The Perdue School offers two M.B.A. degree options: the
general M.B.A. and the M.B.A. with an accounting track. The program
consists of 5 major components comprising 30-66 credit hours depending
on the students undergraduate background and program option:
I.
BASIC SKILLS EXPECTED OF ALL
INCOMING STUDENTS
In addition to meeting the standards for admission, M.B.A. students should bring to their graduate business studies the
following skills to ensure success in the program:
- Quantitative skills: A
knowledge of algebra and basic calculus.
- Verbal skills: The ability
to collect relevant information, organize thoughts and communicate them
clearly.
- Computer skills: Competence
in word processing and spread sheets. These skills may be obtained or
enhanced by study and preparation before admission, or early in the
program of study by utilizing the many programs, courses and training
sessions offered at the University.
- Information systems literacy:
A student should be able to describe information technologies and
discuss information systems applications with their peers.
These skills will be evaluated and assessed by the
M.B.A. program director and appropriate department chair. Recommendations
for review courses will be made based on a review of undergraduate
coursework, professional experience and the analytical writing assessment
score from the GMAT exam.
A. General MBA Program
In order to begin work on the master's degree
requirements, the following preparatory core courses must be completed no
later than the first semester in which the first 600-level course is taken:
| Course |
Description |
Credits |
| ACCT 201 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
ECON 150
or
ECON 211 |
Principles of Economics
Microeconomics
|
3
3
|
| MATH 155 |
Modern Statistics with Computer Analysis |
3 |
INFO 281
or
MATH 201 |
Intermediate Business Statistics (also
requires MATH 160
Applied Calculus as a pre-requisite)
Calculus I (required if student has no evidence of a calculus course) |
3
3 |
| FINA 311 |
Financial Management |
3 |
| MGMT 320 |
Management and Organizational Behavior |
3 |
| INFO 326 |
Production and Operations Management |
3 |
| MKTG 330 |
Principles of Marketing Management |
3 |
B. Accounting Track
In addition to the above courses (II, A), students
who desire to pursue the accounting track must also complete these
additional foundation courses:
| Course |
Description |
Credit |
| ACCT 302 |
Cost Accounting |
3 |
| ACCT 304 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
| ACCT 3/4XX |
Any upper level accounting course |
3 |
*Any of the foundation courses may be waived if the student has completed an
undergraduate or graduate survey course with similar coverage with a grade
of "C" or better. A waiver exam may be taken to validate an undergraduate
course that does not meet the grade requirement, or when the student has
acquired the knowledge covered in a core course without having earned
academic credit. Students may take a waiver exam with permission of the
graduate program director.
III. CORE COURSES (24 Credits)
A. General M.B.A. Program
B. Accounting Track
IV. CAPSTONE COURSE (3 Credits)
All students, whether admitted to the General M.B.A.
program or the Accounting Track are required to complete the capstone
course in the final semester of their program before graduation. Students must have completed 12 semester hours at the 600
level and either the (Advanced) Managerial Accounting or Corporate Finance
class prior to enrolling in the capstone course.
This course represents a culminating experience for the M.B.A.
program and is designed to synthesize information from all the functional
areas of business as they relate to strategy.
V. ELECTIVES (3-6 Credits)
A. General M.B.A. Program
Students must complete three (3) elective hours
of 600-level M.B.A. courses
B.
Accounting Track
Students must complete six (6) elective hours of
600-level M.B.A. accounting courses
For
a checklist
of the MBA requirements,
click here.
PROGRESSION STANDARDS
While matriculating, to be eligible to receive the M.B.A., fully admitted students must maintain a cumulative
GPA of at least 3.0 in 600-level courses with no grade less than
"C" and no more than six credit hours below "B." The
M.B.A. graduate
student must complete an approved program of a minimum of 30-33 semester hours. All requirements for the
M.B.A. must be completed within seven years of the end of the semester in
which M.B.A. coursework began. M.B.A. students must also maintain
continuous enrollment by completing at least one course every calendar
year. Students who do not comply with this requirement must re-apply
for graduate studies by completing a graduate
re-application form.
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