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MBA Admission Requirements

Graduate Admission
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E-mail: mba@ccu.edu

Applying for Admission

The application for admission to CCU's Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is available online, giving you the flexibility to complete your application and access required documents in multiple stages. MBA prerequisites are listed below and should be reviewed prior to application submission.

Your first step in applying to CCU is to Create an Account. The information from this secure account will automatically be entered on your online application, simplifying the process to complete the application.

The graduate program application and fee should be submitted electronically. Please print copies of required documents as necessary and submit them to Colorado Christian University, College of Adult and Graduate Studies Admission.

If you have any questions, please contact your CCU Enrollment Counselor to assist you with the application process.

Admission Requirements

Complete the graduate admission application online.
Submit your resume or Curriculum Vitae through the online application process.
Submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended. You may use the Institutional Transcript Request Form (PDF) for this purpose.
If your undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or above, you are exempt from the requirement to submit your Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) test score. If your undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0, you must submit your GMAT or GRE test score to CCU prior to completion of one semester of graduate study. If you have not previously taken either test, you must take the GMAT and have your score submitted to CCU. The Colorado Christian University Reporting Code is 4573 for the GMAT and 4659 for the GRE. Proof of completion of a post-baccalaureate degree at a regionally accredited university may be substituted for GMAT/GRE scores.
Obtain one Letter of Recommendation from an employer or pastor. Download CCU's Letter of Recommendation form (PDF) and mail it as soon as possible to the person(s) you would like to complete it on your behalf.
Complete the MBA prerequisites.
You must have a minimum of five years of combined professional experience.
The Office of Admission reserves the right to request additional information as deemed necessary to make a selection decision.

International Applicants

An international candidate is one whose first language is any other than English or any candidate who has completed a college or university degree outside the United States.

Students whose first language is not English must also submit TOEFL scores. (Students completing a four-year degree from an accredited U.S. university may be exempted from TOEFL requirements in some cases.) The minimum recommended score for TOEFL is 550.

Application Deadlines

You can enter the MBA program at multiple points in the academic year. You should complete the admission process as early as possible so you will have adequate time to work with an advisor and qualify for financial aid.

Transfer of Courses

Students may transfer up to nine semester hours of graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university. The coursework must be comparable to that offered at CCU and fulfill the CCU MBA degree requirements.

MBA Prerequisites

All applicants to the Colorado Christian University MBA program are required to have a background in the areas listed below. This background may be obtained through undergraduate coursework as demonstrated by the student's transcript, or taken at CCU or another accredited undergraduate institution. Additionally, the student may complete the equivalent MBA prerequisites via CLEP or DSST exams.

Accounting – An introduction to corporate financial accounting, focusing on the accounting process, balance sheet, and income statement. Emphasizes the accounting cycle, financial statement analysis, and generally accepted accounting principles. Includes an introduction to performance measurements, budgeting, and income tax accounting.

Finance or Economics – The Finance prerequisite can be met through coursework or testing that involves a practical overview of relevant foundational aspects of business finance such as the role of the finance manager, risk-return, time value of money, ratio analysis, and financing decisions; basic application of these principles to the business environment. The Economics prerequisite must be representative of coursework or testing that examines the scope and structure of economic principles and their effect on the business enterprise. The distinction between macro and microeconomics, their relationship to each other and their combined effect on the business sector, an understanding of the various economic systems.

Statistics – An introduction to probability and statistics with primary focus on collecting, displaying, analyzing, and interpreting sample data. Using probabilities to solve problems. Application of basic probability distributions, methods of statistical inference including parameter estimation and hypothesis testing.

An MBA candidate may start CCU's MBA program before completing the MBA prerequisites, but must complete the appropriate prerequisite prior to registering for the class for which it is required.

Taking MBA Prerequisite Courses Online

CCU has partnered with Ivy Software to provide students with a convenient and flexible way to fulfill MBA prerequisite requirements at an affordable cost. The following courses are available for purchase:

Business Math and Statistics (fulfills Statistics prerequisite)
Financial Accounting: A Management Perspective (fulfills Accounting prerequisite)
Fundamentals of Economics (fulfills Economics prerequisite)
Understanding Corporate Finance (fulfills Finance prerequisite)

Each program takes on average 20 hours to complete. Students are able to download all course material. The student must pass a final course test with at least an 80% in order for the course to count toward the prerequisite. This test may be taken up to three times.

Purchase Instructions:

Go to http://shop.ivysoftware.com/
Click "Graduate Software" (on left)
Select "MBA Programs"
Select "Colorado Christian University"
Choose program and add to cart
Proceed with payment

Notify your CCU Student Services Advisor (SSA) of any problems you encounter with an Ivy Software program or any time you pass a test. He or she will be able to take the appropriate action to ensure that your degree plan is updated with the completed prerequisite information.