Online Master of Business Administration (OMBA)
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:
Code | Title | Hours |
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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):
Code | Title | Hours |
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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):
Code | Title | Hours |
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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
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 | |
Communicating With Data | ||
or BUS 5490 | Strategic Communication | |
Select one Marketing course from the following: | 4 | |
Strategic Marketing Planning | ||
Strategic Brand Management | ||
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.