Cohorts
Admission to the MBA program is by cohort and students may choose either part-time or full-time paths. Cohorts provide many benefits to students, but the major benefits are logical course sequencing and the support systems and networks that develop when students move through programs together. These benefits lead to something even more important, as retention and graduation rates in cohort programs tend to be much higher than in open registration programs.
Cohorts do impose some limitations. Students who deviate from their cohort schedules may be forced to delay registration or to attend courses away from their home campus. Students who join the program in January will have limited opportunities for classes until the following Fall. Students who fail to complete a course in sequence may be forced to change cohorts. The MBA office will work with students whenever possible, but cannot guarantee available courses outside the cohort framework.
Course Scheduling
Part-time Asheville Cohort - Fall Start
Part-time Asheville Cohort - Spring Start
Full-time Asheville Cohort - Fall Start
Full-time Asheville Cohort - Spring Start
Part-time Cherokee Cohort - Spring Start
Part-time Asheville Cohort - Fall Start
Fall - Semester 1
MBA 621: Leadership and Ethics
MBA 625: Applied Business Economics
Spring - Semester 2
MBA 623: Accounting: Understanding Performance and Informing Decisions
MBA 629: Managing Organizational behavior
Fall - Semester 3
MBA 627: Applied Business Statistics
MBA 633: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Business
Spring - Semester 4
MBA 631: Human Resource Management
MBA 635: Managing Value - Creating Business Operations
Fall - Semester 5
MBA 637: Financial Management and Valuation
MBA 639: Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
Spring - Semester 6
MBA 641: Marketing Management
MBA 643: Integrative Strategic Management (capstone)
Part-time Asheville Cohort - Spring Start
Spring - Semester 1
MBA 631: Human Resource Management
MBA 641: Marketing Management
Fall - Semester 2
MBA 621: Leadership and Ethics
MBA 627: Applied Business Statistics
Spring - Semester 3
MBA 629: Managing Organizational behavior
MBA 635: Managing Value - Creating Business Operations
Fall - Semester 4
MBA 625: Applied Business Economics
MBA 633: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Business
Spring - Semester 5
MBA 623: Accounting: Understanding Performance and Informing Decisions
MBA 643: Integrative Strategic Management (capstone)
Fall - Semester 6
MBA 637: Financial Management and Valuation
MBA 639: Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
Full-time Asheville Cohort - Fall Start
Fall - Semester 1
MBA 621: Leadership and Ethics
MBA 625: Applied Business Economics
MBA 627: Applied Business Statistics
MBA 633: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Business
Spring - Semester 2
MBA 623: Accounting: Understanding Performance and Informing Decisions
MBA 629: Managing Organizational behavior
MBA 631: Human Resource Management
MBA 635: Managing Value - Creating Business Operations
Fall - Semester 3
MBA 637: Financial Management and Valuation
MBA 639: Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
MBA 641: Marketing Management
MBA 643: Integrative Strategic Management (capstone)
Full-time Asheville Cohort - Spring Start
Spring - Semester 1
MBA 623: Accounting: Understanding Performance and Informing Decisions
MBA 629: Managing Organizational behavior
MBA 631: Human Resource Management
Fall - Semester 2
MBA 621: Leadership and Ethics
MBA 625: Applied Business Economics
MBA 627: Applied Business Statistics
Spring - Semester 3
MBA 635: Managing Value - Creating Business Operations
MBA 641: Marketing Management
MBA 643: Integrative Strategic Management (capstone)
Fall - Semester 4
MBA 633: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Business
MBA 637: Financial Management and Valuation
MBA 639: Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
Part-time Cherokee Cohort - Spring Start
Spring - Semester 1
MBA 621: Leadership and Ethics
MBA 641: Marketing Management
Fall - Semester 2
MBA 629: Managing Organizational Behavior
MBA 631: Human Resource Management
Spring - Semester 3
MBA 625: Applied Business Economics
MBA 627: Applied Business Statistics
Fall - Semester 4
MBA 623: Accounting: Understanding Performance and Informing Decisions
MBA 639: Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
Spring - Semester 5
MBA 633: Legal and Regulatory Issues in Business
MBA 637: Financial Management and Valuation
Fall - Semester 6
MBA 635: Managing Value - Creating Business Operations
MBA 643: Integrative Strategic Management (capstone)