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Fulfill the admission requirements

  • Completed bachelor’s from a regionally accredited institution and prior statistical course work. Students with either an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)-accredited bachelor of science in business or an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET)-accredited bachelor of science in industrial engineering will meet this requirement. Students must dually enroll in the Graduate School, be admitted to the global supply chain management graduate certificate program and receive graduate credit for 12 credits of stand-alone certificate courses.
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate education.
  • If English is not your native language, please submit a TOEFL score of at least 80 (internet-based test), an IELTS score of at least 6.5, a Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of at least 59 or a Cambridge C1 Advanced score of at least 180.

Application dates

This program accepts rolling admissions, so you can apply at any time. We recommend you submit your application six weeks before the beginning of the term in which you wish to start your course work.

To start classes in Apply by Classes begin
Fall July 15 August
Spring Dec. 1 January
Summer April 15 June

Gather your papers

Applying will be easier and faster if you gather these required documents beforehand:

  • Transcripts of all previous college or university education. Upload unofficial transcripts in your online application. If you are accepted, you will be asked to provide official transcripts.
  • Statement of purpose describing your academic and career background and goals.
  • Résumé or CV.
  • TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or C1 Advanced score reports for applicants whose native language is not English. For information on sending test scores, visit the Grad School website.

Complete the online application

Carefully follow the instructions on the application site.

  • Upload the above documents in the online application
  • Degree/delivery: Graduate Certificate- Distance (Online/Remote Site/etc.)
  • Academic program: Global Supply Chain Management-Distance (Grad Cert)
  • Application fee: $40.00

Application fee waiver questions: Contact MU Graduate Admissions with questions via 573-882-6311 or 1-800-877-6312 or via email at gradadmin@missouri.edu

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This program is administered by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

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