MBA Curricula
Fall Start Only
Full-Time MBA Curriculum
Program Format and Enrollment
Program length is 22 months. 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 Full-Time MBA only enrolls in the fall. 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) |
Managerial Analysis (3 hours) |
Managerial Analysis (continued) |
Internship (Recommended) |
| Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 hours) |
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (continued) |
Information Systems (1.5 hours) |
Ethical Leadership & Critical Reasoning (1.5 hours) |
Elective |
| Managerial Finance (1.5 hours) |
Strategic Analysis (1.5 hours) |
Organizational Behavior & Management (1.5 hours) |
Elective | Second Half |
| Supply Chain Management Concepts (1.5 hours) |
Elective (1.5 hours) |
Elective | Elective | Internship (Recommended) |
| Marketing Administration (1.5 hours) |
Elective | Elective | Elective | |
| Business Communication (1.5 hours) |
Business Communication (continued) |
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| YEAR TWO | |
| FALL | |
| First Half | Second Half |
| Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective |
| Elective | Elective |
Fall Start
Professional 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 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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| 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 | |
Spring Start
Professional 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 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) | ||||
| 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 |
*The sequence for students starting in the spring may be slightly different.
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