MS Project Management/AACSB Accredited/PMI Accredited - Under 12K

[soliloquy]

Okay, some of you know I was looking at a Master of Science in Administrative Studies/Project Management at Missouri State University. I was told at the last moment that the program was being phased out. The program was not through the college's COB. They also have a MS in Project Management through the COB but until tonight, I thought it required a GRE or GMAT. I mean the website says:

"A GPA of at least 2.75 for the last 60 hours of academic work. In addition, students must have attained a score of at least 400 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or a comparable percentage rank score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)."

But on the actual handbook (not on the overview page) it states that your GRE/GMAT can be waived if you have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA. I just thought I'd pass that along.

Take care and good night!

http://build.missouristate.edu/assets/ID...-04-13.pdf

[Yanji]

Although the GMAT is rather expensive and time-consuming, 400 is an atrocious score (around the 10th percentile) and shouldn't really be considered a barrier to entry. It seems like just a waste of student time/money to me if the bar is going to be set that low.

[soliloquy]

Although the GMAT is rather expensive and time-consuming, 400 is an atrocious score (around the 10th percentile) and shouldn't really be considered a barrier to entry. It seems like just a waste of student time/money to me if the bar is going to be set that low.

I tend to agree. I don't know why they have the GMAT at all if they would accept someone with a score that low. But, all I know is that they have the AACSB accreditation I covet, they are accredited by PMI (GAC), and they are under 12K to complete the entire program. With the median salary of a project manager being right around 100K and my desire to obtain the PMP credential in addition, the 12K is looking like a pretty awesome investment. That's good enough for me.

[andrewtn]

I live in Missouri and applied to the MS Project Management program yesterday. Today the school called me to follow-up and talk about entrance requirements. They transferred me to the Department Head, Dr. Callahan, who confirmed it was possible to waive the GMAT with a 3.0. TESC lists me as having a 4.0, however, for the graded classes that are listed on my TESC transcript from other schools I would have a 2.84. I have submitted my transcript from TESC but I don't know that I actually need to request transcripts from the schools that didn't issue my degree.

I asked how I could start classes this fall, with no GMAT, and Dr. Callahan suggested I check out entering as a post post-baccalaureate student until I've met the requirements.
Graduate Classifications - New and Current Students - Graduate College - Missouri State University

Students admitted into the post-baccalaureate classification have not been admitted to the Graduate College; they have only been given permission to enroll for graduate-level courses to earn graduate credit. A post-baccalaureate student is not required to furnish the application fee or transcripts and there is no minimum grade point average for admission. Enrollment as a post-baccalaureate student does not guarantee future admission into a specific degree program. Post-baccalaureate students may take either undergraduate or graduate courses. The only limitation is that no more than 9 hours of graduate credit may be accumulated under this classification or applied to a degree program. Graduate courses (600-level and above) taken as a post-baccalaureate student will be counted in the student’s overall graduate GPA. Any C+ grade or below may jeopardize the ability to enter into a degree program. Students under this classification have completed a bachelor’s degree and are graduate students. They are therefore governed by all Graduate College policies. Post-baccalaureate students must make satisfactory progress in graduate courses and any student receiving more than 9 hours of "C+" grade or below will not be allowed to enroll in further classes.

Generally, students in the post-baccalaureate classification are not eligible for financial aid. Students who first register in the post-baccalaureate classification and later initiate the process to change to a degree program will be required to submit the Graduate Admission Application along with the application fee and necessary transcripts. The application will be reviewed by the Graduate College and the director of the degree program to which the student applied and the student will be notified of the decision.

[soliloquy]

Go ahead and request the rest of your transcripts. I submitted just COSC and since I didn't have 60 graded credits on it they wanted all of them. Might as well save yourself the time now and get it out of the way.

[soliloquy]

What does he mean until you've met the requirements? What requirements do you still have if no GMAT is required?

[andrewtn]

My cumulative isn't 3.0+ (TESC is 4.0 but thats because I only took 1 class) so GMAT IS required but I could start taking classes through the post post-baccalaureate program.

[soliloquy]

My application was approved today.

I start Spring, 2015. YAY!

[andrewtn]

Contgrats on being accepted to the program! I hope to join you in the spring if I can get accepted.

Do you know if Missouri State will include graded credits from Straighterline and Penn Foster in calculating GPA? If they include them it will really help my GPA.

[soliloquy]

I only transferred in CLEP and DSST. Before I satisfied all of my graduation requirements, I did ask them if they would take SL and they told me no because they weren't familiar with it. They did not elaborate. But, it can't hurt to ask. Maybe you'll get a different response. Everything else I had was B&M credits. Contact Graduate Admissions, they response pretty quickly.