Admissions

Global Executive MBA applicants must have completed the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and have a minimum of 6 years of professional work experience.

(Virtual and/or In-Person)
After completing an application and submitting all required supplementary materials, applicants will be required to participate in an interview with the GEMBA Director or other admissions committee member before being formally accepted into the program. Receiving an interview appointment is not a guarantee of admission to the program. Typically interviews will be conducted virtually over Zoom.

Proficiency in English is required for graduate study at the University of Washington. Every applicant whose native language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency.

Proficiency testing can be waived if one of the following can be demonstrated:

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or from an institution in Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, or the United Kingdom.

OR

• Documentation verifying that the applicant’s undergraduate degree is from an institution where all instruction is in English.

OR

• Complete an English Language Proficiency Exam. Refer to the table below for accepted exams and score requirements. Offers of admission cannot be made until official scores are submitted.

NOTE: Most test scores are valid for two years. Applicants with scores below the minimum score requirements are highly encouraged to retake the exam before applying. TOEFL scores must be sent directly to the University of Washington (school code 4854). IELTS test scores must submit official scores electronically via the IELTS system (E-TRF), using the University of Washington’s organization ID 365. An offer of admission cannot be extended prior to the receipt of official scores.

We encourage you to plan to study for the test(s) well in advance (6-12 months) of applying to the program.

If your test score is below 92 TOEFL iBT; 7.0 IELTS; 125 Duolingo, then you can check to see the qualifying scores and enroll in appropriate UW Academic English Program(s). These are virtual quarter-long classes so you will need to register for Autumn 2024 class(es) to meet the test requirement. You will not be admitted until this requirement is met.

TOEFL iBT

IELTS

DET (Duolingo English Test)

Applicants will be required to upload a copy of their unofficial transcript with the online application packet. If admitted to the program, applicants will be notified by the UW Graduate School to submit the official transcript issued from the institution from which the degree was granted.

The GMAT, GRE or Executive Assessment are optional and not required for admission consideration. However, applicants with scores may submit them as supplemental information.

To protect the health and safety of our students, faculty, academic personnel, staff, and broader community, the University of Washington requires all students to be vaccinated against Measles, Mumps, and Meningitis Meningococcal ACWY, with certain exemptions allowed.

If these requirements are not met, students will not be able to register for classes. Students are responsible for their own immunizations and requirements and must submit documents themselves. To learn more about required vaccinations and documents, see the Immunization Requirements webpage, and for questions reach out to [email protected].