General FAQs

Cal Poly Pomona blends the energy of Southern California with hands-on, career-focused learning. With a learn-by-doing approach, students gain real-world experience through projects, research, internships, and service-learning opportunities across our 1,428-acre campus.

Yes. Our business programs are accredited by AACSB—the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. This recognition ensures our curriculum, faculty, and learning experience meet rigorous global standards.

Employers value AACSB accreditation as a mark of quality and relevance. It assures that graduates are prepared to navigate today’s complex business environment and compete in both domestic and international markets.

Graduates join a thriving network through the College of Business Alumni Chapter—Cal Poly Pomona’s largest alumni group, with 600+ active members. Alumni enjoy professional development, mentorship, and networking events, including the Alumni Night at the Ballpark.

All of our programs are catered towards working professionals, with all of our Graduate Business Administration (GBA) courses are offered one night per week, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., in addition to Saturday morning and afternoons.

For general information session dates and times, please visit GBA Homepage. 

For specific program information session date and times, please each individual program website. 

You are also welcomed to contact the Singelyn Graduate School of Business office at (909) 869-2363 or one of our Graduate Advisors for more information about our programs.

Prep courses are required for students with minimal to no business background to promote success in the core classes. These requirements will be determined upon review of the student’s academic transcripts. Completion of prep courses is not required prior to admission into the program. However, prep courses must be completed prior to enrollment in the 600-level core courses. A student may have prep courses waived if they meet the following criteria: 

1. A grade of “B” or better has been received for each undergraduate equivalent course. 
2. Equivalent coursework has been completed in the past seven years.
3. When two equivalent courses are required both courses must have been taken.  
4. For students with a conferred business degree from an AACSB accredited institution within the last 10 years, all prerequisites are satisfied.

Applications and all supporting documents should be submitted via Cal State Apply.

General Admissions Requirements for MBA Program

For international applicants, the same general admissions requirements, as stated above, will apply. However, international applicants are also required to provide the following information, in addition to the CSU application: 

• Affidavit of Financial Support
• Agreement to Purchase Cal Poly Pomona Group Health Insurance
• Supplementary Information of International (VISA) applicants

Please contact Admissions & Enrollment for more information about international admissions.

Your official transcripts and English Proficiency exam scores are to be sent to the Admissions & Enrollment Planning at:  

Admissions & Enrollment Planning
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Ave.
Pomona, CA 91768 

All other application items should be uploaded to your Cal State Apply application.

When you complete your application for admission, you are given access to information on BroncoDirect where you can log into our system. You will need to claim your account in order to have access to BroncoDirect. Once you are logged in, on the right hand side, there is a link under Admissions called “View my Application Status.” This link will enable you to view where your application is currently standing in the admissions process.

Unfortunately, BroncoDirect does not indicate if our offices have received your supporting documentation. Therefore, you should call our office at (909) 869-2363 or email us at stoney@cpp.edu if you have any questions.

Please note, if we are missing one or all of your supporting documents, we will inform you which items are missing via e-mail.

Information on how to sign up for the GMAT can be found at: http://www.mba.com/mba

Information on how to sign up for the GRE can be found at: https://www.ets.org/gre

For technical issues regarding your application, please contact Cal State Apply customer support by email at CalStateApply@liaisoncas.com or by phone at (857) 304-2087.