The UW Oshkosh Reading Study Center provides assistance for students taking the GRE through workshops or individual consultation. Visit http://www.uwosh.edu/readingstudycenter/gre to learn more.

A number of good GRE or GMAT review books are also available at local and online bookstores such as www.amazon.com andwww.barnesandnoble.com. The largest sellers are Barrons, Kaplan and Princeton Review.

If you purchase a review book, we encourage you to purchase a review book/ CD-ROM package.

Free practice test available at the GMAT Website: www.mba.com

Prospective test takers can access the new version 2.1 of the POWERPREP® II software, which is both Mac®- and PC-compatible, to help with their test preparation. The free software includes two full-length practice tests and is as close to the actual test-taking experience as one can get. Campus-based educators and advisers can also download the free software to make it accessible to students. Two new GRE® Success Starter videos are also now available. These short videos are a great way for test takers to get started. Learn more about these and the full array of official test prep for prospective test takers at www.ets.org/gre/prepare.

Paperless Score Reporting: GRE test-taker score reports are now paperless! Effective July 2013, test takers have access to view their official Examinee Score Report online. About 10 to 15 days after their computer-based test (and about six weeks after their paper-based test), test takers are notified via email that their scores are ready online. They simply access their My GRE® Account to view their scores. Test takers can also use the new on-demand, print-friendly functionality to print an official Examinee Score Report for free. ETS will continue to send official Institution Reports, directly from ETS, in a secure fashion to institutions in their preferred format.

Retaking the Test Policy: Individuals can now retake the computer-based GRE® revised General Test as frequently as once every 21 days, up to five times within any continuous rolling 12-month period. Individuals can take the paper-based GRE revised General Test and GRE Subject Tests as often as they are offered. While the total number of testing opportunities has not changed, the shorter 21-day window allows individuals to retake the test more quickly to better meet approaching application deadlines.

Try These Links for more practice tests:

• https://www.mba.com/us/the-gmat-exam/prepare-for-the-gmat-exam/test-prep-materials.aspx

• http://princetonreview.com/mba/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=79&TYPE=GMAT-PRACTICE-TEST

• http://www.kaptest.com/Business/GMAT/Practice-for-the-GMAT/BU_gmat_practiceGMAT.html

• http://www.west.net/~stewart/gmat/gmtestq.htm

• http://www.west.net/~stewart/gmat/

• Timed and scored GRE and GMAT practice tests (Five tests for $40): www.800score.com

GRE

The GRE is available by appointment at one of the nine locations below:

An appointment is required to take the exam.

GMAT

The GMAT will only be available at Pearson VUE Testing Centers in:

Additional information can be found at www.mba.com.

* About 15 percent of applicants receive a GMAT/GRE waiver. Applicants may be allowed to waive the GMAT/ GRE exam with the completion of one of the following:

• A domestic graduate degree as shown on an official transcript.
• An email request to waive the exam requirement based on extensive business experience.  A detailed resume demonstrating 8 – 10 years of professional experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a management position that includes both supervisory and budgetary responsibilities should be attached to an email requesting that the resume be reviewed for possible exam waiver.  Requesting the waiver does not guarantee that a waiver will be granted.
• One of the following professional certifications listed below:
  CAPM, Certified Associate in Project Management
  CFA, Certified Financial Analyst
  CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
  CIA, Certified Internal Auditor
  CIRM, Certified in Integrated Resource Management
  CLU, Chartered Life Underwriter
  Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (ASQ)
  CMA, Certified Management Accountant
  CPA, Certified Public Accountant
  CPCU, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter
  CPIM, Certified in Production and Inventory Management
  CPM, Certified Purchasing Manager
  CPSM, Certified Professional in Supply Management
  CQA, Certified Quality Auditor
  CQE, Certified Quality Examiner
  CSCP, Certified Supply Chain Professional
  Financial Licensures Series 7 and 24, and either 63 or 66
  Lean Six Black Belt Certification
  Member, Society of Actuaries
  Member, Casualty Actuarial Society
  PE, Professional Engineer (test certification only)
  PgMP, Program Management Professional
  PMP, Project Management Professional
  QPA, Qualified Pension Administrator
  ASQ, Certified Manager of Quality and Organizational Excellence
  PHR, Professional in Human Resources
  RICP – Retirement Income Certified Professional
  SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources
  SHRM-CP Certification
  ARM – Associate Risk Management
  PRAXIS test – in the area of Business Education

At UW Oshkosh, we consider a transcript official if it is sent directly to us from the institution that you studied at. If your transcript is sent by mail, it should be in a sealed envelope and stamped official.

YES, if your institution offers you the option to send an official transcript electronically please do so. However be sure that you direct the transcript to the UW Oshkosh Graduate Studies Office at gradschool@uwosh.edu. We also encourage you to submit a copy of your transcript order confirmation to our admissions counselor so that we can be sure your transcript gets linked with your application.

NO, it is not required that all application materials are submitted simultaneously. We track the materials that you’ve turned in, and will keep your application pending until the outstanding application materials are submitted.

No problem! You can either log back into the UW System online application and remit payment, or you can mail a check to:

Office of Graduate Studies
UW Oshkosh 
800 Algoma Blvd., Dempsey Hall Rm 345
Oshkosh, WI, 54901-8621

You may also come to campus and pay in cash at Dempsey Hall room 345.

UW Oshkosh accepts both exams so the decision is yours. We only look at the 3 sections that are common on both exams-verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing. The GMAT actually has a fourth section labelled integrative reasoning. We do not factor that section into our holistic admission decision should you take the GMAT.

A minimum of 2 years of full time professional work experience is required. Exceptional candidates with limited professional work experience but strong part-time or internship experience may be considered.

Work experience does not waive any of our courses.

Admission to the MBA program is not determined by undergraduate major(s). Only about half of our MBA students have undergraduate business degrees. Our curriculum is designed to support students from all academic backgrounds. Initial required coursework sets a foundation for advanced business topics. Specifically, all students will take the entry course BUS 791 The Strategic Context of the Organization as well as four tools courses to ready them for advanced curriculum courses.

The guidelines are 2.75 cumulative undergraduate GPA OR a 2.9 GPA in the last 60 credits for full-standing admission. For probationary admission, it’s 2.25 cumulative AND 2.5 GPA in the last 60 credits.

Note: We use a holistic admission process, so admission is not based on GPA alone.

We look for students to score in the 35th percentile or higher in each section of the GRE/GMAT exam for full-standing admission. Scores lower than that, but at the 20th percentile or higher, may be eligible for probationary admission.
Note: We use a holistic admission process, so admission is not based on GRE/GMAT entrance exam score alone.

Yes we do have three waiver categories, 1) Advanced Domestic Degree, 2) Extensive Professional Experience and 3) Business Certification

If you can get an official GRE or GMAT score report sent to us, we will accept it, but if you are unable to get the test results, you need to retake the exam. The rule of thumb is that GRE/GMAT will only send out official scores if the test was taken within the past 5 years.

Due to our AACSB accreditation standards, we can only transfer classes into our program from other AACSB accredited business schools. It’s always up to the institution that the credits are transferring into to decide how many and which credits will transfer and how they will transfer. The general rule of thumb is that only 9 credits of graduate coursework will transfer. We may be able to get a special exemption to that number if we work with the Office of Graduate Studies, but even then, it’s a 12 credit max.