Academics
The College of Business offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Regular programs bring distinguished speakers and visiting professors to campus. The semiannual Executive-in-Residence program provides public speeches and meetings with students in small groups.
Thirty total credits are required to complete the MBA. Required courses include:
- Leadership Skills Development
- Accounting for Decision Making and Control
- Legal and Social Environment of Business
- Information Systems and Technology
- Quantitative Methods for Decision Support
- Business Economics and Forecasting
- Financial Management and Markets
- Marketing Strategies
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management
- Strategic and International Management
Students may eliminate or substitute requirements for prerequisites.
The maximum time permitted to complete the master’s degree program attending part time is 7 years.
There are 18 total full-time graduate business faculty, all of whom hold a doctorate. Faculty salaries are rated well below average for Category IIA institutions, based on the AAUP rating system. Average number of courses faculty teach is 6; average business class size is 21.