A form will be available from the school to which you are applying. You can sometimes apply directly on line, other schools will require you to request an information packet and you will need to fill out the application form by hand. A non-refundable application fee must also be sent with the application form. In addition, an application essay must be included in the application form. The application form states your professional intentions and the reasons why you wish to pursue an MBA in professional studies. The applicant usually must also send a copy of his resume along with the application form.
The most important requirement for an MBA is that an applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree in from an accredited university in the United States or an equivalent international degree. As proof of this, a sealed official transcript from your under-graduate college must be sent to the school to which you are applying. Generally an applicant must have a GPA of 3.0 or better from his undergraduate degree in order to be accepted in an MBA program.
You are required to submit Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores, or in some cases you may be able to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. If you are a not a native English speaker you also must submit test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) scores to verify that your language skills are sufficient to enter the program.
Two to three letters of recommendation are usually required for MBA applicants. These letters will show how an applicant works with other people. The letters of recommendation usually come from previous employers, co-workers or professors. Professionals who issued the letters of recommendation should know the applicant's strengths very well and be able to articulate them succinctly.
Most MBA schools require applicants to have a minimum of two to three years of work experience in a specific field before they apply. If you are applying for an MBA executive program the school may require up to five years of work experience. The experience needs to be directly related to your area of interest in professional studies. So if you wish to acquire your MBA in professional studies in bio-technology, you should have experience in this field.
While it is not required that you have an undergraduate degree in your area of interest for your MBA in professional studies, it will help your chances of being accepted into a program. If you don't have an undergraduate degree in biology or a related subject and you wish to pursue an MBA in professional studies in bio-technology, it will help if you to at least have related course work. This combined with experience in the industry will be sufficient to get into a program.