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 Admission and Registration .

Advancement to Candidacy

All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees .

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.

B A 623 - Statistical Analysis Units: 3
B A 624 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Units: 3
B A 625 - Financial and Management Accounting Units: 3
B A 626 - Business Economics Units: 3
B A 627 - Marketing Units: 3
B A 628 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Units: 3
B A 629 - Financial Management Units: 3

Requirement

B A 630 - Business Strategy Units: 3

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)

B A 795 - Business Consulting Units: 3
B A 796 - Integrative Business Analysis Units: 3
B A 799A - Thesis Units: 3

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.