Full-time MBA FAQs

The NAU MBA is a cohort based residential program. Each cohort starts in early August and graduates the following May. Students that receive their undergraduate degree in the fall term are encouraged to participate in a spring internship and join the cohort that begins the following August.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the class is full. Application review begins in the early fall. Early applicants have access to a larger pool of financial aid offerings than do late applicants.

Supplemental materials may be submitted as they are completed and added to your application packet. You will be notified when your packet is complete.

Conditional admission may be granted to students that have completed the application and admissions process. International students without a degree in business administration must complete the Business Foundations Graduate Certificate before beginning the MBA program.

All courses are offered in person at the NAU mountain campus. There are no online, evening or weekend courses.

The program is offered in a 10-month accelerated format, with students completing 30 credit hours of graduate coursework. The rigorous format is such that students are asked to not work more than 10 hours per week while enrolled. Graduate assistantships and internships available are limited to 10 hours per week.

Work experience is not required in order to apply to the program.

Three year degrees are accepted depending upon which country and university you attended. Please contact the NAU Center for International Education for clarification.

Applicants must submit scores from either the GMAT or GRE.

The scores can be submitted at any time and are part of the application. An application is not complete until the official scores are submitted.

For the Class of 2016-2017 the score was 526.

The minimum cumulative undergraduate gpa must be 3.0 or higher. Emphasis is placed on your last two years of study. If you are a current undergraduate student and your gpa is below 3.0, you are encouraged to apply with the intention of raising your gpa to the minimum requirement.

Yes, you are required to complete a series of business foundation coursework. Your transcripts will be evaluated for coursework that satisfies the foundation requirement.  If you have an undergraduate business degree from a member institution of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), have grades in core business courses of  ‘B’ or better, and a business gpa of 3.0 or higher, you will have met the foundation requirement. If you do not have an undergraduate degree in business, we will advise you on how to complete the prerequisites.

Transfer credit is considered for equivalency for the foundation courses only.