Admission Requirements
Applicants apply for admission to the program via the Graduate School application for admission. Requirements listed here are in addition to Graduate Council policies listed under GCAC-300 Admissions Policies.
Criteria for evaluating applicants include professional and academic accomplishments, recommendations, and personal data from application forms that provide indications of future academic and professional accomplishment. Applications for the Executive M.B.A. degree are only accepted for Fall semester admission.
Degree Requirements
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Requirements listed here are in addition to Graduate Council policies listed under GCAC-700 Professional Degree Policies.
The EMBA program consists of two distinct portions:
- preprogram competency expectations, including accounting, mathematics, and statistics; and
- a minimum of 40 credits at the 400, 500, or 800 levels, and a minimum of 18 credits at the 500 or 800 level, with at least 6 credits at the 500 level.
Of the minimum 40 credits, 28 credits are required core courses:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BA 512 | Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Decision Making | 2 |
| BA 533 | Economics for Managers | 2 |
| BA 800 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BA 801 | Management | 2 |
| BA 802 | Team Process and Performance | 1 |
| BA 804 | Ethical Leadership | 2 |
| BA 805 | Negotiation Theory and Skills | 1 |
| BA 810 | Supply Chain and Operations Management | 2 |
| BA 811 | Financial Accounting | 2 |
| BA 815 | Business Statistics for Contemporary Decision Making | 2 |
| BA 817 | Communication Skills for Management | 2 |
| BA 821 | Foundation in Managerial Accounting | 2 |
| BA 831 | Foundations in Finance | 2 |
| BA 832 | Global Business Environment | 1 |
| BA 835 | Global Perspectives | 1 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 12 Concentration Elective credits 1 | 12 | |
| Culminating Experience | ||
| BA 571 | Strategic Management (Capstone Course) 2 | 2 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
| 1 | The 12 elective credits must be chosen from a list of approved concentration elective courses maintained by the graduate program office. |
| 2 | The culminating experience for the M.B.A. is the capstone course BA 571. This course is designed to bring together the many functional areas previously studied and integrate them into a strategic analysis of the firm. |
Twelve concentration elective credits must be chosen from a list of approved elective courses maintained by the graduate program office. An example of electives is shown below.
Concentration Elective Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy Elective (e.g., Strategy Implementation) | 2 | |
| Management Elective (e.g., Management and Change) | 2 | |
| Finance Elective (e.g., Global Finance) | 2 | |
| Marketing Elective (e.g., Marketing Comm. and Brand Mgt) | 2 | |
| Supply Chain Elective (e.g., Supply Chain for the C-suite) | 2 | |
| Capstone Elective (e.g., Strategic Leadership) | 2 | |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Optional Elective Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| Global Immersion | 3 | |
Student Aid
Refer to the Tuition & Funding section of The Graduate School’s website. Students in this program are not eligible for graduate assistantships.
Courses
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 699 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
Contact
| Campus | University Park |
|---|---|
| Graduate Program Head | Brian Harold Cameron |
| Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) or Professor-in-Charge (PIC) | Louis Gattis |
| Program Contact | Teresa Avery |
| Program Website | View |