Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management

Core Requirements (21 hours)

• BA600 Organizational Behavior in Practice (3)
• BA620 Business Research Methods (3)
• BA630 Integrated Decision Information Systems (3)
• BA650 Strategic Decision Making1 (3)
• BA651 Strategic Marketing (3)
• BA660 Accounting for Managers (3)
• BA668 Managerial Finance (3)

Electives2:

• MG566 Legal and Union Issues in Human Resources (3)
• MG586 Human Resource Strategy and Analytics (3)

Choose 6 hours:

• BA656 Applied Human Resource Management (3)
• BA657 Applied Research Project3 (3)
• MG516 Acquiring Talent (3)
• MG536 Compensating Talent (3)

1. BA650 is the capstone course experience for the MBA program.
2. BA601-605, 607 Business Essentials prerequisite courses – up to 3 hours may count in elective area.
3. Applied Research Project must be in the human resource management area.

Minimum of 18 hours in the degree program must be at the 600 level.

Students who previously earned a bachelor’s or graduate degree in a management
topic may substitute a 5th elective from among the BA640, BA656, BA664, MG5xx,
ER5xx, or HA5xx/6xx electives in place of BA600.

Students who previously earned a bachelor’s or graduate degree in another MBA
core business discipline may substitute a 5th graduate elective in that discipline in
place of the associated BA6xx core course.

Students without an undergraduate degree in business may need to complete or
demonstrate proficiency in the following required foundation coursework* prior to
taking courses for which there are prerequisites. The foundation
knowledge/coursework includes:

• Principles of Accounting I or Graduate Business Accounting Essentials
• Microeconomics or Graduate Business Microeconomics Essentials
• Financial Management or Graduate Business Finance Essentials
• Management Information Systems or Graduate Business Information Systems Essentials
• Business Analytics or Introductory Behavioral Statistics or Graduate Business Statistics Essentials

Students must earn a sufficient grade in all of the above classes. [“CR” for
Graduate Business Essentials courses. “C” or better for other courses listed.]

*Proficiency in these areas may be demonstrated through any of the following
alternatives:

1. Completion of BA601-605 Business Essentials coursework, as needed. (Up to 3 hours may count in the elective section of certain MBA options.)
2. A CLEP or DANTES exam, if available. Credit will not be given for these courses with a passing grade on the exam, but a passing score will indicate proof of course knowledge.
3. Applied knowledge of a given domain in the work environment. The extent to which relevant work experience demonstrates proficiency will be determined by the program director. Applicants who would like their work experience to be considered must submit a detailed resume with their application.

Individuals admitted to the MBA program must have an undergraduate degree from an AACSB accredited business program or have satisfactorily completed the equivalent course work from an accredited institution.

Students without the foundation knowledge base in business and economics, yet meeting other admission requirements, may receive provisional admission to the MBA program. Regular admission status may be granted upon completion of prerequisite coursework.

In addition to the criteria established for general admission to graduate studies there are departmental criteria. Applicants are eligible for admission if they qualify under one of the following four scenarios:

• Any bachelor’s degree* with a GPA of ≥ 3.0.
• Any graduate degree*
• Bachelor’s degree* with a GPA of 2.5 to 2.99
  • Regular Admission with documentation** of one of the following:
    • 5 years of managerial work experience.
    • an active healthcare provider license.
    • recognized professional certification.
  • Probationary Admission otherwise. Students admitted with probationary status will need to complete the first 9 graduate credit hours with grades of B or better.
• Individuals with a bachelor’s degree* GPA under 2.5 may be considered for Probationary Admission with additional documentation** demonstrating the applicant’s preparation for graduate school.

*Degrees earned from a U.S.A. regionally accredited institution or foreign equivalent.

**Decisions about admission based upon the evaluation of a detailed resume, ahealthcare provider license, professional certification, or additional documentation wouldbe made at the discretion of the Director – Graduate Business Studies. The healthcareprovider license should be something like nursing, pharmacist, etc. that has recognizedstandards and requires continuing education. Examples of professional certificationinclude PMI Project Management, Six Sigma Green Belt, SHRM Certified Professional,Charter Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Scrum Master, etc.

International students applying with a three-year degree must have their transcriptsevaluated by an outside agency endorsed by AICE or that is amember of NACES.