MBA Courses

The following core courses comprise the MBA core courses and are required unless waived. Students must complete the core requirements before enrolling in breadth courses. 51 credit hours are required for the completion of the MBA Program if nothing is waived out of core courses and 30 credit hours must be taken at the University to graduate from the MBA Program. 

The exact timeline to finish the MBA program depends on the number of courses waived and the number of courses taken in each semester. See the MBA Schedule for more details.

See the University  General Course Catalog for more information about Course Descriptions.

Core courses (21 credits)

Breadth courses (18 Credits)

Integration (3 Credits) (Required)

Areas of Emphasis (9 Credits)

In consultation with the MBA director, students may choose nine elective credits that have an industry or functional emphasis. Current areas of emphasis include accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, information technology, renewable energy, and sports management.

Additional areas of emphasis may be developed in consultation with the director of MBA.

View more information about the Areas of Emphasis here.

Searching the General Catalog

The University maintains all of its official academic information in the  General Course Catalog. When visiting the General Course Catalog, users are recommended to use the search box in the upper-right area of the website. It is also helpful to narrow your search using the following options from the drop-down menu:

  • Entire Catalog: This option will perform a keyword search over all information in the catalog.
  • Courses: This option will perform a keyword search over the names and descriptions of individual courses offered by the University.
  • Programs: This option will perform a keyword search over the names and descriptions of degree programs offered by the University.
  • Hierarchy Items: This option will perform a keyword search over the names of University units, including colleges, departments and centers.

MBA Program Waiver Policy

Individual MBA core course requirements may be waived by permission of the MBA Office if students have completed an equivalent course within the last five years with a grade of at least B at an  AACSB-accredited or equivalent institution.

Applications for core course waiver must be completed during a student's first-year in the program.