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The MBA degree assumes an undergraduate knowledge base in business and economics which students with undergraduate degrees in business will normally have acquired.

Students admitted with nonbusiness undergraduate degrees may have to complete Pre-MBA Program courses before enrolling in the MBA core courses. Specific requirements will be determined by the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Curriculum (hereafter referred to as "Associate Dean"). The responsibility for demonstrating prior academic coverage of the material at the appropriate level rests with the student and should be completed at least one month prior to the beginning of the first semester of course work. Students who have not taken college algebra, economics, accounting, finance, and/or statistics within the past five years are strongly encouraged to take the Pre-MBA Program courses as a refresher prior to their first core course.

Students with a non-business undergraduate degree should expect to complete some or all of the following Pre-MBA Program courses online.Ìý

• Fundamentals of EconomicsÌý
• Financial Accounting
• Managerial AccountingÌý
• Principles of ManagementÌý
• Principles of MarketingÌý
• Business Math and StatisticsÌý
• Understanding Corporate FinanceÌý
• Business Law Essentials

In addition to any Pre-MBA Program courses required, some or all of which may be waived based on an individual's previous academic work, all MBA candidates must complete one of the following sequences:

Traditional MBA Sequence

36 semester hours required:

• 9 hours of beginning skill core courses: , , Ìý
• 15 hours of central core courses: , , , , ; Students who have successfully completed 12 or more undergraduate semester hours in a required core area may be eligible to substitute a 400-level elective in that area for the required core course.Ìý
• 3 hour capstone course: Ìý
• 9 hours of 400-level graduate business or other pre-approved elective courses. In consultation with a Master of Business Administration advisor, students can choose from among a wide offering of elective courses to design a Plan of Study. The choice should be congruent with each student's goals. Elective courses are offered based on student demand. Elective courses taken outside the College of Business require prior approval by the Associate Dean and often involve additional course work to fulfill prerequisites.

Corporate MBA Sequence (CMBA)

36 semester hours required:

• 9 hours of beginning skill core courses: , ,
• 15 hours of central core courses: , , , ,
• 3 hour capstone course:
• 9 hours of 400-level graduate business or other pre-approved elective courses. The CMBA is a cohort program. Students vote to choose which three electives the cohort will take.

Panama MBA Sequence

42 semester hours required:

• 9 hours of beginning skill core courses: , ,
• 18 hours of central core courses: , , , , , ; 
• 3 hour capstone course:
• 12 hours of  400-level graduate business or other pre-approved elective courses. They include; , , and .

The STEM MBA degree is designed to give students a technology and analytics focused business education at the graduate level. The degree includes grounding in all functional and strategic aspects of business with an emphasis on business analytics, data analytics, data science, management science, technology and innovation management, statistical modelling, operations analysis, data mining, business forecasting, and quality management.

Required Credit Hours: 36

• 9 hours of beginning skill core courses: , ,
• 15 hours of central core courses: , , , ,
• 3 hour capstone course:

• 9 hours chosen from: , , ,

Course Limitations

No more than a total of three (3) credits can be counted from any 400 (Independent Study) and 498 (Internship) courses. Exceptions must be approved by the Associate Dean. Credit will not be given for course numbers below 400. All core and elective courses must be completed within six years from the time of taking the first core course.

Credit-Hour Limitations for Non-Business Graduate Students

While other graduate programs on campus may require and/or give elective credit for selected MBA courses, non-MBA graduate students will not be permitted to exceed 12 credit hours of MBA course work. Non-business students seeking to enroll in MBA courses will first need to obtain their major advisor’s permission to register for classes and then must submit to the MBA Office an online override request form. Permission to enroll is dependent upon space availability in the requested course(s) and prior completion of prerequisites. MBA students will have priority in registration.

Courses

Descriptions of courses leading to the MBA degree are found under the Departments of Finance, Insurance and Law; Management; Marketing; Accounting; and Master of Business Administration.

Repetition of Courses in the MBA Program

A student may register officially for an MBA course (core or elective) only twice. A student who completes a course or drops a course after census day (the tenth day of the semester) may officially enroll in the same course only one additional time.