GMAT Waiver Policy

MBA Applicants

The GMAT (or GRE) is optional. Candidates with strong academic records, relevant professional experience, and/or who hold specific business-related credentials are automatically waived from the GMAT (or GRE). See below for details.

Candidates who do not meet the waiver criteria have the option to submit a GMAT (minimum score of 450) or GRE test result to strengthen their application.

An MBA applicant who satisfies one or more of the following criteria does not need to submit GMAT/GRE scores:

• has completed the Business Certificate of Graduate Study, Finance Certificate of Graduate Study, or Accounting Certificate of Graduate Study program with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better
• has graduated from Rowan University or an AACSB accredited business program or a program that holds a well-regarded discipline-specific accreditation (e.g., ABET, CAEP) with:
  • a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or higher; or,
  • a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher with at least 7 years of professional experience; or,
  • has at least 10 years of professional experience
• holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation
• have been inducted as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma
• has earned a master’s degree or higher with a 3.0 GPA from a program that holds a well-regarded discipline-specific accreditation (e.g., ABET, CAEP)
• has completed the MCAT or LSAT or a similarly well-regarded standardized exam and has been accepted to an institution holding a well-regarded discipline-specific accreditation (e.g., ABET, CAEP)

If you have any questions about your eligibility for the above criteria or whether you should consider taking the GMAT/GRE, please contact our Admissions Recruiter, Tendai Vengesa. You can reach Tendai by phone 856-256-5145, text 856-347-0662, or email at vengesa@rowan.edu. Supporting documentation will be required to verify that waiver criteria have been met.

M.S. in Finance Applicants

The GMAT (or GRE) is optional. Candidates with strong academic records, relevant professional experience, and/or who hold specific business-related credentials are automatically waived from the GMAT (or GRE). See below for details. 

Candidates who do not meet the waiver criteria have the option to submit a GMAT (minimum score of 450) or GRE test result to strengthen their application. 

• have completed the Finance Certificate of Graduate Study program with a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.5 or better
• have graduated from an AACSB accredited business program and have:
  • a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.3; or,
  • a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 with 7 years of professional experience*; or,
  • 10 years of professional experience*
• hold the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation
• have been inducted as a member of Beta Gamma Sigma
• earned a master’s degree or higher with a 3.0 GPA from a program that holds a discipline-specific accreditation (e.g., ABET for Engineering/Technology, NCATE for Education)
• have completed the MCAT or LSAT and have been accepted to an institution holding discipline-specific accreditation (e.g., ABET for Engineering/Technology, NCATE for Education)

*Professional experience will be evaluated by the MSF Admissions Committee.

If you have any questions about your eligibility for the above crriteria or whether you should consider taking the GMAT/GRE, please contact our Admissions Recruiter, Tendai Vengesa. You can reach Tendai by phone 856-256-5145, text 856-347-0662, or email at vengesa@rowan.edu. Supporting documentation will be required to verify that the criteria have been met.