Deadlines and application details

Online references

You are required to submit two work-related references. We prefer one of your referees to be the person you report to in your current company. If you do not wish to inform your current employer that you are applying for the MBA your can submit references from the previous company. We do not need a reference from your University.

Your referees will submit their references online. In the application form you will find links to the reference forms. After downloading the application form, make sure you trigger the references links straight away and email them to your chosen referees. Your application is not complete until your references have been submitted. The reference links are unique to the application form you have downloaded so that they can be matched to the correct person and application. If you download another form you must use the reference links within that application.

We reserve the right to contact your referees for further clarification in connection with your application if required.

Your CV/résumé must include each job you have taken since graduating from your undergraduate degree (if you have one) in reverse chronological order, starting with your current position. You must include the month/year start and end date, job title, company name and salary for each position undertaken. If you have worked in more than one position for the same company please show each position separately to highlight your career progression. For each position, include bullet points of your key responsibilities and achievements. Your CV/résumé should ideally be no more than two or three pages in length.

All applicants are required to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test), regardless of nationality, education and professional background. Please check the admissions requirements for details. Please self-report your score on the application form and upload a copy of the provisional score report.

During your test, you will have the opportunity to send your official GMAT score report to five programmes. If you make your score report available to us, we will be able to verify your test score online within 20 calendar days of your test. We are listed as University of Manchester - Manchester Business School - MBA, Full Time - Manchester. Our institution code is N1C-XL-39. If you do not select MBS at the time you take your test we will not be able to view your score online and you will need to arrange for an official score report to be sent to us. Arrange to send an official GMAT score report.

If you have not yet taken your GMAT, you can still submit your application; however you must include your test date in the GMAT section of the application form. We may decide not to make an initial decision until we have your score.

You need to submit a copy of your official degree transcript (mark sheet) and certificate for each degree you have completed. Your transcript should show

• the type of degree awarded;
• date of enrolment and date of graduation;
• the courses you took; the marks you achieved;
• your final result, GPA or average grade.

If your transcript states that you have successfully completed and graduated and includes your final result, you do not need to also provide a certificate of graduation. If you have graduated from a UK institution we only require a copy of your certificate showing your final result (e.g. second class upper).

If you have a professional qualification e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, CIM, please submit:

• a copy of your certificate proving your have the qualification
• proof of your Professional Association membership.

All documents must be submitted in English. If the original document is not in English please provide a translation from a certified translator.

We reserve the right to contact your degree awarding institutions and professional associations for further information in connection with your application if required.

If you are successful, we will ask for official original copies of your documents when you register for the programme.

Please review our admissions requirements to see if you are required to take an English language test and for details of our minimum requirements. If you are required to take an English test, please self-report your score on the application form and upload a copy of the score report. In addition please arrange for an official score report to be sent to us.

We require a copy of the photo/name page in your passport to verify your identity and prepare visa documents (if required).

You can upload your photo after submitting your online application. There is a cropping tool in the upload process which allows you to crop a full-length photo to head and shoulders. The photo will automatically be adjusted to passport size.