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 resume 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.
NOTE: If, upon review, the applicant is considered admissible without a GMAT that requirement will be waived. 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
   

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. 

COURSE WORK

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

• Foundation Courses - These three-credit, undergraduate- and graduate-level courses cover the basic content of accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing and statistics. Advanced standing may be granted in these courses for students who have satisfactorily completed comparable undergraduate or graduate courses previously. The Graduate Program Coordinator will determine eligibility for advanced standing.

• Function Courses -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.  
   
• Integration Courses - These five courses serve as the capstone courses for the program.  
   
• Electives - These three, 3-credit courses allow a student to either study a particular topic in depth, or to gain breadth across business disciplines

Foundation Courses (Advanced standing available)

• ACFI 500 - Foundations of Financial and Managerial Accounting
• ACFI 501 - Foundations of Corporate Finance
• ECON 500 - Foundations of Economics
• ECON 501 - Foundations of Business Statistics
• MGMT 507 - Foundations of Marketing
• MGMT 508 - Foundations of Information Systems
• MGMT 509 - Foundations of Management

Function and Integration Courses (Required)

Electives (Required - 9 credits)

      Nine credits in 500-level courses with adviser approval

Total minimum credits: 33