The MBA Online program is designed to enable working adults to obtain a JSU quality education while still maintaining their commitments to family and work.

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.

MBA Online Curriculum

Students with a baccalaureate degree in business generally have met the undergraduate pre-requisites necessary prior to enrollment in the MBA curriculum. The MBA on-line curriculum consists of a total of 30 credit hours of graduate business courses in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and statistics. The 30-hour curriculum will be delivered over 5 eight-week terms during a period of 12 calendar months. Students may complete the program in one or two years by taking either one or two courses during each eight-week term. Students with undergraduate (and/or graduate degrees) outside business are required to complete a 3 credit hour pre-requisite course: GB 500 Business Principles offered each fall during the first eight-week term.