MBA entry requirements

English requirements

Applicants must meet the English language requirements in one of the following categories:

Category 1

Applicants whose first language is not English need to demonstrate proficiency in English with a score* of:

• 6.5 or better on the Academic IELTS with no individual band lower than 6.0, or
• 79 or better on the TOEFL IBT (International Benchmark Test),
  with writing and reading no lower than 20 and listening and speaking no lower than 18, or
• 58 or better Academic PTE (Pearson Test of English) with no individual band lower than 50, or
• 176 or better Cambridge English, CAE and CPE (from 2015) with no individual band lower than 169, or
• A Levels with a C or better in English in the CTC General Certificate of Education (GCE).

*AIB will accept an English Language Test above the following scores taken any time in the two years up to the date of commencement at AIB.

Category 2

Evidence of successful completion of secondary education in English

Applicants who have successfully completed secondary education (equivalent to Australian Senior Certificate of Education) that was taught and assessed in English in one of the countries listed below where English is the first language:

Australia Canada (except Quebec) New Zealand Republic of Ireland South Africa

UK – England UK – Northern Ireland UK – Scotland UK – Wales United States of America

Category 3

Evidence of successful completion of tertiary education in English

Applicants who have successfully completed tertiary education (equivalent to AQF Level 5 or above) that was taught and assessed in English in one of the countries listed below where the medium of instruction was in English**:

Antigua and Barbuda Australia New Zealand United States of America Canada South Africa Republic of Ireland American Samoa Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Botswana Cameroon Cook Islands Dominica Falkland Islands Fiji Gambia Ghana Gibraltar Grenada Guyana Jamaica Kenya Kiribati

Liberia Malawi Maldives Mauritius Namibia Nauru Nigeria Papua New Guinea Philippines Samoa Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia Tanzania Trinidad & Tobago UK – England UK – Northern Ireland UK – Scotland UK – Wales Uganda Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe

**Medium of Instruction in English is assessed against the Country Education Profiles on Australian Education International (AEI) or the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC UK). English Instruction will only be accepted if AEI or NARIC UK states that English is the language of instruction relevant to the country, education level or Institution.

Technical and computer requirements 

For a seamless online learning experience and to complete assessments, you’ll need to have access to the minimum technical and computer requirements, which includes a computer, plus a smartphone or tablet, and reliable broadband internet.

Other eligibility conditions

Applicants are required to complete the study readiness survey as part of their MBA application process.

Exemptions

The Programme Exemptions document lists all qualifications for which AIB has a standing articulation agreement with another institution, or which we have pre assessed for our precedents in another institution’s qualifications. The maximum amount of credit that can be granted for these qualifications against AIB courses (both BBA and MBA) is shown in the table. The table is by no means exhaustive, as AIB can also assess qualifications from institutions which are not represented here via our standard exemption application process.

Download Programme Exemptions PDF