Graduate Certificate in Business Administration

Minimum English language requirements

Students must meet the English proficiency requirements.

Additional entry requirements

To be considered for admission, applicants must:

• demonstrate proficiency in the English language
• hold a Bachelor degree in any field from a recognised university with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4.5 on QUT's 7-point scale
• have a GMAT score of at least 550
• have a minimum three years full-time equivalent relevant managerial or professional work experience post-degree
• provide two referee reports on proforma.

Prior academic achievement

Prior academic study at the Bachelor level can be in any field at any recognised tertiary institution. Original or certified copies of academic transcripts that show date of completion or conferral of degree(s) and a Grade Point Average (GPA) must be provided. Not all undergraduate degrees from overseas institutions are assessed as being equivalent to Australian bachelor degrees. Applicants who have not completed a recognised bachelor degree, including the three-year diploma in China, will be considered for admission into the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration based on their Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score, prior work experience and referee reports.

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

As applicants may come from a range of fields and their work experience may be diverse, a management aptitude test score is a useful indicator of an applicant's ability to meet the program's academic requirements. All applicants are required to undertake the GMAT. There will be no exemptions based on prior education or experience. GMAT test scores are valid for five years.

If you have already undertaken the GMAT QUT needs to see a certified copy of your Test Takers Score. If you are planning to take the GMAT, please have the results sent directly to QUT (our identification number is 1677).

GMAT details (DOC file, 410 KB)

Work experience

Relevant work experience indicates applicants will be able to contribute to class discussion. A minimum of three years full-time equivalent professional or managerial work experience is required after the completion of an undergraduate degree. To enable us to assess your work experience, a current curriculum vitae providing details of your roles, responsibilities and achievements is required.

Referee reports

All applicants must obtain two referee reports on the referee proforma. At least one referee report should be from your current employer. The referees may choose to send the recommendations directly to QUT (fax, email and postal addresses are provided on the proforma).

Referee Proforma (DOCX file, 106.79 KB)