Marketing, M.S.M.

Also offered as:

• A Concentration under Business Administration, Ph.D.  

Accreditation
Accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Admission Information

Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements (see Graduate Admissions ) as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.

The M.S. in Marketing admission committee uses a portfolio approach: the strength of each applicant is determined based on the entire application. The admission committee will consider the following:

• GMAT (preferred), GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and PCAT (submitted scores must be within five (5) years of the term of entry);
• Applicants may request a waiver of GMAT if they meet one of the following requirements:
  • Have a Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater from the University of South Florida
  • Have a Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater from any State of Florida University that is a preeminent institution (i.e., University of Florida-Gainesville, Florida State University-Tallahassee)
  • Have a Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater from an AAU school (American Association of Universities).
  • Have three (3) or more years of managerial or professional experience
• A statement of purpose;
• Resume
• Relevant professional work experience;
• Any additional information that helps to ensure the potential success of the applicant in the degree program
  • For applicants with a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree from a regionallly-accredited institution, the following requirements need to be met in addition to those listed above: Minimum GMAT score of 650 or a minimum GRE score of at least 321 (combined verbal and quantitative), and a minimum of 25th percentile in the verbal portion of the test. When the 3-year Bachelor’s Degree is less than 120 hours from Non-Bologna Accord Institutions, a transcript evaluation from A NACES member is required to confirm equivalency.