Nov 22, 2024

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2016-2017

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Business Administration, MBA

College: Ricciardi College of Business

Admission Requirements

Detailed information about admission is provided in the Admission-Graduate section of this catalog. The following are specific requirements for application to the MBA degree program:

A bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university; if the degree has not yet been awarded at the time of application, the successful applicant must be nearing completion of the bachelor’s degree
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
Three letters of recommendation, at least one each from academic and professional references, submitted on graduate-school reference forms
A resumé which demonstrates the applicant’s potential for leadership and academic achievement as evidenced by activities during his or her professional career or undergraduate business studies
Official copy of scores from the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

Applicants to the MBA degree program who meet certain provisions will be considered for admission without submitting a GMAT. The following provisions qualify an applicant to be considered for the GMAT waiver:

An advanced degree (e.g. master’s, doctorate, JD, etc.) in a specialized business field, economics, law, or related field, or in a discipline involving a significant quantitative component (e.g. engineering, science, statistics)
CPA, CFA or CFM certification

NOTE: The College of Business reserves the right to request a GMAT score from an applicant even if these conditions are met.

Applicants for whom English is a second language will be required to submit an official copy of results from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System), unless they have at least two years of experience in an American college or university. Students taking the TOEFL must receive a total score of 213 from a computer-based test, 550 from a paper-based test or 79-80 on the internet-based test. Students taking the IELTS must receive a total score of 6/6.5.

Program of Study

The MBA requires students to complete courses in four different categories: foundation requirements, function courses, integration courses and electives. Depending on the student’s undergraduate courses, the requirements for the degree range from 33 to 54 credit hours.

Foundation requirements (21 credits, advanced standing available)

Foundation requirements (prerequisites) cover the basic content of accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing and statistics. These requirements are satisfied with course work or equivalent earned either before or after admission to the MBA program. All undergraduate equivalent courses must have been taken within ten years prior to admission, and students must have earned a grade of “B-” or higher in the course to qualify for a waiver.

Advanced standing in the Foundation category will be granted upon admission to the MBA program. After admission, students may petition for waiver of a foundation requirement based on significant related work experience, professional certification, or other formal educational accomplishments. Students may petition the admissions decision during their first semester in the program.

Foundation requirements include:

Financial and Managerial Accounting
   ACFI 500 - Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting
   or ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting  and ACFI 350 - Managerial Accounting
   or accepted CLEP exam credit for Financial Accounting and ACFI 350 - Managerial Accounting
   or courses in financial accounting and managerial accounting from another regionally accredited school

Managerial Finance
   ACFI 501 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
    or ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance
   or a course in corporate finance or managerial finance or business finance from another regionally accredited school

Economic Principles
   ECON 500 - Foundations of Economics
   or ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics  and ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
   or accepted CLEP exams credit in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
   or courses in principles of microeconomics and principles of macroeconomics from another regionally accredited school

Statistics
   ECON 501 - Foundations of Business Statistics
   or ECON 210 - Statistics for Economics and Business
   or a course in economic statistics or business statistics from another regionally accredited school

Management
   MGMT 509 - Foundations of Management
   or MGMT 303 - Organizational Behavior
   or accepted CLEP exam credit in Principles of Management
   or a course in organizational behavior from another regionally accredited school

Marketing
   MGMT 507 - Foundations of Marketing
   or MGMT 200 - Marketing Principles
   or accepted CLEP exam credit in Principles of Marketing
   or a course in principles of marketing from another regionally accredited school

Information Systems
   MGMT 508 - Foundations of Information Systems
   or MGMT 360 - Fundamentals of Information Systems
   or a course in management of information systems from another regionally accredited school

Function courses (12 credits)

These eight 1.5-credit courses provide an advanced perspective on the functional areas of business, focusing on the decisions made by a general manager.

Academic Catalog

Business Administration, MBA

College: Ricciardi College of Business

Admission Requirements

Program of Study

Foundation requirements (21 credits, advanced standing available)

Function courses (12 credits)

Integration courses (12 credits)

Electives (9 credits)

Total minimum credits: 33-54