Optional GMAT and GRE admissions policy extended through Fall 2021

Optional GMAT and GRE admissions policy extended through Fall 2021

Last April, Albers announced that the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) and graduate management admission test (GMAT) requirements will be optional for anyone applying to a non-law graduate program in the 2020-21 academic year.

We're happy to share that the policy has been extended through Fall 2021. The application fee of $55 has also been waived for the same period.

Applicants are still encouraged to submit a GMAT or GRE when possible. Choosing to include these scores can make applications more competitive and gives the admissions team more information about applicants. 

Albers retains the right to recommend submitting a GMAT or GRE score on a case-by-case basis, in order to assist in the admissions decisions process. The GMAT/GRE will also still be required for applicants who have the equivalent of an international three-year degree or who received ungraded transcripts during their undergraduate degree.

GRE

Educational Testing Service (ETS), owner and administrator of the GRE, has confirmed that the GRE General Test at Home is available everywhere that the computer-delivered GRE General Test is normally available, with the exception of Mainland China and Iran. This GRE is a proctored online version of the test, administered in a test user's home.

Test centers are reopening in Mainland China and Iran, as well as other countries. Additional information about this new test option and updates on testing center closures, postponements, and rescheduling are available on the ETS website's COVID-19 page.

GMAT

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) that conducts the GMAT offers appointment times for the GMAT Online exam, an interim alternative to the test center GMAT, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The GMAT Online exam is available in most locations, with the exception of Mainland China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan due to regulatory and local data privacy rules. Currently, proctoring support for the exam is only offered in English.

More information is available on GMAC's online GMAT web page.

For any questions on the extended policy, please email Graduate Admissions.