Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Prior to enrolling in the MBA program, admitted students must demonstrate basic competency in business subjects. Most students with an undergraduate degree in a business field will have demonstrated their competency through the successful completion of previous course work (students must have earned a grade of “C” or higher). An applicant’s transcripts will be reviewed to identify the areas in which a student must demonstrate competency, if any. If a student needs to demonstrate competency in a given subject, the student can accomplish this by successfully completing the undergraduate course (with a grade of “C” or higher) or by successfully completing a learning module that includes a competency exam in the subject area (learning modules are delivered as online content, please contact the Office of Graduate Student Services for details). A student must demonstrate competency in the following business content areas.

Content Areas

(ACCT 2101) Financial Accounting
(ACCT 2102) Managerial Accounting
(ECON 2105 or ECON 2106) Economics
(ECON 3402) Statistics for Business and Economics
(FINC 3511) Corporate Finance

Graduate Coursework (30 credit hours)

To earn the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, a student must successfully complete 30 graduate credit hours outlined below. A student can earn a Master of Business Administration with a Concentration by choosing to complete additional credit hours (please see details below). Students with an undergraduate degree in Accounting must substitute another course for ACCT 6232 with approval from the Office of Graduate Student Services. A student must also demonstrate an understanding of the content covered in the graduate course work by completing a comprehensive exam that is incorporated into the capstone course, MGNT 6681 - Strategic, Ethical, and Global Management .

Required Graduate Courses (18 credit hours)

ACCT 6232 - Managerial Accounting 3 Credit Hours
ECON 6450 - Managerial Economics 3 Credit Hours
FINC 6532 - Finance 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 6670 - Organizational Theory and Behavior 3 Credit Hours
MGNT 6681 - Strategic, Ethical, and Global Management 3 Credit Hours
MKTG 6815 - Marketing Strategy 3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Working with the Office of Graduate Student Services, MBA students develop a four course area of elective study. All elective courses must be on the 5000 level or higher and two of the courses must be on the 6000 level or higher. Two elective courses must be taken in the Richards College of Business.

Early Executive Track

The Early Executive Track is designed for young professionals with little to no experience (typically less than 2 years) who want to obtain an MBA and enhance their professionalism and leadership skills and want to gain real world experience. Upon completion of this track, the MBA student will earn an Early Executive Tack digital badge.

The goals of this track are the following:

• Provide students the opportunity to develop their professionalism skills
• Further develop students’ leadership and communication skills needed to be successful in today’s business world
• Provide opportunities to gain real world experience locally or internationally that will strengthen the student’s business skills, leadership skills, and will ultimately increase their marketability in today’s competitive workforce

Degree Requirements

MGNT 6675 - Work Practicum 3 Credit Hours

International Master of Business Administration Track

The International Master of Business Administration requires the same 30 credit hours and required courses as the Master of Business Administration degree does. It allows students to pick one of our international partner schools to attend for a semester and in working with the graduate program director create an International Plan of study that fits their needs and desires. Each plan of study requires approval from the graduate program director.