on taking leveling courses, attending an orientation for new students, or contacting the coordinator concerning the next step. 6. A copy of the letter and decision review sheet is also submitted to the Graduate Admissions Office. They also notify the student about the status of their admission. If accepted, the Graduate Admissions Office instructs the student on how to register for classes, apply for financial aid, and the development of a student e-mail account.
Degree Requirements The Master of Business Administration degree requires satisfactory completion of 34 credit hours offered by the College of Business. The required courses are: 34 SCH Required MBA Courses for all students Prefix and Number
Preparation Students who hold an undergraduate degree from an AACSB accredited program in a field of business administration may be deemed to be prepared for graduate study if the degree is not more than ten years old and if the core courses were completed with a grade of "C" (or equivalent) or higher. Students who hold an undergraduate degree in a field other than business administration or in business from a non-AACSB accredited program will be required to demonstrate preparation for graduate study in business. Preparation may be demonstrated in a variety of ways including, for-credit classes, selfstudy and testing out, or standardized tests, e.g., the CLEP program, or leveling courses as described below. Leveling Courses The leveling courses serve as prerequisites for the graduate business courses and are required for students who did not take the equivalent courses as part of their baccalaureate program, have a degree in business from a non-AACSB accredited program, or for students with a baccalaureate degree from a non-U.S. university. Preparation for graduate study in business may be demonstrated in a variety of ways including, for-credit classes, self-study and testing out, or standardized tests, e.g., the CLEP program. The graduate leveling courses (520s) do not apply to the 34-hour graduate credit hour requirement of the MBA degree. When a student is admitted to the program, the Graduate Program Director will notify the student of courses that must be taken. Students are not allowed to register for leveling courses on their own; a student must have approval from the Graduate Program Director to register for a leveling course.
Foundations of Management Theory
GBA 5203
Accounting/Financial Information
2
GBA 5206
Production & Operation Management
2
Management Information Systems
2
GBA 5208
Marketing Information
2
GBA 5212
Quantitative Methods in Business
2
GBA 5215
Legal Environment of Business
Total
Strategic Management
2
MBA 6203
Managerial Accounting and Budgeting
2
MBA 6204
Managerial Finance
2
MBA 6205
Management of the Supply Chain
2
MBA 6206
Operations Management
2
MBA 6207
Management of Information Flows
2
MBA 6208
Marketing Management
2
MBA 6209
Human Resource Management
2
MBA 6210
Legal Environment of Management
2
MBA 6211
Managerial Decision-Making
2
MBA 6212
Managerial Economics
2
MBA 6213
Management of Organizational Behavior
2
MBA 6214
Management in a Global Context
2
MBA 6415
Capstone Project Courses
4 2 34
Minimum Grade Point Average to remain in the MBA program No more than two grades below a "B" in required graduate courses will be accepted toward the MBA degree and then only if your GPA is 3.01 or higher. Upon receipt of the third grade below a "B" in any three required graduate courses, or if your GPA drops below 3.00 the student will be academically dismissed from the program. Transfer of Graduate Credits A maximum of two approved courses (4SCH) may be transferred from another AACSB accredited universities. A minimum grade of B is required for the course to transfer. All petitions for transfer credit must be submitted to the UHD MBA Admission Committee at the time of application for the committee’s approval.
2
GBA 5207
MBA 6202
Current Topics in Business
2
Graduation is dependent upon successful completion of all course work with a minimum graduate grade point average of 3.0 and successful completion of the Capstone Project.
Credits
GBA 5202
Leadership, Team Building and Team Management
Total
14 SCH Leveling Courses Course Name
SCH
MBA 6201
MBA 6290
These leveling courses are condensed to the essential core knowledge that a student must possess in order to do valid graduate business study. The leveling set of management fundamentals courses consists of 7 short courses designed to provide only the theoretical concepts and tools that are the foundations for management decisions. All leveling courses are two (2) semester credit hours (SCH) each and are offered every four weeks once a term begins. Students may register and start the courses prior to each 4-week term after admission to the MBA program, progress at their own pace, and complete each course in the four week time period. All leveling courses are taught online.
Course Number
Required Courses
2 14
105