MBA

Admission Requirements

1. General admission to graduate study (for criteria, refer to "Admission to Graduate Study").
2. Admission into the MBA program for applicants with an earned master's degree and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 from a regionally accredited institution are admitted into the MBA without having to submit an official GMAT score. An official graduate transcript showing completion of the master's degree is required.
3. Admission for applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university must meet the following criteria:
   1. A minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA is required.
   2. Admission is determined by an admission index. The index is computed as follows: INDEX = (undergraduate GPA x 200) + GMAT score. The index must equal at least 1000 and the minimum acceptable GMAT score is 400. The GRE is accepted in lieu of the GMAT provided the GRE score is equivalent to the score required for GMAT using the index formula above. Students not meeting the minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA requirement may be admitted to the MBA program if their GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study was at least 2.75 with a minimum index of 1050. (The admission status would be attempt to qualify.)
   3. Applicants must submit an official GMAT or GRE score before their application for admission into the MBA program will be reviewed.

      GMAT Exemption - Applicants who meet the following criteria may be exempt from the GMAT:

      • Any applicant who has an earned baccalaureate degree in business from an AACSB accredited college or university and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale is exempt from taking the GMAT or GRE and therefore exempt from criterion B and C.

      • Any current Morehead State University student pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA who seeks admission into the Early Graduate Program is exempt from taking the GMAT and therefore exempt from criterion B and C.

   GMAT Waiver Request - Applicants who meet all the following criteria may request a GMAT/GRE waive:

   • An earned baccalaureate degree in any discipline from a regionally accredited college or university
   • Minimum two years professional work experience
   • 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
   • Additionally, the GMAT waiver request must include a resume, three professional letters of recommendation, and a goals statement. Submitting a waiver request and required documentation does not guarantee a waiver will be granted.
4. Applicants who meet requirements 1 or 2, but who have not met the foundation course requirements, may be conditionally admitted to the MBA program. Students who are conditionally admitted may only take foundation course requirements. The Foundation Course Sequence, or comparable coursework, must be completed prior to full admission with at least a 3.0 GPA and no grade of less than a "C" in any course. Students may use the College Level Equivalency Program (CLEP) examinations to satisfy the foundation course requirements, if applicable.
5. International students must take the TOEFL. A score of 525 (old system) or 70 (new system) is required for program admission; those who score below 525 will not be admitted to the program. Students scoring between 525 and 550 are required to complete ENG 100 and COMS 108 or equivalent.

Application deadlines for admission into the MBA program are as follows:

• Spring semester - All application materials must be postmarked no later than December 1.
• Fall semester - All application materials must be postmarked no later than August 1.
• Summer semesters - All application materials must be postmarked no later than April 15.

Foundation Course Sequence

Accounting

ACCT 600, or ACCT 281 and ACCT 282 (or equivalent)

Economics

ECON 600 or ECON 201 (or equivalent)

Finance

FIN 600, or FIN 360 (or equivalent)

Management

Total Credit Hours: 12

Program Competencies

Goal 1: Our graduates will communicate effectively.

Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:

1. The ability to prepare and deliver an effective professional presentation on a current business topic.
2. The ability to effectively compose written documents for business audiences.

Goal 2: Our graduates will know and properly analyze ethical issues faced in business.

Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:

1. The ability to identify and properly evaluate ethical issues in a business situation and relate them to individual ethical behavior and to community responsibilities in organizations and society.
2. The ability to assess the ethical consequences of business decisions relative to the individual, the organization, and society.

Goal 3: Our graduates will possess knowledge of the domestic and global business environment and a sense of diversity awareness.

Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:

1. The ability to identify political and economic issues affecting domestic and global business and make sound business decisions in consideration of these issues.
2. The ability to identify legal and regulatory issues affecting domestic and global business and make sound business decisions in consideration of these issues.
3. The ability to identify diversity issues affecting domestic and global business and make sound business decisions in consideration of these issues.

Goal 4: Our graduates will be knowledgeable and skilled in the application of technology in contemporary organizations.

Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:

1. Knowledge of how technology changes organizational and management practices and make sound business decisions in consideration of this issue.
2. The ability to appropriately use technology for business operations, management decision-making, workgroup collaboration, and implementation of business strategies.
3. The ability to appropriately use technology to formulate strategic decisions in a given management situation.

Goal 5: Our graduates will be effective leaders and problem solvers, demonstrating the ability to integrate functional knowledge as they strategically manage change.

Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:

1. The ability to integrate functional business knowledge through analysis of management situations.
2. Leadership skills and knowledge of problems associated with leadership through the analysis of management situations.
3. An understanding of the issues related to managing change and the ability to make sound business decisions in the context of a changing business environment.
4. An understanding of strategic management and the ability to make sound strategic business decisions.

Maintaining Enrollment

Students pursuing the MBA program are expected to maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

A student will be placed on probation if that student receives two course grades of "C" or below in any graduate-level MBA class, including foundation courses. A student will be dismissed from the MBA program if that student receives three course grades of "C" or below in any graduate-level class, including foundation courses.

Requirements for the Degree

1. Satisfy general degree requirements.
2. Completion of the MBA program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
3. Must be unconditionally admitted.

Program Requirements

MBA Core

MBA Electives

Choose nine hours of MBA electives from the following list or may combine certain electives in pursuing a Health Systems Management (HSM) Track: