Our admissions team offers opportunities to start the Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration completion program twice each year, in the fall and spring terms. Further, to accommodate prospective students at all points in the process of selecting a business program, the Chico State College of Business offers both priority and final application deadlines. To start planning your path toward joining us at Chico State, review the upcoming priority and final application deadlines below.

Application Deadlines

Application Requirements

Eligibility

All applicants to the Chico State Online MBA program must possess a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a GPA of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) over the last 60 units of credit and 3.0 over the last 30 units of credit. These are minimum requirements, and merely meeting these thresholds does not guarantee admission. Preference will be given to applicants with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Admission to the Online MBA program is competitive and high-quality, early applicants have a better chance of admission.

Application Requirements

Applicants to the Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration completion program must submit the following materials:

• Online application
      → A $70 application fee is required to submit this application

• Current resume or CV

• We accept official transcripts on hard copy and electronically, if the sending institution supports that method. Electronic transcripts should be sent directly from the originating institution to the Office of Admissions. If an email address is required, use onlinebizinfo@csuchico.edu. You can mail sealed paper transcripts to:

Office of Admissions
California State University, Chico
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929-0722

In addition, according to California State University application requirements, students applying to the Online Bachelor of Science in Business Administration completion program must have:

• Demonstrated experience in post-secondary studies through the completion of 60 semester units (90 or more quarters) of college credits from an accredited institution after high school graduation
• Completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter) units of general education courses
• Completed transferable courses with grades of C- or better in oral communication, written composition, and critical thinking
• Completed one transferable course with a grade of C- or better in college-level mathematics or quantitative reasoning
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all transferable college courses attempted for CA residents and 2.4 or better for non-CA residents

State Authorization

At this time, Chico State is not legally authorized to offer distance education programs to residents of all states. We are in the process of requesting this authorization from states where we have yet to obtain it. For a list of states where we are currently authorized to offer this program or exempt from authorization requirements, please consult the Status of State Authorizations for Distance Education page.

Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Education's Program Integrity Rule, every institution of higher education is required to provide all prospective and current students with the contact information for the state agency or agencies that handle complaints against postsecondary education institutions offering distance learning within that state. Learn more about the CSU system’s process for handling these complaints.