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Mission Statement
Admission Requirements for MBA
Standards and Evaluations for Achievement
Degree Application
Transfer of Graduate Credit
Mission Statement: (from the School of Business and Economics Misson and Purpose):
“The School of Business and Economics offers a Master of Business Administration degree designed to prepare students for a leadership role in a rapidly changing global marketplace of constantly advancing technology. A strong commitment to Christian values and ethical conduct prepares students to meet the competitive and ethical challenges they will face as managers in an increasingly diverse world. The MBA program prepares students to be financially successful and socially responsible by integrating a thorough foundation in the basic functional areas of business with an understanding of the role of technology in business decision making.”
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The School of Business and Economics will inform the applicant of the status of the application, but it is the applicant's responsibility to be certain that all necessary documents are on file by published deadlines for admission. Under exceptional circumstances, students may be accepted to the program on a provisional basis and allowed to enroll for a maximum of 6 credit hours of coursework prior to full completion of the application file. A letter from the academic dean must confirm admission. A student will not be allowed to register for a second trimester until the application file is complete.
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Standards and Evaluation for Achievement:
Each course in the MBA program has its own method for evaluating student performance. The particular methods of assessment will be explained to students and included in the written syllabus for the course at the beginning of each course.
A student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 throughout the program. All course grades assigned in the program are entered on the student's official transcript and counted toward the cumulative grade point average. A student who earns a grade lower than C will be subject to academic dismissal. A student who earns more than two grades of C or lower will be subject to academic dismissal. A student may repeat a course in which a grade of C was earned; however a course may be repeated only once. In cases where a course was repeated, both grades remain on the transcript, but only the last grade will count toward the grade point average. Student academic transcripts are reviewed at the end of each semester of work. A student who fails to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 will be placed on academic probation and will have one academic semester to remove the probationary status or be dismissed from the program. A student will have six years from the date of entry into the program in which to complete all of the requirements for graduation.
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All candidates for graduation must complete an Application for Graduation in accordance with a schedule distributed by the Office of Student Records at the beginning of the fall semester of the school year in which the degree work is to be completed.
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Upon approval of the dean, a maximum of two courses representing 6 credit hours of graduate course work may be accepted from another regionally accredited institution. Courses to be transferred in must have been taken within the past five years and only courses in which grades of B or higher were earned will be accepted for transfer. Transfer courses are shown on the transcript as "credit" only and are not counted in computing the cumulative grade point average.
Students seeking to transfer course work must submit a written request along with transcripts, university course catalog descriptions, and other course information such as a syllabus or book list to the School of Business and Economics for faculty use in establishing course equivalency.
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Prerequisite Skills and Experience Equivalent | Foundation Courses
Core Requirements | Elective Courses
Prerequisite Skill and Experience Equivalent:
In addition to listed criteria for admission to the MBA program, a student must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to compete successfully in an MBA program. Students possessing a bachelor's degree in business administration and at least two years of work experience will be considered to possess the necessary knowledge, skills, and experiences to compete successfully in the MBA program. For students who do not possess a bachelor's degree in business administration it will be necessary for the student to acquire background knowledge in selected business areas before enrolling in specific courses. Professors will furnish information sheets with required reading lists, web sites, etc., or the students can choose to complete prerequisite coursese in areas in which the student has a deficiency. A student must demonstrate previous academic preparation in the business areas of accounting, economics, marketing, finance, statistical analysis, and research techniques. Skills and experience equivalent to the following academic coursework will be required:
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Students who do not have an undergraduate degree in a business field may fulfill the requirements for admission to the MBA program by taking appropriate foundation courses from the list below to satisfy the requirements in areas of deficiency. (Each course is a 3 credit hour course.)
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Students will take 36 hours of 600 level course work to complete the MBA. A student will take a total of 27 hours of core course work (each course is a 3 credit hour course) and 9 hours of electives.
Courses will be offered on a trimester basis of three trimesters per academic year. Six hours of course work per trimester is considered a full load. Special permission from the Dean of the School of Business and Economics is required for more than 6 hours per trimester.
| Trimester Begins: | Trimester Ends: | |
| Trimester 1 | mid- September | mid-November |
| Trimester 2 | mid-January | mid-March |
| Trimester 3 | late March | late-May |
| Managerial Finance | BA 620 |
| Marketing Management | BA 601 |
| Organization Theory | BA 611 |
| Managerial Accounting | ACC 601 |
| Management Information Systems | BA 602 |
| Managerial Economics | ECO 610 |
| Human Resource Management | BA 614 |
| Business Ethics | BA 616 |
| Business Strategy | BA 690 |
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| Entrepreneurship | BA 600 |
| Operations Management | BA 615 |
| Managing Global Companies | BA 610 |
| Managing Mergers and Acquisitions | BA 622 |
| Business and Economic Forecasting | ECO 612 |
| Controllership | ACC 624 |
| Human Behavior in Organizations | BA 612 |
| Managerial Decision Making |
BA 613 |
| Leadership | BA 617 |
| Thesis I | BA 691 |
| Thesis II | BA 692 |
Course Descriptions from the new University Catalog:
| Accounting Concepts | ACC 472 |
| Introduction to Finance | BA 324 |
| Social Statistics | ECO 361 |
| Economic Analysis | ECO 410 |
| Managerial Accounting | ACC 601 |
| Controllership | ACC 624 |
| Entrepreneurship | BA 600 |
| Marketing Management | BA 601 |
| Management Information Systems | BA 602 |
| Managing Global Companies | BA 610 |
| Organization Theory | BA 611 |
| Human Behavior in Organizations | BA 612 |
| Managerial Decision Making | BA 613 |
| Human Resource Management | BA 614 |
| Operations Management | BA 615 |
| Business Ethics | BA 616 |
| Leadership | BA 617 |
| Managerial Finance | BA 620 |
| Managing Mergers and Acquisitions | BA 622 |
| Business Strategy | BA 690 |
| Thesis I | BA 691 |
| Thesis II | BA 692 |
| Managerial Economics | ECO 610 |
| Business and Economic Forecasting | ECO 612 |
Accounting Concepts ACC 472 |
Introduction to the basic concepts of double entry accounting systems and the sources and uses of accounting informaton for organizational record keeping and managerial decision making. |
Introduction to Finance BA 324 |
Introduction to principles of finance, concepts, and analytical tools in finance Examination of the sources and uses of funds, budgeting, and the concepts of present value and its role in capital budgeting decisions. |
Social Statistics ECO 361 |
Course designed to acquaint the student with the logic and method of statistics covering frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variation, random sampling, and testing of hypotheses. Recommended for students planning graduate study in business, economics, law, or social sciences. |
Economic Analysis ECO 410 |
Overview of microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts as they relate to business decision making. Topics include demand estimation and the impact of monetary policy upon key economic variables that affect the firm. |
Managerial Accounting ACC 601 |
A study of accounting systems as effective tools for coordinating and organizing management activities including activity based accounting, life cycle accounting, just in time accounting and inventory systems, variance analysis, and capital investment decisions. |
Controllership ACC 624 |
This course examines the role of the financial controller in the organization with emphasis upon both traditional and contemporary analytical tools of financial analysis and decision-making. |
| Entrepreneurship BA 600 |
This course examines the factors for success in venture creation and survival focusing specifically upon tools and strategies for planning, implementing, resourcing and growing organizations. |
| Marketing Management BA 601 |
A study of strategic and tactical issues in marketing management including, resource allocation, market segmentation, development of marketing strategy, market planning and implementation of marketing strategies and plans through development of the marketing mix, the product mix, the promotion mix, the distribution strategy and the pricing strategy, and integration of the marketing function within the organization. |
| Management Information Systems BA 602 |
The design of computer based information systems to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency in the development and implementation of organizational strategy and the control and evaluation of organizational activities. Attention is devoted to decision support systems that support empowerment of individuals in agile organizations. |
| Managing Global Companies BA 610 |
A study of internal and external forces that define the complex problems faced by managers in global firms. Examines organizational mission, values, structure, culture, and systems as they relate to global economic and financial forces, global technological forces, and global socio-cultural and ethical forces. |
| Organization Theory BA 611 |
An organic systems approach to organization design for effective performance in light of organization mission and strategy including a study of organizational structure, culture, policy, procedure, learning, and agility as they relate to competitiveness in an increasingly global environment. |
| Human Behavior in Organizations BA 612 |
A study of various behavioral theories dealing with the complex issues of human behavior within an organizational environment. Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and group dynamics are explored as they relate to communication, self-awareness, perception, motivation, problem solving, creative thinking, ethics and culture. |
Managerial Decision Making BA 613 |
This course categorizes problem solving and decision making into operational and strategic components, examines their different features, and provides logic for achieving solutions. Development of a culture of problem solving is illustrated and encouraged through an emphasis on diagnostic questions, informed empirical induction, and analysis of group settings. |
| Human Resource Management BA 614 |
This course deals with the complex issues associated with the employment of individuals in organizations including management practices, labor relations, compensation and benefits, training and development, and the legal environment. |
| Operations Management BA 615 |
Studies the operations management function in the organization from a systems approach including process analysis, materials management, and quality management with emphasis upon both the quantitative and behavioral perspective. |
| Business Ethics BA 616 |
Principles of ethical thought as they apply to the nature of the organization, work, corporate culture and the role of the individual and the organization in society. |
Leadership BA 617 |
This course studies three levels of leadership: the individual, the team, and the organization. It is designed to expose learners to a variety of leadership perspectives and practices to enhance individual effectiveness as a leader. |
| Managerial Finance BA 620 |
This course will explore sources and costs of capital, tax strategies, financial and capital structure, capital budgeting, valuation, portfolio analysis, dividend policy, ratio analysis, internal rates of return, and cost volume profit analysis. |
| Managing Mergers and Acquisitions BA 622 |
Studies the special problems of mergers and acquisitions as a growth strategy and as a means of increasing the market value of the firm. Focuses upon issues that result in the combination of different corporations and the division of single corporations. Emphasis is upon issues of strategic fit, corporate culture, organizational structure, judicial doctrine, and special tax issues. |
| Business Strategy BA 690 |
Examines the role of executive leadership in the organization focusing upon the dynamic interaction of strategy, structure, principles, and values. It involves critical thinking and the ability to conceptually integrate concepts, alternative competitive strategies, organizational attributes and culture into strategic concepts of differential advantage. |
Thesis I BA 691 |
The development of research skills and dissemination of findings on an approved prospectus in the form of a master’s thesis. |
Thesis II BA 692 |
Completion of thesis begun in Thesis I. |
| Managerial Economics ECO 610 |
A study of the application of economic theories relating to consumer and producer behavior in competitive and monopolistic markets and monetary and fiscal policy in both domestic and international economies as they relate to development of corporate policy. |
| Business and Economic Forecasting ECO 612 |
This course introduces various concepts and techniques useful in business and economic forecasting including data gathering and analysis, time-series forecasting, trendline fitting, and linear regression forecasts. The course will emphasize the use of software for business forecasting. |
Trimester 1: Mid-September to Mid-November
BA 611-Organization Theory
BA 614-Human Resource Management
BA 616-Business Ethics
Elective
Trimester 2: Mid-January to Mid-March
BA 601-Marketing Management
BA 620-Managerial Finance
ECO 610-Managerial Economics
Elective
Trimester 3: Late March to Late May
ACC 601-Managerial Accounting
BA 602-Management Information Systems
BA 690-Business Strategy
Elective
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