Students admitted to the MBA program may not need to take the MBA Essentials if they have previously completed the business prerequisite courses and meet the waiver requirements. Based on an evaluation of undergraduate transcripts, students may need to take some or all of the MBA Essentials.
| Module |
Undergraduate Equivalent |
Accounting |
ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting |
ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting |
Economics |
ECO 2013 Economic Principles-Macro-economics |
ECO 2023 Economic Principles-Micro-economics |
Finance |
FIN 3403 Principles of Finance |
Management Information Systems |
ISM 3011 Information Systems in Organizations |
Operations Management |
ISM 3431 Operations Management |
Management |
MAN 3025 Principles of Management |
Marketing |
MAR 3023 Basic Marketing |
Business Statistics |
QMB 3200 Business & Economic Statistics II |
MBA Essentials are a series of eight modules that are online and self-paced designed to convey basic business concepts and terminology. These modules are equivalent to prerequisites in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Operations Management, Marketing, Management, and Statistics.
Each module can comfortably be completed in two weeks. After the Essentials, students who were not undergraduate business majors or those who completed their undergraduate degrees more than seven years ago will be ready to pursue their MBA courses.
Students may begin Essentials as soon as they are accepted into the MBA program. If they have four or fewer modules left to complete before their first semester in the program begins, they may begin for-credit MBA courses. The remaining modules must be completed during their first semester.
Alternatively, students may use the first semester to complete the Essentials and then enroll in for-credit MBA classes in the following semester.
Students’ access to the online learning materials expires one year after first access. Students will need to pay an additional fee for access if needed after one year.
MBA Essentials Frequently Asked Questions
| Waiver Policy |
A reduction of the MBA prerequisites may be possible. When an applicant is accepted into the program, the Associate Dean will review coursework completed, and the student will be informed of any waivers granted. The granting of waivers is usually based on transcript analysis. Undergraduate business majors may be eligible to waive some or all MBA prerequisites if their degrees were obtained from an AACSB-accredited institution within the last seven years with a grade of B or higher for each core business class that applies to the module. For modules comprised of two courses, both courses must meet waiver requirements in order to waive the module.
Students who have taken the necessary prerequisite but have a grade lower than a "B" or who have taken it over seven years ago may choose to take a waiver examination. If the waiver examination is passed, the module will be waived. The waiver examination may only be taken once for each subject.
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