Academics
The College offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Fully Employed Master of Business Administration (FEMBA). The strongest areas of study are finance and information systems. The most popular courses are Finance, Marketing, and Information Systems. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus.
Thirty-six total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Managerial and Financial Accounting
- Applied Statistics and Decision Analysis
- Business Policies, Operations, and Organizations
- Marketing Concepts
- Legal Environment of Business
- Advanced Cost Accounting, Budgeting, and Control
- Seminar in Business Finance
- Seminar in Human Resources Management
- Seminar in Management Planning and Control Systems
- Seminar in Marketing Policies
- Management Information Systems
- Integrated Analysis
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by waiving course work completed at an accredited school.
The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 1<1/2>years; maximum, 7 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 7 years.
There are 77 total full-time graduate business faculty, of whom 95% hold a doctorate; there are 60 part-time faculty, of whom 80% hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well above average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 12; average business class size is 25.