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2019/2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, M.B.A.

Admission to the Degree Curriculum

Regulations governing admission to the university and to the Fowler College of Business are outlined above and in Part Two of this bulletin.

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as described in Part Four of this bulletin.

Specific Requirements for the Master of Business Administration Degree

The student must complete an approved program of 39 to 45 units of graduate coursework. Up to six units of 500-level courses may be included in the program.

Up to 12 units of coursework completed at an accredited AACSB institution or with the approval of the director of graduate programs may be accepted for transfer credit.

Students entering the program should have completed coursework in basic statistics and macro- and micro-economics. They should be proficient in college-level mathematics including algebra and in the use of spreadsheets.

The Requirements for the Degree are as Follows

Complete the Following Core of Seven Courses (21 Units)

Subject to a limit of two courses, the requirement to complete individual core courses Business Administration 623-629 may be waived by the director of graduate business programs under special circumstances. Waivers are determined by evaluating prior course content, institution at which courses were taken, grades received, and time since courses were taken.

Requirement

Complete 18 Units of Electives

Not more than 12 units outside the Fowler College of Business and not more than a total of six units in courses 780 (Field Studies in Business), 797 (Research), and 798 (Special Study), will be accepted toward the degree. Courses taken outside of the Fowler College of Business should be related to the M.B.A. program and must be approved by the director of graduate business programs.

Complete a Culminating Experience Course (3 Units)

Specializations

A student may choose to specialize by completing 12 units of elective courses from one of the following specializations:

Specializations Major Code SIMS Code  
Accountancy 05021 221908  
Entrepreneurship 05997 222361  
Finance 05041 222117  
Health Services Administration 05011 221710  
Information Systems 07021 222338  
International Business 05131 223651  
Management 05061 222561  
Marketing 05091 222773  
Project Management 05011 221719  
Real Estate 05111 222194  
Supply Chain Management 05064 222381  

Full and Half-Time Programs

Students enrolling in the M.B.A. program may be either full- or part-time students. Generally, in their first year, full-time students take twelve credit units at a time and part-time students take six credit units at a time. During the first year, students will be assigned to a cohort and complete certain required courses together.