MBA Curriculum Guide

Customize your degree path to fit your goals or interests through one of eight MBA concentrations.

With flexible options and no thesis requirement, our MBA online program lets you customize your degree to fit your lifestyle. Complete 33 credit hours, plus additional foundational courses if needed, to achieve your career goals.

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Application Deadlines

Applications are open year-round so you can enroll at the time that works best for you. Review upcoming start dates and associated deadlines below:

FALL 2024

Start courses August or October

Apply by Aug. 12 to enroll for Aug. 26.

Apply by Oct. 7 to enroll for Oct. 21.

SPRING 2025

Start courses January or March

Apply by Dec. 20 to enroll for Jan. 15.

Apply by March 3 to enroll for March 17.

MBA Curriculum

Requirements for the MBA degree consist of 33 semester hours. These degree requirements may increase up to 15 additional semester hours (foundation courses) depending upon the undergraduate business courses previously completed. There is no thesis requirement.

Requirements

Core Courses | 21 credits
Concentration-Specific Courses | 12 credits

Foundation Courses

Depending on the undergraduate business courses you’ve previously completed, your advisor may determine that you will need some foundation courses to be successful. Review of your transcript may result in you being required to complete some or all of the following courses:

MBA 500: Survey of Accounting | 3 credits
MBA 501: Survey of Economics and Survey of Finance | 3 credits
MBA 502: Survey of Management and Survey of Management Information Systems | 3 credits
MBA 503: Survey of Marketing and the Legal Environment of Business | 3 credits
MBA 504: Survey of Statistics and Survey of Operations Management | 3 credits
MBA 510: Foundations of Accounting | 3 credits
MBA 511: Foundations of Economics | 3 credits
MBA 512: Foundations of Finance | 3 credits
MBA 513: Foundations of Quantitative Methods | 3 credits

Concentrations

Please note: If you do not choose a concentration, you will be enrolled in the Business Administration concentration.

Business Administration Concentration
The Business Administration concentration requires completion of 27 credit hours of core courses as well as an additional 6 credit hours of concentration courses.

Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits

Concentration courses include any 500-level graduate courses offered in Accounting, Economics, Health Care Administration, Hospitality Management, International Business, MBA, Finance, Business Law, Quantitative Methods, Management, and Marketing.

Entrepreneurship Concentration
Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits
MGMT 545: Entrepreneurial Management | 3 credits
BLAW 550: Law for Entrepreneurs | 3 credits

Finance Concentration
Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
FNAN 505: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | 3 credits
FNAN 535: Financial Markets and Institutions | 3 credits

Global Management Concentration
Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
BLAW 515: International Business Law | 3 credits
IBUS 550: Multinational Value Chain | 3 credits

Hospitality Management Concentration
Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits
HMGT 520: Feasibility Studies in Hospitality and Tourism | 3 credits
HMGT 540: Global Contemporary Issues in Hospitality and Tourism | 3 credits

Human Resource Management Concentration
Course Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
MGMT 565: Human Resource Management | 3 credits
BLAW 540: Employment Law | 3 credits

Project Management Concentration
Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
MGMT 555: Project Management I | 3 credits
MGMT 556: Project Management II | 3 credits

Sales Leadership Concentration
Core Courses
MGMT 518: Management of Information Technology | 3 credits
ECON 528: Managerial Economics | 3 credits
MGMT 590: Policy Formulation, Strategy, and Administration | 3 credits
ACCT 526: Analytical Methods for Planning and Control | 3 credits
FNAN 522: Advanced Financial Management and Policy | 3 credits
QMET 510: Data Analysis | 3 credits
IBUS 540: International Business | 3 credits

Concentration Courses
MGMT 525: Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 credits
MKTG 524: Marketing Management | 3 credits
BLAW 525: Negotiations | 3 credits
MKTG 530: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | 3 credits

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general application and admission requirements of the Graduate School, all delivery modes of the MBA program require applicants to provide:
- resume
- three letters of recommendation
- satisfactory official scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT); official scores must be sent directly from the test administrator to the Graduate School.

The GMAT and letters of recommendation application requirements will be waived for applicants who meet the following criteria:
- 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA
- 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA on the last 60 semester hours or last 90 quarter hours (coursework completed in the United States only), or a graduate grade-point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) on all previously earned graduate degrees
- 2.75 to 2.99 overall undergraduate GPA with at least 3 years of relevant work experience

Applicants with an overall undergraduate GPA below a 2.75 with at least 5 years of relevant work experience may be considered for a waiver of the GMAT requirement on a case-by-case basis by the Graduate Coordinator. The decision to waive the GMAT will be based on the quality of the work experience, which includes demonstration of extensive and/or significant managerial, supervisory, or executive work experience. Following Graduate School admission policies, these applicants will be eligible only for conditional admission.

At the discretion of the Graduate Coordinator and dependent upon the student’s undergraduate major, satisfactory GRE scores may be accepted in lieu of the GMAT.

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100% online coursework.
8-week terms.
$337.88-per-credit tuition.
No additional cost for books!
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