Residency Information
Residence data will be used by the university's resident auditor to determine if an applicant is a Georgia resident for fee-payment purposes. It must be completed by all applicants. (See the "Regents' Requirements for Georgia Resident Status" heading in the "Financial Information" chapter earlier in this catalog.)

Application Fee
An application fee of $25 must be submitted by applicants who have never applied to a graduate program in the Robinson College of Business and paid an application fee in the past. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Georgia State University in U.S. currency; do not send cash. The application fee is nonrefundable and does not apply toward registration fees

Transcripts
Two official copies of the transcript of all previous college work are required from each institution previously attended. Each set of transcripts must be in an envelope from the institution closed with the institution's official seal and must be submitted unopened by the applicant with the rest of the application packet. If an institution's policies do not permit it to send official transcripts to applicants for use with self-managed applications, the transcripts may be sent directly to the OAA/MA using the address given previously under the heading "Self-Managed Applications." In this instance, applicants should indicate on the application that the transcripts will be sent separately by the appropriate deadline.

Transcripts are required from each institution regardless of the length of time the applicant attended the institution or the applicant's status while at the institution or whether the grades are listed on another institution's transcript. EXCEPTION: Applicants who have attended Georgia State University must list their dates of attendance on their applications, but they do not have to request their Georgia State transcript. The OAA/MA will obtain a record of the Georgia State coursework.

One copy of each of the transcripts will be given by the OAA/MA to the registrar of the university for the student's permanent file. A person who has attended Georgia State University as a degree-seeking student may submit only one copy of the transcripts from each institution attended prior to entering Georgia State University; two copies are required from all institutions attended after having last attended Georgia State University.

An applicant who may have been granted provisional admission pending completion of the undergraduate degree must file two official copies of a supplementary transcript showing the awarding of the degree as soon as it is available but at the latest by the end of the first semester of enrollment.

Admission Tests
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is the primary admission test for admission at the master's level in the Robinson College of Business. All applicants to the program listed below must take the GMAT. There are no substitutions for this test.

Applicants to the programs listed below may submit scores on either the GMAT or the General Test and Writing Assessment of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).

The GRE is accepted only for review of an initial application. If a denied applicant needs to achieve more competitive test scores for reconsideration, the GMAT must be the examination taken for all subsequent testings.

Accepted applicants that took the GRE and later wish to change programs will not automatically be eligible to change to a program that does not permit GRE for admission. Based on the overall credentials and grades and credit earned, the student may be required to submit GMAT scores. Students admitted to programs that permit the GRE are eligible to enroll in only courses that apply to those programs.

GMAT
The GMAT is administered worldwide. In North America and most other parts of the world, it is administered only as a computer-adaptive test (CAT). Prospective applicants who are located in a country that does not currently offer the GMAT CAT and who cannot travel to another country to take the test should contact Customer Service at the Educational Testing Service. See below for ways to contact ETS.

The GMAT Information Bulletin and the GMAC web site (shown below) contain detailed information about the options for registering to take the test and having scores sent to desired schools. The Web site also contains the most up-to-date listing of test centers. Copies of the bulletin may be obtained by contacting the Educational Testing Service in one of these ways:

    Graduate Management Admission Test
    Educational Testing Service
    P.O. Box 6103
    Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6103, U.S.A.
    Phone: 1-609-771-7330
    Fax: 1-609-883-4349
    E-mail: gmat@ets.org
    Web site: http://www.gmac.com

GMAT scores may not be more than five years old at the desired semester of entry. Applicants whose scores do not meet this age limit must retake the GMAT and have the current scores sent to the Office of Academic Assistance and Master's Admissions.

The test is designed to measure aptitude for graduate study in business and is not a measure of knowledge in specific business subjects. Satisfactory scores on this test will be considered as one item along with all other information available in determining qualifications for admission to a master's program.

Those taking this test must request that their scores be reported to the Robinson College of Business (M.B.A.) of Georgia State University. Those who have previously taken this test must request the Educational Testing Service to report their scores to the college. The college's code number for master's-level programs is 5251. The "candidate's copy" of the score report is not acceptable. Admission decisions will not be made based on the unofficial scores given to the test taker at the conclusion of the GMAT CAT.

The GMAT should be taken as far as possible in advance of the desired semester of entry since official scores must be received by the stated deadline for complete applications. Scores from GMAT CAT will be sent to the OAA/MA two to three weeks after the test date.

GRE
The GRE is administered worldwide and year round. The General Test is offered only on the computer in most locations. It is an adaptive test measuring verbal, quantitative, and analytical skills. The Writing Assessment, which is offered only on the computer, measures critical reasoning and analytical writing skills. The General Test and the Writing Assessment are separate tests but may be taken on the same day.

Updated information about the GRE, test centers, and registration procedures may be found on the GRE Web site shown below.

A GRE Information and Registration Bulletin may be requested by contacting the Educational Testing Service in one of these ways:

    GRE-ETS
    P. O. Box 6000
    Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6000, USA
    Phone: 1-609-771-0767
    Fax: 1-609-771-7906
    E-mail: gre.info@ets/org
    Web site: http://www.gre.org

GRE scores may not be more than five years old at the desired semester of entry. Applicants whose scores do not meet this age limit must take the Graduate Management Admission Test and have the current scores sent to the Office of Academic Assistance and Master's Admission.

Applicants taking the GRE must request that their scores be reported to Georgia State University. Those who have previously taken this test must request the Educational Testing Service to report their scores to Georgia State University. The university's code number is R5251. The "candidate's copy" of the score report is not acceptable.

The GRE should be taken as far as possible in advance of the desired semester of entry since official scores must be received by the stated deadline for complete applications. Scores from the GRE CAT are mailed within 10-15 days of the test date.