Dr.
Troy Festervand, Associate Dean for Graduate and
Executive Education, Program Coordinator
Jennings A. Jones College of Business
Business and Aerospace Building N222
(615) 898-2964
Graduate Studies Coordinator - Karissa Garrison
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Graduate Business Studies Homepage
The University offers a Master of Business Administration
degree which requires courses in the Departments of Accounting,
Economics and Finance, Computer Information Systems, and Management
and Marketing. See departmental listings in this catalog for complete
course descriptions.
Application Process
A complete application package consists of the
graduate application, application fee, official transcripts from
all collegiate institutions attended, and official GMAT score
report.
Deadlines for Completed Applications: Fall - July
1; Spring - December 1; Summer - April 1. Completed application
packages received after the deadline will be evaluated based on
the date received.
Requirements for the Master of Business Administration
Candidate must
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be admitted to the program. For admission,
a student must meet one of the following:
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GPA x 200 + GMAT = 950 or Upper Division
GPA x 200 + GMAT = 1,000
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International students must comply with
the following provision: For undergraduate degrees from
foreign institutions where a grade point average cannot
be clearly established but where that work is thought to
be equivalent to domestic grades of B or higher, admission
eligibility may be determined by the GMAT score. A score
of at least 450 is required for unconditional admission
under such circumstances. Preparatory work taken in institutions
with grading systems paralleling that of most United States
institutions must conform to a B average.
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complete the following foundation courses before
enrolling in core courses listed in 3.a. below:*
- ACTG 2110 & 2120 - Principles of Accounting I and II, 6 hours
-or- ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business, 3 hours
- BLAW 3400 - Legal Environment of Business, 3 hours
- ECON 2410 & 2420 - Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, 6 hours
-or- ECON 6030 - Survey of Economic Theory, 3 hours
- FIN 3010 - Business Finance, 3 hours
- INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems, 3 hours
- MGMT 3610 & 3620 - Principles of Management and Production & Operations Systems, 6 hours
-or- MGMT 6000 - Management and Operations Concepts, 3 hours
- MKT 3820 - Principles of Marketing, 3 hours
- QM 2610 & 3620 - Statistical Methods I and II, 6 hours
-or- QM 6000 - Quantitative Methods Survey, 3 hours
In addition to the above, it is desirable that all students in the
Jennings A. Jones College of Business be proficient in keyboarding
and basic computer skills. Students should develop these proficiencies
prior to taking Jennings A. Jones College of Business courses in
which these skills are typically used. To develop proficiency in
keyboarding, students may take BMOM 1000, Keyboarding for Computers.
Basic computer skill may be developed by taking INFS 2200, Introduction
to Microcomputing. *Some or all of these courses may be waived by
the director of Graduate Business Studies based upon an analysis
of previous courses completed.
- follow a program which stresses interrelationships of functional
business areas and which requires a total of 36 semester hours,
at least 30 of which must be at the 6000 level. NOTE: Core courses
may not be satisfied by independent study.
- Core courses: all candidates will take the
following 24 semester hours:
ACTG 6910 Accounting and Business Decisions (Undergraduate Accounting
majors should take another 6000-level accounting course.)
ECON 6000 Managerial Economics
FIN 6710 Financial Analysis
MGMT 6600 Study of Organizations
MGMT 6650 Operations Management
MKT 6800 Marketing Management
INFS 6610 Information Systems Management and Application
B AD 6980 Business Policy (The student will take 6980 in the
last semester only.)
- Global/international elective: 3 semester
hours (Student should see the director of graduate business
studies for a current list of courses that meet the global/international
requirement.) NOTE: Independent study may not be used to satisfy
this 3-hour elective.
- Elective Cognate: 6 semester hours (choose
6 hours from approved electives in same field)
- Approved elective: 3 semester hours
(Course taken to satisfy this elective requires prior approval
of the director of graduate business studies.)
NOTE: Independent study course requested to satisfy this elective
must be accompanied by a research proposal which has been approved
by the supervising faculty member, appropriate departmental
chair, and director of graduate business studies.
- A student who has had substantial undergraduate instruction
in accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management,
or marketing may be required, as determined by the director,
to take an alternate 6000-level course in the same area of instruction
in lieu of the required graduate course.
- A Candidacy Form will be prepared when an applicant is approved
for admission to a graduate business program.
- B AD 6980, Business Policy, includes the required comprehensive
written examination for the M.B.A. This course should be taken
during the student’s last semester and after completing
the following courses: ACTG 6910, INFS 6610, ECON 6000, FIN 6710,
MGMT 6600 and 6650,and MKT 6800, or the equivalent.
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