Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The M.B.A. program prepares business professionals to identify emerging business problems, think critically about options and design, and recommend and manage principled and effective solutions in an evolving global world.
Upon successful completion of the M.B.A. program, students will be able to
- design viable strategies to solve complex business problems using relevant data and concepts across disciplines;
- effectively articulate and defend ideas and proposals;
- model leadership in various settings and levels of the organization; and
- assess the ethical and social implications of business decisions.
The 39-credit program is offered as either a part-time or full-time program in both a traditional face-to-face and online format. Students may choose to complete the program by taking only face-to-face classes, only online classes, or by combining face-to-face and online courses. The online program includes three weekend residency requirements: one in MBA 511, one in MBA 517, and one in MBA 626.
The M.B.A. program is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Admission Requirements: In addition to the universitywide requirements, applicants to the M.B.A are required to submit a GRE or GMAT test score unless they qualify for a waiver by meeting one of the criteria below.
- The standardized test requirement will be waived for applicants who have earned a master's degree from an accredited college or university.
- The standardized test requirement will be waived for applicants from Marymount or other ACBSP - or AACSB-accredited programs if the applicant has received his/her undergraduate business degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Applicants who meet these criteria will be fully admitted to the MBA program on completion of Marymount University's MBA admission process.
- The standardized test requirement will also be waived for applicants who have received a non-business baccalaureate degree from Marymount or an accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, a grade of B or better in statistics or calculus level course and a grade of B or better in an English composition or literature course.
- Applicants who do not meet any of the eligibility criteria above for a standardized test waiver, but hold three to five years of post-baccalaureate work experience that demonstrates career progression, may request a waiver. These will be granted on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the program director.
Students planning to complete the M.B.A. entirely online must begin the program in the fall semester. Students planning to complete the M.B.A. entirely online as a full-time student must maintain full-time enrollment, nine (9) credits, for four consecutive semesters, including the summer session.
Minimum Grade Requirements: A minimum grade of C is needed to receive credit for a course in the M.B.A. program. All graduate students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the School of Business and Technology.
Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. Students must bring their cumulative GPA to 3.0 or higher within nine (9) graduate credits or be dismissed. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 3.0 a second time will be dismissed.
Degree Requirements — Business Administration
39 credits
Courses are listed in recommended sequence of enrollment.
| MBA 511 | Management Foundations | 3 |
| MBA 514 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MBA 512 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| MBA 515 | Management in Organizations | 3 |
| MBA 519 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MBA 520 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| MBA 517 | Leading in Business | 3 |
| MBA 521 | Marketing Concepts and Practice | 3 |
| MBA 522 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBA 523 | Business Problem Solving | 3 |
| MBA 585 | Global Business Experience | 3 |
| MBA 626 | Strategic Management Seminar | 3 |
| | One (1) 500/600-level School of Business and Technology course elective | |