Brandeis International Business School

Applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. or accredited international institution. Three-year degrees that are equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree will be considered for admission.

Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended are required. Degree audits will not be accepted in lieu of unofficial transcripts. Transcripts must be provided in English. If you have graduated from a program, and your transcript does not verify your graduation, please submit a copy of your degree certificate with your unofficial transcript(s). Official transcripts are required from each institution only if you accept an offer of admission.

The following prerequisites must be completed prior to beginning the MA/MBA program. Students must earn a minimum grade of “B” to meet the requirement, or have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the area through completion of related courses. 

These courses must be taken at an accredited 3- or 4-year, not-for-profit college or university. Each course must be at least 3 credits or the equivalent of a full semester course. Courses to satisfy prerequisites may alternately be taken online and students must be able to provide the verified grade received in the course. Courses taken at other educational institutions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Statistics

An introductory course in Statistics.

One of the following:

• Principles of Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics

One written essay is required as part of the online application. 

The written essay question is as follows: What do you see as the benefit of earning two degrees in business, economics and finance and how will the MA/MBA program prepare you to contribute to the global business community? (500 words)

Additionally, applicants must respond to a short answer question regarding their career goals. If necessary, applicants may provide additional information, not mentioned elsewhere in their application, that they would like the Admissions Committee to consider as part of their application.

A current résumé detailing educational and employment history is required. Typically, our MA/MBA students have at least two years of full-time work experience.

We also require a detailed employment history as part of the online application so that we may fully understand your previous and current roles and assess your career progression. 

GMAT/GRE is optional for the Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 terms

If you choose to submit a GMAT or GRE score, an unofficial test score should be submitted as part of the online application. Official test scores are required only if you accept an offer of admission. GMAT and GRE scores are valid for up to five years. Test scores must be valid at the time of the application is submitted. If your test score will expire prior to the start of the program, you must submit your official test score prior to its expiration date. 

The International Business School GMAT code for this program is 3FD-QK-66. The school's GRE code is 3122.

One recommendation is required. Candidates may submit up to two recommendation letters if they wish. Recommendations may be professional (supervisor, client, mentor, colleague, internship coordinator, etc) or academic (professor, dean, etc.) , though we strongly recommend a professional reference for candidates applying to an MBA.

You will be asked to provide your recommender’s contact information as part of the online application. Use your recommender's institutional or corporate email address. Submissions from anonymous email servers (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.) may be subject to additional review. An email with instructions on submitting the online recommendation will be sent to your recommenders. Only online recommendations will be accepted, and recommendation letters must be submitted on the recommender's organization letterhead.

International applicants must submit a TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, or PTE Academic score unless they meet at least one of the following conditions:

• Completed a bachelor’s degree with at least three full-time academic years of study where English was the ONLY language of instruction. (please note, English as the language of instruction should be indicated on the institution’s website, transcript, and/or mark sheets.)
• Completed at least one full-time academic year of graduate (master’s level degree or higher) study where English was the ONLY language of instruction (please note, English as the language of instruction should be indicated on the institution’s website, transcript, and/or mark sheets.)
• Has, within the last 4 years, worked full-time for 2 consecutive years in the United States. To be considered “full-time” work in this instance, students must have completed this work after their bachelor’s degree, and work at least 35 hours per week.

We recommend a TOEFL iBT score of at least 100, a TOEFL ITP score of at least 627, IELTS score of at least 7.0, Duolingo English Test score of at least 130 or PTE Academic score of at least 68. Brandeis International Business School accepts TOEFL iBT Home Edition, IELTS Indicator and IELTS Online test scores. The Business School only considers TOEFL scores from a single test date, not MyBest™ scores. Our Admissions Committees take a holistic approach to reviewing applications and consider each part of a student's application to evaluate communication abilities and fit for the program.

An unofficial test score should be submitted as part of the online application. Official test scores are required only if you accept an offer of admission. TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test and PTE scores are valid for up to two years. Test scores must be valid at the time the application is submitted. If your test score will expire prior to the start of the program, you must submit your official test score prior to its expiration date.

The International Business School TOEFL code is 3122.

The online application fee is $150. Candidates who attend a Featured Admission Event will qualify for $100 off their application fee as a “thank you” for attending.  Please note, qualifying events will be denoted as “featured events”.  Register for a featured event.

Additionally, the members of the following organizations are eligible for application fee waivers:

• Current Brandeis and Wellesley students

• Brandeis alumni

• Current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces

• Beta Gamma Sigma members

• Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Teach For America or other U.S. national service organization volunteers