Master of Business Administration

Program Admission Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2.75 grade point average (four-point scale) or graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree or higher with a minimum of 3.0 grade point average (four-point scale).

Students who do not meet the undergraduate GPA requirement, but have a minimum GPA of 2.5 will be admitted on a conditional basis.

I. Program Requirements: 24 hours

II. Choose one of the following emphases:

A. General Business Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

BA 500. Business Seminar (1)
BA 507. Independent Study (3)
BA 508. Special Topics (3)
BA 580. Business Analytics and Intelligence (3)
BQ 571. Statistical Analysis (3)
BA 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
BA 599. Thesis in General Business (6)

B. Accounting Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

AC 520. Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting (3)
AC 530. Accounting Theory (3)
AC 540. Advanced Cost/Management Accounting (3)
AC 550. Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (3)
AC 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
AC 599. Thesis in Accounting (6)

C. Computer Information Systems Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

CS 520. Social and Organizational Issues in Information Systems (3)
CS 540. Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence (3)
CS 580. Globalization and Technology (3)
CS 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
CS 599. Thesis in Computer Information Systems (6)

D. Computing and Data Analytics: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

E. Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, and Policy Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

F. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

EI 520. Business Model Design and Innovation (3)
EI 530. Social Entrepreneurship (3)
EI 540. Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3)
EI 550. Cross-Cultural Innovation Management (3)
EI 560. Venture Capital (3)
EI 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
EI 599. Thesis in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (6)

G. Finance Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

EC 510. Financial and Economic Analysis (3)
FI 507. Independent Study in Finance (3)
FI 508. Special Topics in Finance (3)
FI 511. Behavioral Finance and Organizational Decisions (3)
FI 514. Non-Profit Financial Management (3)
FI 550. International Finance and Capital Markets (3)
FI 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
FI 599. Thesis in Finance (6)

H. Marketing Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

MK 500. Marketing Management (3)
MK 511. Behavioral Marketing and Advertising (3)
MK 512. Electronic Branding and Strategy (3)
MK 590. Strategic Marketing (3)
MK 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
MK 599. Thesis in Marketing (6)

I. Management Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

MG 515. Operations and Project Management (3)
MG 540. Human Resources Management (3)
MG 550. Entrepreneurship (3)
MG 575. Operations Management Research (3)
MG 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
MG 599. Thesis in Management (6)

J. Sport Management Emphasis: 9 hours

Nine semester hours from the following electives:

SM 532. Organization and Administration in Human Performance (3)
SM 533. Athletic Administration Seminar (3)
SM 534. Sport and Exercise Legal Issues (3)
SM 535. Accounting and Economics in Sport (3)
SM 537. Sport Management and Marketing (3)
SM 598. Project (3) (may be repeated for a total of six semester hours)
SM 599. Thesis in Sport Management (6)

III. Program Completion Requirements

Completion of all courses required in the curriculum with a 3.0 quality point average (overall and in each requirement area). Any awarding of an F or D grade results in immediate dismissal from the graduate program. A maximum of two C grades is allowable; however, the awarding of a third C grade results in dismissal from the MBA program.
At least 33 semester hours within the required areas.
Student may opt to repeat XX-598 for a total of six semester hours and three (3) elective hours to fulfill the nine (9) hours required in emphasis area.

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