Application Checklist
Please note: The admissions committee will not review your application until all of the following required materials have been received:
Official transcripts of academic credentials
One official transcript from your degree bearing undergraduate university. Official transcripts must arrive in a sealed envelope with the university seal, stamp, or signature across the back flap.
The admissions committee upon discretion, may request unofficial transcripts from each additional postsecondary educational institution(s) for which nine credit hours or more of course work was taken. as part of the evaluation or your application.
Two letters of recommendation
We suggest that both recommendations be professional references from those individuals who know you in an occupational setting, and that at least one of the recommendations is written by a current or previous supervisor.
Resume
Please prepare a business resume that includes your educational and professional information. Professional information should consist of employment history in reverse chronological order with titles, dates, relevant information, and an indication of part-time or full-time status.
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Applicants are required to take the GMAT. Please arrange for official reports to be sent directly to Syracuse University (Program Code: NGO-SB-51).
The GMAT exam is waived for candidates that possess five or more years of professional work experience.
We do not accept the GRE score in place of the GMAT. We do have a preferred score of 550 or higher.
A GMAT test score is valid for five years, and the admissions committee will consider your highest score if you have taken the test more than once.
It takes twenty days for official scores to arrive electronically so please make sure you schedule your exam well in advance of the application deadline date.
For more information about the GMAT test and how to register, visit
Non-refundable US$75 application fee
All applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee of $75. Application fee waivers are not available. The application fee can be paid by credit card on the online application site.
Two Essays
The essay questions can be found on the online application.
Once all of your application materials are received, you will be contacted to set up a time for a personal interview. The interview may be conducted in person or by phone.
All supplemental application materials (transcripts, etc.) should be sent to:
Graduate Enrollment Processing Center
Syracuse University
Graduate Admissions Processing P.O. Box 35060
If you are sending materials using a package delivery company
(i.e. DHL, UPS, FedEx), please use the following address:
Enrollment Management Processing Center
Syracuse University
621 Skytop Road, Suite 160
Syracuse New York 13244 USA
The associated number with the above address is (315) 443-8720.