Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Purpose
The purpose of the Master of Business Administration program is to deepen the knowledge of professionals creating more effective and efficient business leaders equipped to serve in a global business environment. The program emphasizes the holistic approach to business through its focus on the needs, wants, and desires of all stakeholder groups. The ethical development of business formulation, implementation, and evaluation are emphasized. The program creates parallels between business theory and the practical application of the theoretical framework. Further, the program allows for a deeper development of business-specific discipline areas. An emphasis on the development of knowledge, skills, and values through the lens of a Christian worldview equips business professionals to serve.Program Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to:
- Utilize appropriate business decision making skills based upon current business theory and analysis of business data.
- Recommend business solutions based upon research, knowledge of the literature, and best practices.
- Integrate a Christian Worldview into business principles.
Program Specific Admissions Requirements
In addition to the general admission requirements, admission to candidacy in the M.B.A. program requires:
- Earned baccalaureate degree in a business discipline or its equivalent from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., SACSCOC, TRACS, ABHE, etc.)
- An undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above (on a 4.00 scale)
- TOEFL (if applicable)
- Fifteen hours of upper-level undergraduate business courses from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., SACSCOC, TRACS, ABHE, etc.)
Students who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement may be admitted on Academic Caution status. Students who do not have the 15 hours of upper-level undergraduate business courses, but meet the 3.00 GPA requirements will be denied admission and automatically moved to the M.A. in Executive Leadership program. Once the student has successfully passed all portions of BMAL 590 Business Common Professional Components (3 c.h.), he/she may request admission to the M.B.A. program.
Additional prerequisites for admission to the Master of Business Administration – Accounting program include:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 211 | Financial Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 212 | Managerial Principles | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 311 | Corporate Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Individual Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 404 | Assurance and Attestation | 3 |
It is recommended that students without an accounting undergraduate degree take ACCT 403 Fund Accounting for Government and Not for Profits (3 c.h.) in order to meet the governmental accounting course requirement for the CPA exam.
Completing Additional Cognates
Students in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program may graduate with more than one cognate, pursuant to the following conditions:
- Students must declare their intent to pursue the second cognate while still enrolled in the MBA program. They are not permitted to graduate with a MBA with one cognate, then later apply for readmission to pursue the 2nd cognate.
- Students are not permitted to graduate with the 36-hour MBA, then later apply for readmission to pursue a MBA with a cognate. Students who graduated with the 45-hour MBA with no cognate are not permitted to apply for readmission to pursue a MBA with a cognate.
- In cases where there are differences in the courses required for the cores of the two Degree Completion Plans (DCP’s), students must complete the courses for both cores.
- If students complete, as part of their first cognate, a course that is approved for use as an elective, that course may be used to meet the elective requirement of the 2nd cognate, and vice versa.
- In cases where there are additional graduation requirements on the DCP of the 2nd cognate, (e.g., maximum number of grades of C allowed, maximum allowable age of course credits), students must meet those additional requirements in order to graduate with the 2nd cognate.
Dual Degree
To view the degree completion plans for the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) dual degree program, please see the School of Nursing section in this catalog.