Department of Management, Marketing and General Business Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Online Course Mode Introduction *WT's College of Business has one of the top online MBA programs available today (Selling Power Magazine and GetEducated.com ). Selling Power editors Ranked WT on their list of the 50 best and most comprehensive online MBA programs and on their list of the Top 10 most affordable online MBA degrees. GetEducated.com ranked the WT MBA program as a top 25 best buy (3rd out of 91 comprehensive programs for 2011) for regionally accredited programs. The College of Business offers a complete MBA program that is available exclusively via the Internet or can combine online courses with campus courses to meet degree requirements. Students are able to take every course required for graduation online. The online courses are the same that on-campus students must take, but feature the convenience of learning from home at any time of the day. Students that do not want to complete their course work exclusively online are welcome to complete courses on campus in addition to the online mode. The MBA program is generally designed for completion within a two-year period, although a few students complete the program in as little as eighteen months while others take as long as six years. MBA frequently asked questions
General Admission Requirements Graduate School Application Requirements Take the GRE or the GMAT, as appropriate for specific program requirements. All applicants must submit satisfactory scores from the appropriate standardized examination except those already holding a master’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university. The Graduate Management Assessment Test (GMAT) is required for students in accounting, finance and economics, and business administration. GRE scores will not be substituted for GMAT, nor GMAT for GRE unless the applicant has the approval of the program adviser and the graduate dean. Under no circumstances may the LSAT, MCAT or other assessment test be substituted for the GRE/GMAT. Contact the Graduate School for information on taking the GRE or GMAT.
A complete Graduate School application packet includes the Graduate application, official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, GRE/GMAT scores (if required), a nominal non-refundable graduate application fee and any supporting materials required by the program. The complete application packet must be received by the Graduate School by application deadlines to ensure consideration for the semester selected. An administrative “hold” preventing the applicant from enrolling in subsequent semesters is placed on the student’s file if the student has not completed the admission procedure before the end of the first semester of graduate course work.
NOTE: Students must be admitted before being eligible for federal financial aid. Programs may require additional documents for admission. Program Admission Requirements for College of Business Applicants for the MBA program in the College of Business are requested to provide the program advisor with a copy of their career resume and a statement describing their career goals and how earning a MBA degree will help them achieve those goals. Graduate students applying for the MBA program may be receive full admission or provisional acceptance based on their individual background as described below. Graduate Business Full Admission Considerations: - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher
- GMAT score that is comparable to successful students in the MBA program
- Official transcripts
- Resume showing career progression
- Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree
- Proficiency in foundation business courses
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), December 1 (Spring), May 1 (Summer)
Graduate Provisional Acceptance Considerations: - Undergraduate grade point average (GPA)
- GMAT score
- Official transcripts
- Resume showing career progression
- Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree
- Deadlines: August 1 (Fall), December 1 (Spring), May 1 (Summer)
A student with provisional acceptance may enroll in a maximum of 12 – 18 semester credit hours of graduate courses selected with the student and their graduate advisor. The graduate admissions committee will consider students for full admission to a graduate program in the College of Business based on their review of the student’s undergraduate GPA and their: · earning grades of As and Bs on graduate level work completed as a provisionally accepted graduate student in the College of Business, · submitting a GMAT score that is comparable to successful students in the MBA program, · providing a statement of previous work experience, · providing a statement of goals and objectives and how attainment of an MBA will enhance their ability to reach their life goals.
M.B.A. Requirements (40 or 49 graduate hours) M.B.A. Foundation Courses (0 or 9 graduate hours) - Students with an undergraduate degree in business administration or a closely related field and a grade point average of 2.8 or higher are not required to take foundation courses.
- Students with an undergraduate degree outside of business administration or an undergraduate degree in business administration with a grade point average below 2.8 are required to take 9 semester hours from the following: ACCT 6300, ECON 6300, IDM 6300, MGT 6300, MKT 6300, FIN 6300, and BUSI 6300. The explicit nine semester hours are determined by the associate dean. In addition, the associate dean may select more than 9 semester hours of foundation courses in special cases where student academic background in business administration, grade point average or work experience are limited.
M.B.A. Core Courses (28 graduate hours) - ACCT 6305
- CIDM 6305
- CIDM 6310
- FIN 6320
- ECON 6305 or 6306
- MKT 6340
- MGT 6334
- MGT 6318
- Three semester hours in international business from ECON 6341, FIN 5323, MGT 6330, or MKT 6319.
- BUSI 6105 (MBA Portfolio)
Courses for Emphasis Areas (12 graduate hours) - MBA-General Business*—twelve semester hours of graduate business electives.***
- MBA-Agriculture**—twelve semester hours of agriculture courses.
- MBA—Computer Information Systems****— twelve semester hours of IDM courses.
- MBA—Management*—nine semester hours of management courses; three semester hours of elective courses.***
- MBA—Marketing*—nine semester hours of marketing courses; three semester hours of elective courses.***
- MBA—Healthcare Management Emphasis— twelve graduate hours of BUSI 5370, MGT 6370, MKT 6370, ECON 6370, FIN 6370, CIDM 6375/MGT 6375.
*These emphasis areas must include at least three semester hours of 6300-level courses in the College of Business. **Agriculture emphasis area must include at least six semester hours of 6300-level courses in the Department of Agricultural Sciences. ***An elective course may be any graduate-level course in the College of Business or, with approval, one elective graduate course may be taken outside the College of Business. ****Students seeking an emphasis in CIS may substitute a 6300-level CIDM elective for CIDM 6310. *****Leveling courses ACCT 6330, ECON 6300, FIN 6300, CIDM 6300, BUSI 6300, MGT 6300, and MKT 6300 are not elective coruses and can only be used to meet leveling requirements as part of degree completion. For information, contact:
Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean at 806-651-3866 or email lmills@wtamu.edu.
Graduate Level Online Course Offerings Spring 2012: (* = MBA Core Course)
1. ACCT 6320-70 (Seminar in Professional Accounting) Dr. Pulliam
2. *BUSI 6105-70 (MBA Portfolio) Dr. De’Armond
3. *CIDM 6305*70 (Quantitative Analysis in Business) Dr. Shao
4. CIDM 6325-70 (Electronic Commerce and Web Development) Dr. Jafar
5. *ECON 6306-70 (Seminar in Advanced Macroeconomic Theory) Dr. Pjesky
6. FIN 5321-70 (Portfolio Management) Dr. Macy
7. FIN 6300-70 (Managerial Finance) Dr. Wang; (Leveling Credit Only)
8. FIN 6322-70 (Security Analysis) Dr. Macy
9. *MGT 6334-70 (Seminar in Organizational Behavior) Dr. Mills
10. MGT 6370-70 (Seminar in Biotechnology and Healthcare Management) Dr. Xiao
11. MKT 6319-70 (Seminar in International Business and Marketing Strategy) Dr. Anwar
12. MKT 6350-70 (Contemporary Issues in Marketing-Achieving Services Excellence) Dr. Racherla
Graduate Level Online Course Offerings Summer 1 2011: (* = MBA Core Course)
1. ACCT 6310-70 (Seminar in Auditing) ; Dr. Friske
2. *BUSI 6105-70 (e-Portfolio; to be taken as close to the final semester as possible) Dr. De’Armond
3. CIDM 5310-70 (Decision Support/Artificial Intelligent Systems)
4. *CIDM 6310-70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat
5. *ECON 6341-70 (Seminar in International Economics and Econ. Development); Dr. Pjesky (international core option)
6. *FIN 6320-70 (Seminar in Finance) Dr. Owens
7. MGT 6350-70 (Leadership and Career Development) Dr. Mills
8. MKT 5346-70 (Sales Management) Dr. De’Armond
9. *MKT 6340-70 (Seminar in Marketing) Dr. Gerlich Graduate Level Online Course Offerings Summer 2 2011: (*= MBA Core Course)
1. CIDM 6390-70 (Project Management for the Enterprise; also can be taken as MGT 6390)
2. *MGT 6318-70 (Strategic Management; needs to be taken in the last half of the program) Dr. Xiao
3. MKT 6370-70 (Marketing of Biotechnology/Healthcare Management) Graduate Level Online Classroom Course Offerings Fall 2011: (*= MBA Core Course)
1. ACCT 6300-70 (Accounting leveling course; cannot be counted as elective or core course) Dr. Friske
2. *ACCT 6305-70 (Accounting for Decision Making) Dr. Kreissl
3. BUSI 6300-70 (Business Law; counts for leveling credit only; cannot be counted as elective or core course) Dr. Rider
4. CIDM 6350-70 (Database Development for Business Applications) Dr. Jafar
5. FIN 5311-70 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) Dr. Owens
6. FIN 5320-70 (Investments) Dr. Macy
7. FIN 5323-70 (International Finance) Dr. Wang
8. FIN 6350-70 (Seminar in Financial Planning) Dr. De’Armond
9. FIN 6370-70 (Financial Management of Biotechnology and Healthcare Management) Dr. Macy
10. *MGT 6330-70 (International Management) Dr. Xiao (international core option)
11. MKT 5342-70 (Principles of Advertising) Dr. De’Armond
12. *MKT 6340-70 (Seminar in Marketing) Dr. Gerlich
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