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M.B.A. PROGRAM: DETAILS AND ACADEMIC TERMS

 

Program Prerequisites:
Undergraduate level: accounting (3 credits), statistics (3 credits) and economics (3 credits) as prerequisites. Applicants may have prerequisites waived based on academic background and experience.

The following outline is the basic enrollment sequence for the M.B.A. program. This can vary, however, depending upon any credits you earn through the assessment process and/or transfer.

Term 1
Executive Assessment and Development
Scanning the Business Environment
(First short-term residency during this term)

Subsequent Terms
(Course sequence determined in consultation with your faculty mentor)
High Performance Management
Accounting and Finance
Human Systems and Behavior
Managerial Economics

Elective 1
Operations Management
Marketing Management

Elective 2
Managerial Reasoning (prerequisite: High Performance Management)
(Second short-term residency with this course)
Management Information Systems

Elective 3
Managerial Decision Making
Strategic Analysis and Executive Choice

Strategic Executive Leadership (must be the last course)
(Third short-term residency with this course)


Nondegree Study
A nonmatriculating student is an individual enrolled in some courses who is not seeking a degree – and is often described as a “nondegree” student. If you are interested in taking some courses for personal or professional enhancement, you may enroll for up to 9 credits of study in the program’s elective courses on a space-available basis.


Academic Terms
Most students enroll part-time in the MBA program, completing two courses in the fall and spring terms, and one course in the shorter summer term. Following this pattern, the entire program can be completed in three years.

Fall term: September to December (15 weeks)
Spring term: January to May (15 weeks)
Summer term: May to July (8 weeks)
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