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Poole College of Management
Jenkins MBA

Application Deadlines

The Jenkins MBA maintains several rounds of application deadlines. We accept applications on a rolling basis for our Professional Online MBA program and on a deadline basis for our Full-Time MBA program.

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Online MBA Deadlines

Spring classes for the Online MBA program start in January of 2026.

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RoundApplication Deadline*Missing Materials Deadline**Decision Notification
One Day to MBA†Aug. 1, 2025Aug. 7, 2025Aug. 23, 2025
Second DeadlineSep. 1, 2025Sep. 8, 2025Oct. 31, 2025
Final DeadlineOct. 1, 2025Oct. 8, 2025Oct. 31, 2025
†Priority deadline for students interested in scholarships and financial support

*Application Deadline: Applicants must submit their online application and pay the application fee by this date unless they are anticipating an application fee waiver. We offer application fee waivers for our One Day to MBA deadline and for all US military members and veterans.

**Missing Materials Deadline: All application materials must be received by our office on this date, including unofficial transcripts, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo scores, and two recommendation letters.

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Full-Time MBA Deadlines

Admission to the Full-Time MBA program is granted for the fall term only. Fall classes for the Full-Time MBA program start in August of 2026.

NOTE: We recommend ALL applicants interested in securing a scholarship apply as early as possible. Please see the footnotes accompanying the deadline table below for additional important details.

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Round Application Deadline*Missing Materials Deadline**Decision Notification
One Day to MBASep. 15, 2025Sep. 21, 2025Oct. 10, 2025
Round 1†Nov. 1, 2025Nov. 8, 2025Week of Dec. 15, 2025
Round 2††Jan. 15, 2026Jan. 23, 2026Week of Mar. 2, 2026
Final DeadlineMar. 1, 2026Mar. 8, 2026Week of Apr. 6, 2026
†final deadline for international applicants interested in scholarships and financial support 
††final deadline for all international applicants

Applications received after deadlines will be considered based on program space availability.

*Application Deadline: Applicants must submit their online application and pay the application fee by this date unless they are anticipating an application fee waiver. We offer application fee waivers for our One Day to MBA deadline and for all US military members and veterans.

**Missing Materials Deadline: All application materials must be received by our office on this date, including any missing unofficial transcripts, TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo scores, and two recommendation letters.

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Other Deadlines

2+2 program deadlines

Applications for the 2+2 early admissions program are accepted on a rolling basis. For questions and details about your 2+2 application, please contact Cameron Lyons (clyons@ncsu.edu).

Graduate certificate deadlines (non-degree-seeking students)

Graduate certificates are available for MBA and non-degree-seeking students.

Fall AdmissionMay 15
Spring AdmissionOct. 31
Applications received past the deadlines will be considered based on program space availability.

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