ONLMBA - Professional Online Master of Business Administration

PROFESSIONAL ONLINE MBA ADMISSIONS 

To be granted full admission for any graduate degree program, applicants must meet the requirements for Full Admission to the Graduate School along with any additional requirements for a specific degree. Applications for admission to a master's program are processed by the Graduate Admissions Office in conjunction with the relevant Program Director.  

Some degree programs may include additional requirements for admission that are supplemental to the Graduate School's requirements. Admission to one graduate program does not guarantee admission to another.  

Full Admission

·        Applicants who meet all of the criteria listed below may be granted full admission to the Graduate School.   

·        A Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.  

·        Evidence of sound moral character and compatibility with DBU's mission.  

·        A likelihood of academic success as demonstrated by a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all previous course work.  

·        Two letters of recommendation from non-family members.  

·        A current, professional résumé.   

Applicants seeking admission will be required to submit the following:  

·        A formal Application for Admission to pursue a specified master's degree program.  The application will ask applicants for a Statement of Purpose outlining reasons for seeking admission and showing compatibility with DBU's mission.  

·        Official transcripts from each institution attended as an undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, or graduate student.  

·        Two letters of recommendation from non-family members.  

·        A current, professional résumé.  

·        Any additional requirements requested by a specific degree program.   

Provisional Admission  

Applicants admitted under Provisional Admission must fulfill the conditions of this status as identified by the Master's Degrees Admission Committee in order to continue in the program past 12 hours. Students under Provisional Admission must maintain a 3.0 GPA and receive no grades below "B." Students admitted under Provisional Admission will be granted Full Admission upon successful completion of 12 credit hours and fulfillment of the conditions of their admission as determined by the Master's Degrees Admission Committee.   

In addition, the Master's Degrees Admission Committee will review the following criteria as it strives to take a holistic view of the applicant in order to determine the likelihood of success in the MBA program:    

·        A likelihood for academic success as demonstrated by a GPA of 3.0 or higher. (The Master's Degrees Admission Committee may take into consideration the student's trend performance across 60 hours of undergraduate coursework as it reviews undergraduate performance for students with a GPA of less than 3.0.) Therefore, students with a GPA lower that 3.0 are eligible for provisional admission only. 

·        Five or more years of significant, substantive managerial/leadership experience that may be evidenced through a combination of résumé review, applicant interview, work portfolio, employer recommendations, and a professional certification.  

·        12 hours of graduate work from an accredited institution with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.   

Program Distinctives

The Professional Online MBA involves 36 credit hours of asynchronous courses at a reduced cost. The program is designed for students who cannot attend in-person classes due to work or geographic constraints, and who prefer a more self-directed approach to education rather than the in-person engagement with faculty and classmates in the physical or synchronously virtual classroom.

Distinct from the traditional MBA, the Professional Online MBA does not offer elective or concentration courses. 

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW – Online MBA students must complete 36 credit hours.

PROFESSIONAL ONLINE MBA REQUIRED CURRICULUM 

BUAD 5303 - Essentials for Business Analysis and Leadership (Course must be taken in the first semester)

ACCT 5321 - Managerial Accounting (Recommended requisite: BUAD 5303)

FINA 5301 - Corporate Finance (Recommended requisite: BUAD 5303)

MANA 5302 - Quantitative Analysis and Modeling for Decision-Making (Recommended requisite: BUAD 5303)

MANA 5310 - Ethical Leadership (Recommended requisite: BUAD 5303)

MANA 5333 – Operations and Quality Management (Recommended requisite: BUAD 5303) 

MANA 6341 - Strategic Management Decisions (S-L) (Course must be taken in the student’s last semester)

MANA 5303 – Technology, Innovation, and the Entrepreneurial Mindset (Recommended requisite: BUAD 5303)

MRKT 5301 - Advanced Marketing Strategies

PROJ 5301 - Organizing the Project and Its Components

MANA 6358 - Business Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

MANA 6372 - Managing Organizations and Teams

Total Online MBA Core Credit Hours              36

(S-L)=Course(s) with field-based service-learning component. 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 

Find course descriptions by category under the Graduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.