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International Admissions & Application

International students are welcome to apply. However, please note that F-1 student visas are not issued for this fully online iMBA program.

International Admissions

International students are encouraged to apply to the MBA program and are welcomed on our culturally diverse and globally engaged campus in Sacramento. Learn more about the application and admissions process on the International Programs & Global Engagement site.

  • All post-secondary transcripts (including all colleges and universities attended).
  • GPA requirements vary from 2.5 to 3.25
  • Please provide a 3rd party evaluation (WES, ECE, or ACEI) if you have a 3-year degree from a foreign institution.

  • Must accompany transcript if you have already completed your academic program

Students who earned a degree from an institution located in a nation where English is not the official language, or where the language of instruction at that institution was not English, must take the TOEFL or IELTS or PTE and receive a passing score. A list of countries not held to the English Proficiency Requirement can be found here.

TOEFL or IELTS not required.

  • TOEFL: minimum 80 ibt or 550 pbt (MyBest score not accepted ETS code: 004671)
  • IELTS: minimum 6.5
  • PTE Academic: minimum 65
All scores must be released to Sac State for it to be considered official. Please log into your ELP portal and send test scores through your English testing portal.

Is not required for the iMBA program.

Please refer to our admission requirements here.

Citizens with Foreign Documents

U.S. residents or citizens who completed their undergraduate studies abroad and have international transcripts must either:

  • Submit all official transcripts to the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) AT LEAST ONE MONTH PRIOR to the application deadline for internal evaluation OR
  • Have all official transcripts evaluated by an outside company. The three agencies we accept evaluations from along with additional information for applicants with foreign documents can be found here.

Transcripts submitted to OGS for internal evaluation after the internal one-month-prior deadline will NOT be reviewed and your application will be denied as incomplete. For this reason, we recommend you choose an outside agency to evaluate your transcripts and ensure the evaluation is received by OGS before the final application deadline.

Applications missing transcripts by the deadline will not be reviewed and will be denied.

International Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Applicants receive two separate emails confirming the application was received. The first email will come from calstateapply@liaisoncas.com confirming your application was received. The second email will be sent from Sacramento State’s International Admissions Team, which contains your Sac State ID number, and instructions on setting up your student account. This email is generally sent 2 business days after you’ve submitted the application online. The email also provides instructions on how and where to submit your supporting documents. If you do not receive an email from Sac State with your ID number, it is incredibly important that you contact us at intlinfo@csus.edu. We recommend that you provide your full name, date of birth, and Cal State Apply ID number.

Once you have your Sac State ID, please set up SacLink Account here. Pro Tip: Be sure to enter in only the last 4 digits of your Sac State ID. If you receive an error message, contact our office at intlinfo@csus.edu. Most errors are due to students inadvertently transposing the birth month and day. Use your account to access My Sac State at: http://my.csus.edu. Your My Sac State web portal will take you to the Student Center which can be used to find information about your application status, “to-do” list, and other important information you will need throughout your time at Sacramento State. If need assistance navigating your My Sac State, please watch How to Navigate your Student Center video.

For a full list of countries exempt from taking an English Language Proficiency exam, please visit our website.

Unofficial transcripts are accepted for the application review process. Official transcripts must be submitted before the start of the semester. Failure to submit transcripts will prevent you from course registration.

We recommend that you submit your financial documents along with all of your supporting application documents so that we may issue your electronic Form I-20 with your admission letter. You may also choose to wait until an admission offer is made to submit financial documents.

We do not accept 3-year foreign bachelor’s degrees. However, students who hold a 3-year degree outside the U.S. are encouraged to seek the services of an outside evaluation agency such as WES, ECE, or ACEI (these are the only approved services we accept at this time). Should any of these agency’s state that you hold the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s degree, you may be eligible at to apply. However at this time, we do not accept 3-year foreign degrees in our internal evaluation.