Degree Requirements for Students

The MBA degree program consists of 57 semester hours completed over two full academic years in residence. Students enter in early September, complete the first year in late April of the following year, and have a four-month summer period before returning in September for the second year of the program.

• Year One: Courses offered in the first year of the program establish a basic understanding of the functional responsibilities of an organization. All students must complete either a Business Law or Ethics course at some point in the program, as well as the Communications requirement.
• Year Two: During the second year of the program, students integrate concepts learned in the first year and take electives in their area(s) of interest while completing all degree requirements.

The MBA curriculum reflects an increased flexibility through modular scheduling allowing both seven and fourteen week courses. Additionally, new changes to the core schedule have created a lighter course load for the first seven weeks of the Winter term (Winter A) during the on-campus internship recruiting season.

Want to find out more? See Course Descriptions on the Business School website for details on available electives and overviews of the core courses.