Applicants to the program are expected to have the following credentials:
1. A Good First Degree
Applicants must have a good bachelor's degree from a recognized university or approved institution with satisfactory academic performance.
2. Work Experience
Applicants for the part-time mode should have at least two years of post-qualification work experience. For the full-time mode, work experience is not required, but applicants with relevant work experience will have an advantage.
3. English Proficiency
A satisfactory score in TOEFL or IELTS is required for applicants whose bachelor's degree was awarded by an institution where the medium of instruction was not English or whose first language is not English.
Applicants have to fulfill English Language requirements with one of the following proficiency attainments:
- TOEFL - Internet-based Test (iBT): 80 (for tests taken prior to 21 January 2026) or 4.5 (for tests taken from 21 January 2026 onwards) *
- TOEFL - Paper-based Test (pBT): 550
- TOEFL - Revised Paper-delivered Test: 60 (total scores for Reading, Listening and Writing sections)
- IELTS (Academic Module): Overall score: 6.5 and all sub-scores: 5.5 *
* Refers to scores in one single attempt only. Test at home option is not accepted.
4. GMAT/GRE
Applicants are highly recommended to have a satisfactory GMAT/GRE score. Although these tests are not required, applicants who can show high GMAT/GRE scores stand a higher chance of consideration and admission. The University also accepts the following online test results as alternatives in meeting the admission requirements.