MBA Curricula
Fall Start
Professional and Online MBA Curriculum
Program Format and Enrollment
Program length is on average 24 months — students can work with the Bauer MBA Program office to build a schedule that fits their needs. The program is 48 credit hours; students must complete 21 core credit hours and 27 elective credit hours. Electives may vary from 1.5-3 credit hours each.
The Professional and Online MBA enrolls in the fall and spring. Program information is subject to change.
| YEAR ONE | ||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||
| First Half | Second Half | First Half | Second Half | First Half |
| Financial Accounting (3 hours) |
Financial Accounting (continued) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued) |
Information Systems (1.5 hours) |
| Managerial Finance (1.5 hours) |
Marketing Administration (1.5 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (3 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (continued) |
Second Half |
| Business Communication (1.5 hours) |
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours) |
Supply Chain Management Concepts (1.5 hours) |
Organizational Behavior & Management (1.5 hours) |
Elective (3 hours) |
| Ethical Leadership &
Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours) |
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Fall Start: Year One
Fall Semester, First Half
Financial Accounting (3 hours)
Managerial Finance (1.5 hours)
Business Communication (1.5 hours)
Fall Semester, Second Half
Financial Accounting (continued)
Marketing Administration (1.5 hours)
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours)
Spring Semester, First Half
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours)
Managerial Analysis (3 hours)
Supply Chain Management Concepts (1.5 hours)
Spring Semester, Second Half
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued)
Managerial Analysis (continued)
Organizational Behavior & Management (1.5 hours)
Summer Semester, First Half
Information Systems (1.5 hours)
Summer Semester, Second Half
Elective(s) (3 hours)
Ethical Leadership & Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours)
| YEAR TWO | ||||
| FALL | SPRING | SUMMER | ||
| First Half | Second Half | First Half | Second Half | Elective (1.5 hours) |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective (1.5 hours) |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | |
| Elective | Elective | Elective | Elective | |
Fall Start: Year Two
Fall Semester, First Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Fall Semester, Second Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Spring Semester, First Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Spring Semester, Second Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Summer Semester
Elective (1.5 hours)
Elective (1.5 hours)
Spring Start
Professional and Online MBA Curriculum
Program Format and Enrollment
Program length is on average 24 months — students can work with the Bauer MBA Program office to build a schedule that fits their needs. The program is 48 credit hours; students must complete 21 core credit hours and 27 elective credit hours. Electives may vary from 1.5-3 credit hours each.
The Professional and Online MBA enrolls in the fall and spring. Program information is subject to change.
| YEAR ONE | ||||
| SPRING | SUMMER | FALL | ||
| First Half | Second Half | First Half | First Half | Second Half |
| Financial Accounting (3 hours) |
Financial Accounting (continued) |
Information Systems (1.5 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued) |
| Managerial Finance (1.5 hours) |
Marketing Administration (1.5 hours) |
Organizational Behavior & Management (1.5 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (3 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (continued) |
| Business Communication (1.5 hours) |
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours) |
Second Half | Supply Chain Management Concepts (1.5 hours) |
Ethical Leadership & Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours) |
| Elective (3 hours) | ||||
Spring Start: Year One
Spring Semester, First Half
Financial Accounting (3 hours)
Managerial Finance (1.5 hours)
Business Communication (1.5 hours)
Spring Semester, Second Half
Financial Accounting (continued)
Marketing Administration (1.5 hours)
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours)
Summer Semester, First Half
Information Systems (1.5 hours)
Organizational Behavior & Management (1.5 hours)
Summer Semester, Second Half
Elective(s) (3 hours)
Fall Semester, First Half
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours)
Managerial Analysis (3 hours)
Supply Chain Management Concepts (1.5 hours)
Fall Semester, Second Half
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued)
Managerial Analysis (continued)
Ethical Leadership & Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours)
| YEAR TWO | ||||
| SPRING | SUMMER | FALL | ||
| First Half | Second Half | First Half | First Half | Second Half |
| Elective | Elective | Elective (3 hours) | Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective | Second Half | Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective | Elective (3 hours) | Elective | Elective |
Spring Start: Year Two
Spring Semester, First Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Spring Semester, Second Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Summer Semester, First Half
Elective (3 hours)
Summer Semester, Second Half
Elective (3 hours)
Fall Semester, First Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
Fall Semester, Second Half
Elective
Elective
Elective
The following guidelines apply to core courses:
- MBA core courses may NOT be waived.
- Core courses do not require any prerequisites other than graduate standing
- The core course in a functional area is usually the prerequisite for elective courses in that area
- Core courses do not have to be taken in the exact order shown, but all core courses must be completed prior to graduation from the MBA program