»Master of Science in Food Science and Master of Business Administration

Students interested in the dual degree program must meet all admission requirements for each school. Students will make only one financial aid application. Scholarships and grants applicable to each degree will be decided by the separate schools.

Students may apply to the joint program, alternatively, students may also apply to the Flex MBA program during their first year in the food science program, and students may apply to the MSFS program during their first year of study in the Flex MBA program.

• Submit the on-line application
• Upload resume
• Upload Personal Statement Essay (prompt is available by accessing the on-line application)
• Request to have official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score reported to Chapman. The student needs to achieve a score of at least a 580 and ideally should be taken by July 1 during the summer before the student’s senior year
• Mail official academic transcript from undergraduate degree granting institution to:

                        Chapman University
                        Office of Graduate Admissions
                        One University Drive
                        Orange, CA 92866

• Request to have official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score reported
• Upload contact information for two recommenders.  A recommender should be someone familiar with the applicant's academic or professional abilities

International Applicants

In addition to the steps above:

• Submit score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• Submit copy of your diploma
• Complete the financial statement form required for the student visa

The dual degree program requires the completion of 68-69 total credits (as opposed to 81-82 credits if the two degrees are sought separately and outside the joint program). The Argyros School of Business will accept up to 7 of the MSFS credits toward completion of its 51 credit requirement; thus students must complete 44 MBA credits in the Flex MBA program.

The Schmid College of Science and Technology will accept six MBA credits toward completion of its 30-credit requirement, thus reducing the MSFSN requirements to 24 credits (15 units of required courses and 9 units of electives).

Business courses eligible for credit towards the MS FSN degree BUS 605 (Marketing Management) and BUS 606 (Operations and Technology Management) offered by the Argyros School of Business and Economics.

Food Science courses eligible for credit towards the MBA degree (limit of seven credits applied towards the MBA):

*Requires approval of Argyros School of Business and Economics Graduate Committee for credits to be applied towards the MBA.

Sample Master of Science Curriculum/Flex Master of Business Administration