Graduate Academic Programs and Course Descriptions GRADUATE PROGRAM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Overview of the Program The objective of the Urbana University Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is to equip individuals with advanced business skills that will enable them to enhance their career potential in the workplace. The target audience for the program is individuals who have already obtained an undergraduate degree and entered the workplace. The MBA program is designed as a generalist degree that features curriculum and instruction that focuses on broadening and deepening the management and leadership skills of its graduates. Educational Outcomes Graduates will: • Have awareness and understanding of general business practices and specialized knowledge and skill in general management which prepares them for responsible leadership positions in the business environment or entry into a doctoral program. • Be successful in securing a leadership position in business employment in their chosen field or entry into a doctoral program. • Be satisfied with their graduate program and feel confident they are prepared to seek a leadership position in business employment or enter a doctoral program.
MBA PROGRAM ORGANIZATION GRADUATE FACULTY The graduate faculty, the body primarily responsible for the graduate study, is comprised of faculty members whose experience and record of scholarship qualify them to offer graduate-level instruction. The graduate faculty’s purpose is to encourage and contribute to the advancement of knowledge through instruction and research of the highest quality. It is responsible for student academic advising and supervision of student research and graduate assistants. Emphasis is placed on the totality of a graduate faculty member’s instructional, advising, and professional responsibilities, as well as explicit scholarship criteria. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS To enter the program students must meet the following requirements: • Possess an earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. • Have earned an undergraduate grade point average of at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent. • Have submitted an official copy of the results on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) of 450 or better. GMAT scores must be received prior to second term of registration. • Have submitted official copies of all college transcripts. • Present three supporting letters of recommendation from professors and/or employers attesting to the applicant’s probable success as a graduate student. • Provide a satisfactory score of 550 or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), where appropriate. • Complete the admission application provided by the University’s Office of Graduate Studies. Students may take graduate courses for credit without being accepted into the MBA program, provided the necessary application form is completed and a transcript showing an appropriate bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is filed with the Office of Graduate Studies. If a student wishes to transfer to degree status, graduate admissions standards must be met and not more than nine semester hours of graduate classes as an unclassified student will be accepted toward the MBA. CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE If either the GMAT standard is not met or the GPA is between 2.5 and 2.7, but not both, students may be admitted under a conditional status, with the consent of the faculty and the Office of MBA Studies. Conditional students must complete nine semester hours and maintain a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale with no grade lower than a B to be granted regular status.
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