Admission to the MBA Program is open to all students who have satisfactorily completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year institution. Students with a baccalaureate degree in business generally have met the undergraduate prerequisites necessary prior to enrollment in the MBA curriculum. Students with undergraduate degree outside the business discipline must satisfy undergraduate prerequisites in the functional areas of business, (accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and statistics) before enrolling in the MBA curriculum. Please consult the Graduate Program Director for additional details.

The MBA curriculum consists of a total of 30 credit hours of graduate business courses in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and statistics. Of the 30 credit- hours, 24 hours constitute the program core requirements and must be completed by all MBA students. The remaining 6 hours are restricted business electives. 

To encourage timely completion of program requirements and to avoid course-scheduling conflict, students are advised by the Business Graduate Programs Office concerning sequential course offering and additional scheduling details.

Prerequisite for the MBA

Students with a baccalaureate degree in business generally have met the undergraduate pre-requisites necessary prior to enrollment in the MBA curriculum. The MBA curriculum consists of a total of 30 credit hours of graduate business courses in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and statistics. Students with undergraduate (and/or graduate degrees) outside business are required to complete a 3 credit hour pre-requisite course: GB 500 Business Principles.

MBA Curriculum (30 Credit-hours)

To encourage timely completion of program requirements and to avoid course-scheduling conflict, students are advised to consult the Business Graduate Programs Office for information about sequential course offering and additional scheduling details.

Recommendations for a Second Degree

MBA: First Degree; MPA Second Degree

After completing the MBA, a student wishing to complete the MPA must submit:

1. An Application to the Division of Graduate Studies for the MPA program.
2. An official MBA transcript to the Division of Graduate Studies.
3. Three letters of recommendation from MBA professors to the Office of Graduate Business Programs.

If admitted for the second degree, the student must complete all undergraduate accounting prerequisite before completing the following 18 graduate credits hours in Accounting.

MPA: First Degree; MBA Second Degree

After completing the MPA, a student wishing to complete the MBA must submit:

1. An Application to the Division of Graduate Studies for the MBA program.
2. An official MPA transcript to the Division of Graduate Studies.
3. Three letters of recommendation from MPA professors to the Office of Graduate Business Programs.

If admitted for the second degree, the student must complete all undergraduate accounting prerequisite before completing the following 18 graduate credit hours.

Note: Students wishing to pursue the second degree must contact the MBA academic advisor, the MPA academic advisor, or the graduate program director to develop the appropriate plan of study to ensure timely completion of requirements.