The Master of Business Administration degree (Online Program - OMBA) is an accelerated online option designed for working professionals. Students can complete their MBA in as few as 12-16 months with 48-60 credit hours. The Online MBA offers the same acclaimed faculty and education as on campus experiences and provides multiple opportunities for students to immediately apply classroom material in real-world situations.

Students admitted to the MBA program without an undergraduate BBA degree from an AACSB accredited school must complete the Business Foundations courses successfully, or its undergraduate course work equivalent in the study of accounting, micro and macroeconomics, finance, and statistics with a grade of “B” or better in each course:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Business Foundations Courses
ACC 5301	Business Foundations - Accounting	3
QBA 5302	Business Foundations - Statistics	3
FIN 5203	Business Foundations - Finance	2
BL 5104	Business Foundations - Business Law	1
ECO 5305	Business Foundations - Economics	3

Additional admissions requirements can be found under the Business School Admissions.

The general Master of Business Administration degree is awarded after the successful completion of the requirements listed below. A thesis option to the MBA degree is available, but not required. Students interested in this option should see the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs in the Business School.

All Online MBA students must maintain a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 during each semester (a semester consists of both terms in summer, fall, or spring). Any Online MBA student whose overall grade point average falls below a 3.0 during the semester, will be placed on probation for the next eight semester hours of course work (see Probation in the General Information section).

No work may be transferred from another college or university. No grade below a “C” is acceptable in a required course. If a grade of “C-”, “D+”, “D”, “D-”, or “F” is made in a required course, the student must repeat the course and earn a grade of “C” or higher. When a course is repeated, both the original grade and the new grade for a repeated course will be included in the overall GPA for graduation purposes. To graduate, all Online MBA students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0.

Early in the semester in which the degree is to be awarded, candidates must file an Intent to Graduate form with the Graduate School in compliance with graduation requirements.

The program consists of six terms each year, two in the summer, two in the fall and two in the spring. All MBA courses are offered twice per year.

Business Foundation Courses

(Required for students without business undergraduate degree):

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Business Foundation Courses
ACC 5301	Business Foundations - Accounting	3
QBA 5302	Business Foundations - Statistics	3
FIN 5203	Business Foundations - Finance	2
BL 5104	Business Foundations - Business Law	1
ECO 5305	Business Foundations - Economics	3
Total Hours		12

Core Requirements

Core Courses required for all OMBA degree plans (each course is four hours credit):

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
ACC 5420	Managerial Accounting	4
ECO 5415	Economics for Managers	4
FIN 5460	Fundamentals of Applied Business Finance	4
MGT 5410	Managing For Higher Performance	4
MGT 5420	Operations Management	4
MGT 5485	Strategic Management and Business Policy	4
MIS 5450	Management of Information Systems	4
QBA 5435	Business Statistics	4
Total Hours		32

General MBA

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirements
Complete all the courses listed under Core Requirements		32
General MBA
BUS 5421	Ethical Leadership	4
MGT 5402	Negotiation	4
Select one Communication course from the following:		4
BUS 5460	Communicating With Data
or BUS 5490	Strategic Communication
Select one Marketing course from the following:		4
MKT 5410	Strategic Marketing Planning
MKT 5440	Strategic Brand Management
MKT 5460	Marketing Analytics
Total Hours		48

Online Master of Business Administration Concentrations

Students may choose more than one concentration or take extra courses; however, your total number of hours for your degree will increase by the added courses. Courses will not be substituted in lieu of required courses.