Oct 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Business Administration, M.B.A. (520201)


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Accreditation


The Master of Business Administration program is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Face-to-Face MBA Program


All graduate classes required in ULM’s accredited face-to-face, on-campus MBA program are offered at least once a year at night to accommodate working professionals. Students attending ULM as a full-time graduate student generally complete the MBA program in 1 ½ years contingent on the completion of required background courses prior to entry into the program. Part-time students take courses as based on one’s capabilities in completing the MBA degree.

Online MBA Program


In addition to ULM’s accredited face-to-face, on-campus MBA program, ULM offers an accredited online distance MBA Program (dMBA) specially designed for graduate students who work and cannot commute easily to ULM. Admission requirements are the same as the face-to-face MBA program as presented below. Students may enter the program at the beginning of fall, spring, or summer semesters. To participate in the online MBA program or any online MBA course, students must have Microsoft Office™, high-speed Internet access, and computer equipment with audio and video capability, including a headset with a built-in microphone and a Webcam.

Admission Requirements


The following are used to determine a student’s eligibility for admission, regular or conditional, for the Master of Business Administration.

Regular Admission 

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree with a minimum overall GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 hours of attempted coursework to be regularly admitted.

Applicants who have earned any graduate or terminal degree from a from a college or university accredited and recognized at the institutional level by the US Department of Education (USDOE) will qualify for regular admission to a master’s program provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.

Conditional Admission

Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree with a minimum formula score of 622.6 (2.2 GPA x 283 GRE) or for MBA applicants only, 1000 (GPA x 200 + GMAT) 
or
With a GPA of 2.2 or higher, some candidates with 5 years of employment in a relevant field of study may qualify for a waiver of test scores in some programs. These applicants would be evaluated by the MBA admissions committee. 

International students must still submit a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination.           

Non-Degree Status: Students not eligible to enter the MBA program under conditional or regular status can elect to take up to two MBA courses (totaling six hours) toward the degree under non-degree status. These students are not eligible for financial aid, graduate assistantships, or graduate work study positions.

Program Requirements


Background Course Requirements


Requirements for business background courses include taking undergraduate or graduate courses as found below.

Undergraduate Courses   Graduate Courses
ACCT 2020 Managerial Accounting
ACCT 2030 Financial Accounting
  OR  
ECON 2001 Macroeconomic Principles
ECON 2002 Microeconomic Principles
  OR  
FINA 3015 Business Finance
QMDS 2010 Statistics and Quality Control
  OR BUSN 5002 Fundamentals of Business Statistics and Finance 

Undergraduate course requirements can be met by

  1. passing CLEP/DSST examinations for undergraduate credit
  2. passing non-credit proficiency/test-out examinations in the foundation areas in which no CLEP/DSST examinations are available, or
  3. completing the undergraduate background courses with a grade of ‘C’ or better; completing the graduate background courses with a no grade lower than a ‘C’ and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0.

Helpful information to study background course content in preparation of taking a CLEP, DSST, or test out for a background course can be obtained at www.4ltrpress.cengage.com.

Degree Requirements for All Students:


Concentrations Outside Business:


Students desiring a concentration outside of business must take three specified electives as follows in the chosen program instead of the six semester hours of electives in the field of business administration.

Unless all three courses are taken in a concentration outside of business, none of them may be used to satisfy the elective course requirements for the MBA degree.

Graduate Courses


Note: To receive graduate credit for a 4000-level course designated “For Undergraduate and Graduates,” a student must be in graduate admission status at the time credit is earned in the course. Credit earned in undergraduate admission status cannot be changed to graduate credit.

Courses


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