Applying to the OMBA Program

You must upload a current resume that lists your academic and professional accomplishments in reverse-chronological order. For work experience, your resume should include for each position held:

• Employer name and brief description of the business (e.g., industry, size, gross sales/revenues, number of employees, etc.)
• Dates of employment
• Job titles and summary of your responsibilities and key activities
• Information about the organizational unit you worked in (such as size, scope, budget, staff, and reporting structure)

A well-detailed resume helps us better understand your background and readiness for the MBA program.

You must submit, within the application, the name and email address for two professional sources (e.g. current/past managers or supervisors, professional colleagues, etc.) and/or faculty who can address qualifications for graduate study, academic readiness, work performance and proficiency, and other personal qualities that demonstrate academic and professional promise. Once you input your recommenders’ information, they will automatically receive an email from Cal State Apply with a link to the Cal State Apply Recommender Form, a brief (10-15 minute) survey they must complete. 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. 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 their Recommender Form.  We cannot accept letters of recommendation.  Any additional comments can easily be included in the open-ended questions on the Recommender Form.

If your recommender did not receive their email or you would like to replace a recommender, simply go into your application, delete the recommender's name and email address, and 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 OMBA 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 you to upload unofficial copies of your 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 [name of major] and have not completed any courses since your graduation.

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