During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lamar University has changed admissions policies for students applying for Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 terms. Changes for the College of Business include:

Freshman/Transfer Student

• All Application fees are waived
• Admission is test optional-- SAT/ACT score is not required.  Admission decisions will evaluate the applicant wholistically reviewing entire application
• High school seniors with 18 or more hours of dual credit and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher are automatically admitted
• Unofficial transcripts are accepted

Graduate

• GRE/GMAT is temporarily waived (until further notice) for MBA and MS-MIS applicants with at least a 2.5 GPA
•  Separate application for GRE/GMAT waiver is not necessary
• GRE/GMAT testing options are available remotely
• Automatic admission for Applicants with a GPA of 2.5 or higher from their last 60 hours of undergraduate or combined undergraduate/graduate coursework

International

• To assist international students with a remote testing option,  English Proficiency test score reports from Duolingo are accepted