Advancing your career
Our experiential curriculum will prepare you to become a forward-thinking leader who can create value and drive growth for your company through innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability.
You will develop expertise in all aspects of management and an understanding of how disciplines are interrelated. Core courses build upon a broad foundation of business and industry knowledge while the strategy and capstone courses sharpen strategic skills and critical-thinking abilities.
Credit hour requirement
The Professional MBA consists of 36 credits of required Core courses and 6 credits of Fundamental courses, to ensure that you have the necessary skills to be competitive, for a total of 42 credits. Fundamental courses may be waived if you have taken equivalent coursework within the past 5 years in accounting, economics, finance and statistics and have earned a B- or better. If all fundamental courses are waived, you may be able to complete your MBA in just 36 credits. Waiver decisions are made and communicated at time of admission.
| Graduated with a bachelor's degree in calendar year: | Eligible for fundamental course waivers (semester program start) |
| 2017 or later | Spring 2023 or Summer 2023 |
| 2018 or later | Fall 2023, Spring 2024, or Summer 2024 |
| Professional MBA Courses |
Credit Hours |
| Statistics Fundamentals* | 1.5 |
| Economics Fundamentals* | 1.5 |
| Finance Fundamentals* | 1.5 |
| Applied Statistics | 3.0 |
| Managerial Decision Tools | 1.5 |
| Accounting for Decision Makers | 3.0 |
| Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
| Applied Business Ethics | 1.5 |
| Managing Information | 1.5 |
| Supply Chain/Operations Management | 1.5 |
| Business Legal Environment | 1.5 |
| Financial Management | 3.0 |
| Strategic Sustainability and Models | 1.5 |
| Global Business | 1.5 |
| Marketing Management | 3.0 |
| Strategy and Implementation | 3.0 |
| Executive Insights | 3.0 |
| 36-42 Credits |
*Up to 6 credits may be waived based on previous coursework in accounting, economics, finance and statistics. To be eligible for a course waiver, a grade of B- or better is required in an approved course taken within the past 5 years. Pass/fail courses will not be eligible for a course waiver.
Courses will be offered in both online and on-campus formats. Even in its online format, the Capstone course will have several synchronous virtual requirements during the semester.
Our program reflects the global marketplace and interdisciplinary skills necessary to have a transformative impact in today's business environment. Your curriculum will focus on all pertinent areas of business including:
- Responsible leadership
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Sustainability principles
- Cultural intelligence