Department of Management, Marketing and General Business Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Online Course Mode Introduction WT's AACSB accredited College of Business has one of the top online MBA programs available today. The 2013 U.S. News & World Report rankings list the WT online MBA #1 in the nation for student services and technology, #4 for a regional program in the West, #37 in the student engagement category, #51 in the faculty credentials and training category, and #56 overall. FindyourMBA ranks the West Texas A&M University online MBA #30 as a 2012-2013 rising star graduate business program. Get Educated.com ranks West Texas A&M #8 as a Best Buy MBA program. MBA.programs.org has recognized WT's course in corporate governance and ethics as one of the unique courses included in the article, "10 Online MBA Finance Courses."
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 12-18 months while others that work full-time may work on degree requirements for three or more years. Admission and academic credit consideration may be provided for excellence in previous academic program, GMAT performance, career progression in industry and/or in military service. MBA frequently asked questions
Full Admission Requirements
Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
While all applicants are encouraged to take the GMAT exam, those with an UG GPA of 3.0 or higher may opt out of taking the GMAT exam by emailing their decision to Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean of graduate business programs, at
(lmills@wtamu.edu)
Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
Three letters of recommendation (at least one letter must be a professional recommendation)
Resume showing career progress*
Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree*
Proficiency in foundation business courses *To be emailed to Ms. Catherine Lee, Office of Graduate Business Programs (crlee@wtamu.edu) Provisional Acceptance Requirements Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher but less than 3.0
GMAT score comparable to that of students who are currently successful in the program
Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
Three letters of recommendation (at least one letter must be a professional recommendation)*
Resume showing career progress*
Statement of goals for purusing a graduate business degree*
Proficiency in foundation business courses *To be emailed to Ms. Catherine Lee, Office of Graduate Business Programs (crlee@wtamu.edu) Provisional acceptance to a graduate program in the College of Business can consiste of multiple steps, dependent on each applicant's overall background as described above.
General Admission Requirements Graduate School Application Materials
A complete Graduate School application packet includes the Graduate application, official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, GMAT scores (as required), and a non-refundable graduate application fee. The complete application packet must be received by the Graduate school by applications deadlines to ensure consideration for the semester selected unless a deadline waiver is granted. Application deadlines are August 1 (Fall), December 1 (Spring), and May 1 (Summer). 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 work. NOTE: Students must be admitted before being eligible for federal financial aid. Programs may require additional documents for admission. College of Business Application Materials Applicants for the MBA program in the College of Business are requested to provide the office of graduate business programs with a copy of their career resume, a statement describing their career goals and how earning a MBA degree will help them achieve those goals, and three letters of recommendation. Upon approval by the College of Business Graduate Business Admissions Committee, a student with provisional acceptance may enroll in a maximum of 12 - 18 semester credit hours of graduate courses selected with the student and the MBA advisor for the office of graduate business programs. The graduate business admissions committee will consider students for full admission to a graduate programs in the College of Business based on their review of the student's undergraduate GPA and: - earning grades of B and above 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 three letters of recommendation (at least one letter must be a professional recommendation),
- providing a reesume showing career progress,
- providing a statement of goals and objectives and how attainment of an MBA degree will enhance their ability to reach their career goals.
M.B.A. Requirements (31 to 49 graduate hours) M.B.A. Foundation Courses (0 to 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 may not be 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 of graduate business programs. 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) Courses for Emphasis Areas (9 graduate hours) - MBA-General Business*—nine semester hours of graduate business electives.***
- MBA—Computer Information Systems****— nine semester hours of CIDM courses.
- MBA—Management*—nine semester hours of management courses.
- MBA—Marketing*—nine semester hours of marketing courses.
- MBA—Healthcare Management Emphasis— nine graduate hours from BUSI 5370, MGT 6370, MKT 6370, ECON 6370, FIN 6370, or CIDM 6375/MGT 6375.
*An elective course may be any graduate-level course in the College of Business (except 6300 leveling courses) or, with approval from the associate dean of graduate business program, elective graduate courses may be taken outside the College of Business. Leveling courses ACCT 6330, ECON 6300, FIN 6300, CIDM 6300, BUSI 6300, MGT 6300, or MKT 6300 are not elective courses and can only be used to meet leveling requirements as part of degree completion. For information, contact:
Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean of graduate business programs at 806-651-3866 or email lmills@wtamu.edu.
Graduate Level Online Course Offerings Spring 2013: (* = MBA Core Course)
1. ACCT 6320*70 (Seminar in Professional Accounting) Dr. Pulliam
2. BUSI 5370*70 (Healthcare Law) Dr. Rider
3. *BUSI 6105*70 (MBA Portfolio) Drs. De’Armond and Gerlich
4. *CIDM 6305*70 (Quantitative Analysis in Business) Dr. Shao
5. *CIDM 6310*70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat
6. CIDM 6355*70 (Data Mining Methods) Dr. Jafar
7. ECON 5301*70 (Industrial Organization and Regulation) Dr. Meredith
8. *ECON 6306*70 (Seminar in Advanced Macroeconomic Theory) Dr. Pjesky
9. FIN 5321*70 (Portfolio Management) Dr. Macy
10. FIN 6300*70 (Managerial Finance) Dr. Wang; (Leveling Credit Only)
11. MGT 5330*71 (Critical Issues in Human Resources Management) Dr. Brock
12. *MGT 6334*70 (Seminar in Organizational Behavior) Dr. Mills
13. MKT 5344*70 (Retail Marketing) Dr. Kilic
Graduate Level Online Course Offerings Summer 1 2013: (* = MBA Core Course) 1. CIDM 5310-70 (Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems) Dr. Babb
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
2. *ECON 6305-70 (Seminar in Advanced Microeconomic Theory); Dr. Rosa
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/26/2013
3. FIN 5311-70 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) Dr. Owens
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/26/2013
4. *FIN 6320-70 (Seminar in Finance) Dr. Owens
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/26/2013 5. MKT 5344-70 (Retail Marketing); Dr. Gerlich
London Study Abroad; class beginning and ending dates TBA
6. MKT 5346-70 (Sales Management) Dr. De’Armond
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
7. *MKT 6352-70 (Seminar in Evolutionary Marketing) Dr. Gerlich
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
Graduate Level Online Course Offerings Summer 2 2013: (*= MBA Core Course) 1. BUSI 6105-70 (MBA Portfolio) Dr. De'Armond;
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 2. CIDM 6310-70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat;
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 3. CIDM 6390-70 (Project Management for the Enterprise) Dr. Shao
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 4. ECON 6341-70 (Seminar in International Economics) Dr. Pjesky;
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013
5. *MGT 6390-70 (Project Management for the Enterprise) Dr. Shao
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 6. MKT 5346-70 (Sales Management) Dr. De'Armond;
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013
Graduate Level Online Classroom Course Offerings Fall 2013: (*= MBA Core Course) 1. ACCT 6300-70 (Accounting leveling course; cannot be counted as elective or core course) Dr. Friske
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
2. *ACCT 6305-70 (Accounting for Decision Making) Dr. Kreissl
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
3. ACCT 6310-70 (Seminar in Auditing) Dr. Friske
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
4. CIDM 5331-70 (Production and Operations Management) Dr. Shao
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
5. *CIDM 6310-70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
6. *CIDM 6325 -70 (Electronic Commerce and Web Development) Dr. Furner
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
7. ECON 5355-70 (Environmental and Natural Resource Economics) Dr. Rosa
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
8. FIN 5311-70 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) Dr. Owens
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
9. FIN 5320-70 (Investments) Dr. Macy
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
10. FIN 5323-70 (International Finance) Dr. Wang
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
11. FIN 5325-70 (Financial Analysis/Technology) Dr. Wang
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013 12. FIN 6350-70 (Seminar in Financial Planning) Dr. De'Armond
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
13. FIN 6370-70 (Financial Management of Biotechnology and Healthcare Management) Dr. Macy
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013 14. MGT 5311-70 (Business Ethics) Dr. Brock;
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
15. *MGT 6338-70 (Cultural Intelligence) Dr. Mills
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
16. *MKT 6340-70 (Seminar in Marketing) Dr. Gerlich
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
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