The program leading to the Master of Business Administration degree requires the completion of 36 semester hours at the 600 level, including:
Core courses, 24 hours: ACCT 651, ECON 607, FIN 601, CIS 651, MGT 605, MGT 606, MGT 607, MKT 601.
Electives, 12 hours: Elective courses from at least three disciplines must be selected to assure breadth of business understanding and must be approved by the director of the M.B.A. program from the following: accounting, computer information systems, economics, finance, law, management and marketing.
The program leading to the M.B.A. with certificate in Health Care Administration requires the completion of the 24-semester-hour M.B.A. core, 6 hours of MBA electives and the following additional courses: MHS 510, MHS 564, MHS 664, MHS 665, MHS 696; and 3 semester hour MHS courses elected in consultation with the M.B.A. and MHS advisers.
The program leading to the M.B.A. with certificate in Human Resources requires the completion of the 24-semester-hour M.B.A. core, 6 hours of MBA electives and the following additional courses: MGT 608, HR 605, HR 610, HR 693, COUN 645, and 3 semester hour MBA courses elected in consultation with M.B.A. and HR advisers.
The program leading to the M.B.A. with certificate in Project Management requires the completion of the 24-semester-hour M.B.A. core, 6 hours of MBA electives and the following additional courses: PM 650 (6)*, PM 652 (6)*, PM 654 (6)*.
*Note: The project management courses are currently available only online. It is anticipated in the future, depending on the interest level and enrollment in this certificate program, it may be desirable to offer some of these courses in residence. This option is retained only as a possibility against future developments.
The program leading to the M.B.A. with Certificate in Entrepreneurship requires the completion of 15 hours in graduate level Entrepreneurship courses selected with the approval of the Entrepreneurship advisor.
Degree requirements for the Master of Business Administration degree
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must present a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and an undergraduate GPA sufficient to meet formula requirements. Letters of recommendation and/or personal interviews may be requested.
In addition to meeting the formula requirements, the following foundation courses must be satisfactorily completed for full admission into the M.B.A. program: MBA 500, 505, 510, 515, 520, 525. Applicants who have completed appropriate coursework at the undergraduate level, with a grade of B or higher within the last five years, may be eligible to substitute that coursework for some or all of the listed foundation courses.
In order to enroll in or audit 600-level courses in the College of Business, a student must be fully and unconditionally admitted to a graduate degree program.
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