Admission Requirements

Application Materials

1. Submit the online Application for Admission.
2. Current Resume:
   • Include all professional and educational background along with any awards, honors, or distinctions.
3. Statement of Purpose:
   • Submit a 1-2 page statement describing personal and professional goals.
   • This is also used as a writing sample for each applicant.
4. References
   • A reference form will be sent to three individuals with direct knowledge of the applicant's education, professional background, and leadership abilities. Evening MBA program applicants should include a direct supervisor. Accelerated MBA applicants should include a recent professor.
5. Official Transcripts:
   • Applicants must request transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions from which they have obtained a degree.
   • Millikin alumni can order transcripts here.
   • GPA requirement: 3.0
   • GPAs between 2.5 - 3.0 may be admitted on a provisional basis at the discretion of the Program Director.
6. Interview with MBA Program admin.

Please submit all above materials to: 
Jaclyn Cantwell, Director of MBA Program
jcantwell@millikin.edu 
217.424.3503
ADM-Scovill 105

Deadlines

Application materials must be submitted by the following dates:

• Accelerated MBA: April 1
• Evening MBA: November 1

Other Information 

• For information about financial assistance, please click here.
• For Millikin Employee Tuition-Waiver Applicants, please click here.

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Application Details for International Students

International students must complete the following steps, in addition to all of the application requirements for domestic students:

1. Complete the International Application for Admission. For translation and evaluation, contact World Education Services.
2. Send Official College Transcripts in English. Transcripts must be evaluated by a professional evaluation service such as World Education Services or Education Credential Evaluators.
3. Proof of  English language proficiency must be submitted.  (This requirement may be waived for students who have earned a degree from an institution using English as the method of instruction).  Minimum test scores:
   • 79 TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT
   • 6.5 IELTS
   • 56 PTE(A)
   • 105 Duo Lingo

** For students who need to improve their writing skills, "conditional admission" will be issued and students will study for one semester in Millikin’s English Language Center, where they will be placed in Level 4 instruction with a focus on writing.

Deadlines

International application packets must be submitted by the following dates for each program:

• Accelerated MBA: April 1
• Evening MBA: November 1

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