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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

Admission Test Information (U.S. Citizens and International Students)

All applicants for admission to a graduate degree program are required to take the appropriate admission examination. The GRE and GMAT examinations are primarily available through a computerized testing format.

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required for admission to the Master of Business Administration program. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test is required for all other specialist, master of arts, master of engineering management, master of music, master of science degree, sixth-year programs, and the GIS certificate.

Acceptance of GRE or GMAT scores more than five years old requires a review by the graduate dean and the department chairperson. Substitution of any graduate entrance examination for the GRE or GMAT is subject to approval of the graduate dean and department. Substitutions may be given for applicants who hold an advanced degree from an accredited graduate institution.

GRE

The GRE is offered at the SCSU Testing Center
SCSU has a Testing Center located on the SCSU campus in Atwood Memorial Center. The Testing Center administers the GRE examination. A student may schedule a date to take the computerized examinations. Telephone: 320.308.5456 or E-mail: cbttesting@stcloudstate.edu.

For other locations in the United States and abroad:

GRE
P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, NJ, USA 08541-6000
Phone : 609.771.7675 Fax: 609.771.7906
Toll free: 1.800.GRE.CALL E-mail: gre-info@ets.org
Web: www.gre.org

GRE Fee Reduction
The GRE Board makes available a limited number of GRE fee reduction certificates for college seniors and unenrolled college graduates who meet eligibility requirements. Fee reduction certificates may be used for one general test and one subject test.

To be eligible, you must be:

  • a U.S. citizen or resident alien,
    and
  • a college senior receiving financial aid through an undergraduate college in the U.S., a U.S. territory, or Puerto Rico, or a returning unenrolled college graduate who has applied for financial aid,
    and either
  • a dependent college senior whose Free Application for Federal Student Aid report shows a parental contribution of not more than $1,400 for the senior year,
    or
  • an independent college senior whose FAFSA shows a contribution of not more than $1,800 for the senior year,
    or
  • an unenrolled college graduate whose FAFSA indicates independent status and a contribution of not more than $1,800.

To apply for a GRE fee reduction certificate
If you meet these eligibility requirements and want to apply for a fee reduction certificate, please contact your financial aid office to see if you qualify. Once your eligibility is established, the financial aid office will issue a fee reduction certificate. When using a fee reduction certificate, the applicant is required to register for the GRE by mail through ETS, using the appropriate registration form found in the GRE Information and Registration Bulletin. If you are registering for more than one test, all registration materials must be received together with the fee reduction certificate or your registration form will be returned to you unprocessed. Letter requests, photocopies, and faxes of fee reduction certificates will not be accepted. Fee reduction certificates are not retroactive and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.

GMAT

The GMAT is offered at the SCSU Testing Center
SCSU has a Testing Center located on the SCSU campus in Atwood Memorial Center. The Testing Center administers the GMAT examination. A student may schedule a date to take the computerized examinations. Telephone: 320.308.5456 or E-mail: cbttesting@stcloudstate.edu.

The GMAT is also available at the following Minnesota sites:

     
   
Pearson Professional Center Pearson Professional Center Pearson Professional Center
5601 Green Valley Drive 7101 Northland Circle Washington Dr. Executive Center
Suite 150 Triad Bldg, Suite 102 3459 Washington Drive, Suite 107
Bloomington, MN 55437 Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Eagan, MN 55122-1347
Telephone: 952.831.0640 Telephone: 763.531.2026 Telephone: 651.994.0650
     

 

     
   
Pearson Professional Center Pearson Professional Center
North Shore Bank Place Greenview Office Building
4815 West Arrowhead Road, Suite 100 1544 Greenview Drive SW, Suite 200
Hermantown, MN 55811 Rochester, MN 55902
Telephone: 218.279.3084 Telephone: 507.285.3277


For other locations in the United States and abroad:

GMAT
PO Box 6103, Princeton, NJ, USA 08541-6103
Phone: 609.771.7330 Fax: 609.883.4349
Toll free: 1.800.462.8669 E-mail: gmat@ets.org
Web: www.mba.org