Academics
The College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). The most popular course is Management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The Executive-in-Residence program features 1 or more executives per year.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 15 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Accounting for Management
or Seminar in Accounting - Problems in Administrative Finance
- Seminar in Strategic Management and Policy
- Marketing Seminar
- Research Writing in Business
- Techniques of Statistical Analysis
- Economics
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by transferring up to 6 graduate hours.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1 year; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the maximum is 7 years.
In a recent year, there were 50 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom held a doctorate; there were 1 part-time faculty member, who held a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 3; average business class size is 20.