The Application Process

Admission Criteria

The Simmons MBA Admission Committee seeks applicants who demonstrate solid accomplishments in educational and professional settings, and who possess leadership potential. The Committee attempts to measure potential, both from academic success in the program and professional success thereafter. The Committee does not follow a formula in making its decisions; rather, it strives to evaluate a candidate's ability, aptitude and promise.  Candidates are encouraged to submit application components as they are completed.  The Office of Admission will notify you upon receipt and will provide you with a reminder of what may be missing.

Transfer of Credit-MBA Program

While the SOM expects that students will take all or most of their coursework within the MBA Program at Simmons College, entering MBA students may apply for limited course transfers and waivers. All transfer credit must be submitted prior to a student’s first semester in the MBA program and will be reviewed by the Associate Dean for Faculty and Curriculum, in consultation with the relevant faculty members.

Petitions for either transfer credits or course waivers start at the SOM Academic Program Office. Accompanying documentation should include a grade transcript, a syllabus for the prior coursework, and a statement saying why the student feels the course credit should be transferred or why the course should be waived. Up to nine credits of coursework may be transferred in by an entering MBA student, and up to two courses may be waived. 

For transfer of credits:

  • Courses must have been completed within the last three years.
  • Student must have received a grade of B or better.
  • Courses must be graduate level and from AACSB accredited (or equivalent) business programs.
  • Coursework already counted towards the completion of another degree will not be considered for transfer credit.
  • Transfer credit only transfers credit, and not the grade.
  • The SOM GPA calculation only includes work completed at Simmons.

In addition, entering MBA students may waive up to two courses. The SOM will only consider for waiver the following three courses: Economics, Financial Accounting and Quantitative Analysis.

For course waivers:

  • Student must demonstrate prior relevant coursework. 
  • Student must pass a waiver exam with a grade of B or better within the first week of the semester.
  • A faculty member with expertise in the area will grade the waiver exam.
  • Course waivers do not affect the number of course credits required for graduation.
  • If the student successfully waives out of the course, she will be required to substitute the course credit with an advanced elective

Questions

Please contact the Simmons School of Management’s Office of Admission at 617-521-3840 or somadm@simmons.edu if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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