MBA—Master of Business Administration
Graduate Program Chair
Beverley Hollingsworth, PhD
Program Graduate Advisors
Yang Liu, Phd
Denise Simion, PhD
John Lohmann, JD
Graduate Curriculum Committee
John Crawley, JD
Beverley Hollingsworth, PhD
Kwahng Kim, PhD
Yang Liu, PhD
Patrick Malone, JD
Denise Simion, PhD
Renee Scapparone, DBA, Chair
Program Objectives
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program is designed to prepare leaders in business and in administration. It seeks to develop decision makers with strong analytical skills who are socially responsible, sensitive to cultural diversity and aware of the broadening world market. The MBA Program is also offered as a fully online program.
Program Description
The MBA program is comprised of a common core of advanced courses in business, and a concentration in one of six areas: Accounting, Management, Marketing, Healthcare, Supply Chain and Human Resources Management, for a total of 30 credits.
To complete the degree students must fulfill the following:
Six courses (18 credits) in advanced core
In the advanced core students acquire advanced skills and knowledge regarding current business and management practice and methodology.
Six specialized concentrations
The specialized concentrations are in the fields of Accounting, Management, Marketing, Healthcare, Supply Chain and Human Resources Management. Each concentration includes specialized courses and one elective.
MBA students enrolled in the accounting concentration may request to enroll in one additional concentration if they are currently enrolled and have a GPA of 3.00 or higher. Students may choose a dual concentration option after their first semester. In addition, students enrolled in either the management concentration or the human resource management concentration may choose to add on the accounting concentration. Students who have been approved for a dual concentration option must complete the course requirements for each concentration. Courses completed can only be counted once towards one concentration. Students approved for a dual concentration will be required to meet the requirements for the catalog year in which their dual concentration is approved.
The management and human resource management concentrations cannot be combined as a dual concentration option.
Admissions Standards and Criteria
We are accredited by The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). To enroll in the Master of Business Administration Program, a student must submit documents as outlined in the graduate admissions section as well as:
- An undergraduate GPA not less than 2.8 (students below a 2.8 must also submit a letter of recommendation to be considered for admission)
- TOEFL scores for natives of non-English speaking countries
Applicants to the MBA program who hold a bachelor degree in business are usually ready to begin the graduate-level coursework immediately, assuming that they have a suitable academic background. Professional experience is also a suitable foundation for graduate work. Students who do not hold a bachelor degree in business, or do not have the equivalent in professional experience, may wish to take courses at the undergraduate level to build a stronger foundation for graduate level work. Determination is made by the Graduate Program Chair.
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