Academics
The College of Business Administration offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Other programs include work-study and joint research with faculty. The strongest areas of study are accounting, finance, and general management. Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus, including round-table discussions and in-class presentations by visiting executives.
Thirty-one total credits are required to complete the MBA, including 12 elective credits. Required courses include:
- Professional Development
- Systems, Orientation, and Training
- Customers, Markets, and Organizations
- Managing People and Processes
- Professional Development
- Individuals, Teams, and Careers
- Managerial Decision Making
- Control and Innovation
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements by limited transfer of credit from other MBA programs to complete elective requirements only.
Business students may take relevant nonbusiness courses in other departments. The minimum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending full time is 10 months; maximum, 2 years. For students attending part time, the minimum is 2 years; maximum, 6 years.
There are 14 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate; there is 1 part-time faculty member. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category I institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of credit hours faculty teach is 9; average business class size is 35.