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Graduate School of Business Administration
Post-Graduate Certificate Programs
Application requirements listed below relate to the following certificate programs:
- Accounting
- Communications and Media Management
- Finance
- Information and Communications Systems
- Management Systems
- Marketing
- Taxation
Application Requirements
- Application (.pdf)
- All undergraduate- and graduate-level transcripts
- One Letter of Recommendation
- Professional Resume
- TOEFL (for international students or those for whom English is not first language)
- Application fee
Transcripts
Applicants are required to submit transcripts for all course work that counted towards undergraduate- and graduate-level degrees. The transcripts must be forwarded to the Fordham Graduate School of Business Admissions Office in their official and original format with either the signature or seal of the university’s registrar across the seal of the envelope. Any transcripts not received in this format will be considered void. Applicants submitting transcripts that are in a foreign language must have the transcripts translated into English by an official translating service (i.e. World Education Services). Both the original and translated versions must be submitted in their official formats. While transcripts from Continuing Education Programs are not required, applicants may submit such transcripts as supplemental information.
Transcript Request Form (.pdf)
Letter of Recommendation
The Letter of Recommendation is used to provide an insight to the applicant’s managerial ability and motivation. Therefore, the Admissions Committee requires that applicants procure recommendations from individuals who can best attest to these attributes. Current supervisors, managers, clients and co-workers often prove to be the best source. However, the Admissions Committee understands that informing these individuals of future plans can be impossible for a variety of reasons. In such cases, letters from previous employers will be accepted. Applicants may also submit a supplemental recommendation if they wish to provide an academic or personal reference.
Letters of Recommendation Form (.pdf)
Professional Resume
Resumes should be submitted in a professional format and include contact information (name, address, phone, fax, email), educational background, work experience, and skills.
TOEFL
If English is not an applicant’s first language and he or she did not attend an English-speaking undergraduate university, then the TOEFL is required (contact them at www.toefl.org). Fordham GBA requires a minimum score of 600 on the paper version, 250 on the computer version, and 100 on the Internet-based version. If the applicant does not achieve this minimum score the admissions committee may ask an applicant to take the English as a Second Language (ESL) proficiency exam. Depending upon the results of this exam, the applicant may be required to take coursework in Fordham University’s Institute of American Language and Culture prior to starting his or her MBA program.
Application Fee
Application fee payment must be made by check or money order payable to Fordham University. The $130 application fee is nonrefundable. Fee waivers are not provided.
For more information, contact:
Admissions Office
Fordham Graduate School of Business
33 West 60th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 636-6200
Email: admissionsgb@fordham.edu
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