Emerging Leaders MBA Fast Track Admission

Current Loyola University Maryland undergraduates as well as students attending a partner institution may be eligible to apply for Fast Track admission to Loyola's Emerging Leaders MBA (ELMBA) program. Students can apply to the one-year, full-time MBA program after junior year or during senior year. The ELMBA Fast Track policy streamlines the admission process provided that certain GPA requirements are met.

Undergraduates who are admitted to the ELMBA program via Fast Track admission will receive a 15% tuition discount.

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Partner Institutions

Fast Track admission is available for the following partner institutions:

Benefits of Applying Fast Track

• Application fee is waived
• Essay is waived
• One letter of recommendation is waived
• 15% tuition discount if admitted 

Admission Process

Fast track admission to the Loyola ELMBA program requires the following:

• Current enrollment as a degree-seeking undergraduate student
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall and for all major courses taken
• Satisfactory completion of remaining bachelor’s degree coursework, maintaining the minimum GPA requirements
• Interview with the admissions committee
• Successful completion of assigned pre-program math competency as determined by the admissions committee

Students are encouraged to apply for fast track admission to the ELMBA program after completion of junior year. An unofficial transcript will be required at the time of application, and acceptance decisions will be dependent upon receipt of official transcripts upon graduation. Final transcripts must reflect the criteria stated above.

Required Application Materials and Application steps

1. Start the online application.
2. Indicate that you are applying Fast Track and the partner school which you are currently attending on your online application.
3. Upload your resume.
4. Enter contact information for your recommender. Your recommendation must be academic recommendation from a professor. Loyola will contact your recommender via email with instructions on how to submit their recommendation.
5. Submit your completed online application.
6. Request your official university transcript. We strongly recommend that all applicants have their schools send us official e-transcripts if possible. If your school uses an automated transcript request service, select “Loyola University Maryland” as the receiving institution, and be sure to select “Graduate” or “Graduate Admission” as the receiving office. If your school does not use an automated transcript request service but will still send an official transcript on your behalf via email, have your school send your transcript to graduate@loyola.edu.

Loyola will waive your application fee, essay, and one letter of recommendation. Loyola will then submit your application.

For more information about the Emerging Leaders MBA program or fast track admission, please contact elmba@loyola.edu.

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