Applying to the OMBA Program

Applicants need to upload a current resume that lists in reverse-chronological order their academic and professional accomplishments. Work experience should detail employers (nature of business, gross sales/revenues, number of employees), dates of employment, and for each job title held please include a description of responsibilities & activities associated with that position and the organizational unit (size, scope, budget, personnel, and reporting relationships).
 

Within the application, you will be asked to submit the name and email address for two professional sources (current/past managers or supervisors, professional colleagues, etc.) and/or faculty who can address qualifications for graduate study, academic readiness, work performance & proficiency, and other personal qualities that demonstrate academic and professional promise. Once you have inputted your recommenders’ information, Cal State Apply will automatically send an email to the recommender on your behalf.  Please advise your recommenders to look for this email in their inbox, as well as in their spam or junk-mail folder, as emails do occasionally get filtered out. The link included in this email will take them to the Cal State Apply Recommender Form. It is a brief (10-15 minute) survey that they must complete.  Two recommendations must be received for your application to be complete and eligible for review.

Please note:  The Cal State Apply application is only set up to have recommendations submitted through the use of their Recommender Form.  We cannot accept letters of recommendations.  Any additional comments can easily be included in the open-ended questions on the Recommender Form.

If by chance your recommender did not receive their email or you would like to replace a recommender, simply go into your application and delete their name and email address, and then re-enter the information. This action will trigger a new email to be automatically sent.

Crafting an impactful Statement of Purpose is a vital step in your MBA application to Stanislaus State. This essay serves as a reflection of your past accomplishments, as well as a projection of your future career goals.

Use this opportunity to highlight key accomplishments in your academic, professional, and personal life, showcasing the milestones that have shaped your journey thus far. Reflect on how they demonstrate your expertise and/or leadership potential. Articulate your future career goals and how earning an MBA degree will serve as a catalyst in achieving them. Finally, explain why you have specifically chosen Stanislaus State for your MBA journey, elaborating on the specific factors that influenced your decision.

All applicants are required to submit a clear, well-written Statement of Purpose. Your essay should be approximately 500-750 words, using Times New Roman 12 pt. font, and be double-spaced with 1” margins. Resubmission of your essay may be required if it does not meet application standards and instructions.

We require applicants to upload unofficial copies of their transcripts to the Cal State Apply application. We need an unofficial transcript from EACH university and college you attended and completed coursework. This includes any community college education.

For Stanislaus State Alumni who have not attended elsewhere since graduation, please upload a document to your application that states you are a Stan State graduate with a bachelor’s degree in ( ) and have not completed courses since your graduation.

Students with international degrees can upload copies of their transcripts to their application. (Please Note: An official “evaluated” transcript will be required to be sent to Stanislaus State. See instructions in Step 2 below.