IWU BSM Program Admission Requirements

Start your building your new career in business management with IWU's BSM distance learning degree. Apply now to begin the journey towards attaining your Bachelor of Science in Management today.

Our BSM distance learning degree program requirements are the same as those for students exploring the on-campus BSM program. Admission for the BSM distance learning degree consists of five simple steps:

Proof of high school graduation or GED certificate.
A minimum of 60 semester credit hours earned from a regionally accredited college or university, and all candidates for the BSM degree must have met the prerequisite requirements for math prior to starting the core program.*
A minimum of two years significant full-time work experience beyond high school.
Completion and submission of an application for admission to the distance learning degree program and all required items for admissions process as outlined in our application procedure page.

* Contact us for more information about prerequisite requirements. If you have 30 to 59 credit-hours of previous college course work, click here to find out about our unique "Bridge" program that will allow you to immediately start working toward your bachelor's degree.

Requirements for International Students

For those whose first language is NOT English, IWU requires you take the TOEFL exam to be considered for the BSM distance learning degree program. The minimum TOEFL score is set at 550 (CBT=213 or Internet Score=79).

So that we can be sure international students have the appropriate college or university level education, another requirement is a "course by course" evaluation of your transcripts done by an organization such as Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE).

THIS EVALUATION IS REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE OBTAINED ANY OF THEIR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CREDIT DEGREES FROM INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES.

(Graduates of some universities and colleges in Canada are also exempt from this "evaluation" requirement.) You may learn more about ECE and what it does by visiting their website at http://www.ece.org.