How to Apply to Sac State s MBA Program: International Students The CAL STATE APPLY web address for international students is https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/international. To help guide you, screen shots of the steps required to create an account and begin work on your application are listed below. If you have technical problems, please contact the CAL STATE APPLY technical support at https://help.liaisonedu.com/cal_state_apply_applicant_help_center. You can log back in using your CAL STATE APPLY account information to edit/add/remove information at any time, up until you submit your application. Keep in mind that you must upload all of the application materials (official transcripts, Resume, Letters of Recommendation, GMAT scores, etc ) to your MySacState per the instructions on our Application Checklist by the application deadline. The checklist can be found here: http://www.csus.edu/cba/graduate/mbaapplicationinfo.html. For more information about uploading application documents to your MySacState, please click here For more information about requesting letters of recommendation via MySacState, please click here Please DO NOT upload any documents into the CAL STATE APPLY system (with the exception of the DD 214 discharge documents for veteran applicants. Applicants who are veterans may need to upload this paperwork in order for the application to be submitted). E-mail is the primary means of communication with applicants. CSU campuses will send important messages to you using the e-mail address that you list on this application. It is your responsibility to check this e-mail account regularly and read your messages from the CSU. Be sure to notify the campus(es) if this e-mail address changes. If you filter email addresses, please add the following email accounts to your safe sender list: cba-gbac@sacklink.csus.edu gradctr@csus.edu rgep-02@saclink.csus.edu rgep-03@saclink.csus.edu If you did not attend Sacramento State in the past, you will need to submit official transcripts from ALL colleges and universities that you have ever attended (even if it was one class). You will be required to submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities you list on your application. If you are Sacramento State alumni, you need to only submit transcripts not previously submitted to the university. The GMAT or GRE exam must be taken before the application deadline. However, you do not need GMAT/GRE scores to complete your application. You can opt out of
completing the test score section within the application, because the MPS office will download your official GMAT/GRE scores from the GMAC/GRE website. The MPS office does not use what you list on your application. If you have your official GMAT/GRE scores, you can enter them within this application. If you do not have official scores but do have the unofficial GMAT/GRE scores that you received on the day you took the exam, just enter 0.0 for the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section (unofficial scores do not include the AWA). Our program does not require the integrated reasoning portion of the GMAT/GRE for the application process, so feel free to leave this section blank in the test scores section. Statement of Purpose tips: You should NOT include your statement of purpose in your online CAL STATE APPLY application. Please upload your statement of purpose via the MySacState system once you have access (which will be after you apply.) A Statement of Purpose should be 1 to 2 pages maximum and include: Your purpose in graduate study. This means you must have thought this through before you try to answer the question. The area of study in which you wish to specialize. This requires that you know the field well enough to make such a decision. Your future use of your graduate study. This will include your career goals and plans for your future. Your special preparation and fitness for study in the field. This is the opportunity to relate your academic background with your extracurricular experience to show how they unite to make you a special candidate. It should also demonstrate that you are a diligent student who will remain committed for the long haul. Any problems or inconsistencies in your records or scores such as a bad semester. Be sure to explain in a positive manner and justify the explanation. Since this is a rebuttal argument, it should be followed by a positive statement of your abilities. Any special conditions that are not revealed elsewhere in the application such as a large (55-hour a week) work load outside of school. This too should be followed with a positive statement about yourself and your future. Above all, this statement should contain information about you as a person. They know nothing about you unless you tell them. You are the subject of the statement. Have someone else proofread your essay for spelling and grammar. A fresh set of eyes often picks up something you missed.
Creating a CAL STATE APPLY Account 1. Open your browser and go to the following address: https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/international Scroll down and click Apply to the CSU
2. Click the Apply Now button on the right-hand side NOTE: Be sure to review the admission requirements for the CSU system that ALL international students must meet (see below)
3. When you click Apply Now, you will be taken to the log-in page. Please click Create an Account.
4. Complete the fields appropriately with your personal and log-in information
5. Continue to complete your CAL STATE APPLY online profile by filling out the fields appropriately. Throughout the application, the Save Changes button will become clickable when you have filled out all of the required fields. Will become clickable when you fill out all of the required fields
6. You have now created your CAL STATE APPLY online profile! Click Start Your Application
The Application 7. You should now be at the following page In the Campus section, be sure to select Sacramento State. Scroll down and choose your desired MBA degree program. The following degrees are available: Business Administration (MBA General) Business Analytics in Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Global Business Finance You can change your degree program of choice at any time during the program.
Your selection will look similar to the example below When you are finished, select I am Done, Review My Selections PLEASE NOTE that you can choose to apply to more than one program at this point, but that each program may require different application documents. 8. Please review your selections to make sure you have selected the right campus (Sacramento State) and your desired degree program. Click Continue to My Application to continue.
9. You should now be at the following page (this is called your Dashboard. Clicking My Application in the upper-left corner of the screen will bring you back to your dashboard at any time)
Here, you can check the status of your application, see your progress on a current application, or submit a completed application. You can click on any of the four sections above to begin submitting information for your application. The Program Materials section is already completed because you already selected CSU Sacramento s MBA program as your program of interest. We will begin submitting information in the Personal Information section. Please click on that selection now. 10. Click on any of the seven sections to start submitting information. In this example, we will go from top-to-bottom, starting with Release Statement. Click that selection now. 11. Please read the statements and check the boxes to acknowledge them. Then, click Save and Continue at the bottom of the page
International students will need to release additional information to the CAL STATE APPLY system. Please read the additional release statements and check the corresponding boxes.
Click Save and Continue when finished
12. This dialogue box will often come up as you finish different sections within the application. Click Continue to Next Section to continue Go to Dashboard Takes you back to your dashboard (step 9) Continue to next section - Takes you to the next section
13. Fill out the fields appropriately. When you are finished, click Save and Continue
When finished, click Save and Continue PLEASE NOTE: Please leave the Statewide Student ID section blank. This section is for prospective students applying for an undergraduate degree.
14. Continue on to the next section titled, Contact Information. Please complete the fields appropriately. When finished, click Save and Continue at the bottom of the page and continue onto the next section titled, Citizenship/Residency Information
15. Please complete the fields with your residency information PLEASE NOTE: U.S. Citizen Status section: Please select the option that is suitable for you o U.S. Citizen You are currently a citizen of the United States o Permanent U.S. Citizen You are currently living in the U.S. via green card o Temporary U.S. Resident You are currently living in the U.S. via a visa other than an F1 visa (for example, an H1B visa) o Non-Resident You are currently living in the U.S. via an F1 visa o None You are undocumented International applicants must answer YES to the visa information question, which will let the CAL STATE APPLY system know that you currently have a U.S. visa OR that you intend on getting one. Please answer the additional visa questions appropriately. When finished, click Save and Continue at the bottom to continue to the Race and Ethnicity section
16. Please complete the fields appropriately. Please be sure to answer the questions in this section as honestly as possible. This information will NOT be used in any way during the admissions process, but may be used for data-processing purposes. Click Save and Continue when finished
17. Please be sure to read this section. It is required to submit a social security number if you have one When finished, click Save and Continue
18. Select No for your interest in obtaining a teaching or educational credential (our MBA program does not provide a teaching credential), then, click the Save and Continue button when finished.
19. You should now be competed with the Personal Information section and viewing the first part of the Academic History section titled, Colleges Attended Click the Add a College button
Your page will look similar to this after selecting a college Click Add a College to add another college to this section. When finished, click the link titled Transcript History 20. International Students are not required to submit transcripts via CAL STATE APPLY (HOWEVER, students MUST submit official transcripts to both MPS and OGS) To continue, please click GPA Entries
21. International Students are not required to submit GPAs via CAL STATE APPLY To continue, please click Standardized Tests 22. If you have test scores to submit, please enter them in this section (e.g. GMAT, GRE, TOEFL, etc). If you do not, click, I Am Not Adding Any Standardized Tests
You should now be viewing the following page, indicating that you did not add any standardized tests You have now completed the Academic History Section (indicated by the green graduation hat in the upper-left corner). Click My Application to go back to your dashboard 23. Your dashboard should now indicate that you have one section left to complete. Please click Supporting Information to continue
24. PLEASE NOTE: You will be submitting your current resume, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, headshot photo and student biography form via your MySacState, so you do NOT need to submit these documents through CAL STATE APPLY. Click Experiences to continue 25. Click Add an Experience PLEASE NOTE: Only your two most recent employers are required in this section (if you have them). If not, click I Am Not Adding Any Experience
If you choose to submit experience, your page should look like the following. Please fill out the fields appropriately When finished, click Save and Continue Your page will look similar to this after submitting work experience. Click Add an experience to add additional job experience (our program only requires your two most recent employers)
If you choose to OPT OUT of submitting experience, your page will look like the following. To continue, click Achievements
26. You have the option to add achievements in this section. Please see below for the type of achievements you should be uploading into each section (if applicable). However, this information should be outlined in your Statement of Purpose and/or Resume, so you are not required to submit that information here. Awards: Professional or academic awards given to you (ex. Employee of the month, scholarships, MVP) Honors: Academic honors awarded to you (e. Summa Cum Laude) Presentations: Professional or academic presentations given by you or a group that you were included in Publications: Professional publications where you were involved in the creation process Scholarships: Financial gifts given to you to help you pursue your academic goals If you would like to add achievements, click Add an Achievement, fill out the fields, and click Save the Achievement when you are done.
Click I Am Not Adding Any Achievements if you do not want to submit any achievements. You should now be viewing the following page IF you decided not to add any achievements (if you did add achievements, they will be listed on this page) Click Documents to continue 27. You have the option to submit documents here, however, you will be submitting the required application documents via your MySacState.
In this example, we will not be submitting documents. Click I Am Not Adding Any Documents at the bottom of the page You should now be viewing the following page, indicating that you decided not to add any documents Click Statement of Purpose to continue 28. Please leave the Statement of Purpose section blank, since you will be uploading your Statement of Purpose via your MySacState.
Statement of Purpose tips: Your statement should include Your purpose in graduate study. This means you must have thought this through before you try to answer the question. The area of study in which you wish to specialize. This requires that you know the field well enough to make such decision. Your future use of your graduate study. This will include your career goals and plans for your future. Your special preparation and fitness for study in the field. This is the opportunity to relate your academic background with your extracurricular experience to show how they unite to make you a special candidate. It should also demonstrate that you're a diligent student who will remain committed for the long haul. Any problems or inconsistencies in your records or scores such as a bad semester. Be sure to explain in a positive manner and justify the explanation. Since this is a rebuttal argument, it should be followed by a positive statement of your abilities. Any special conditions that are not revealed elsewhere in the application such as a large (35 hour a week) work load outside of school. This too should be followed with a positive statement about yourself and your future. Above all, this statement should contain information about you as a person. They know nothing about you unless you tell them. You are the subject of the statement. Have someone else proofread your essay for spelling and grammar. A fresh set of eyes often picks up something you missed.
Click My Application to return to your Dashboard 29. Back at your Dashboard, you can see that all four sections are now complete and that you have one application that is available for submission Click Submit Application 30. When you are ready to pay the application fee, click Submit All to continue to the payment portion of the application. Sacramento State Master of Business Administration NOTE: Students should download a copy of their application for their records. Click the blue button with the downward arrow to do this.
31. Select Sac State s MBA program as the program you want to pay for. When finished, click Continue Sacramento State Master of Business Administration
32. Enter your payment information on this page (valid credit or debit card only!) When finished, click Continue 33. You should now be reviewing your order and payment method. If you are satisfied, click Submit to complete your CAL STATE APPLY application! Thank you for Choosing Sacramento State!