to which you are applying at ASU. Applications will not be processed without valid evidence of English proficiency.
The TOEFL is administered by TOEFL/TSE Services, PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA. Information is available on the internet at www.toefl.org or by email at toefl@ets.org. ASU's institutional code is 4007.
The IELTS is administered by the University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. Information is available on the internet at www.ielts.org. There is no institutional code for IELTS.
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