MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

CAREER INFORMATION—M.B.A.

An informal survey of business executives in the local area showed a very positive response to the Master of Business Administration degree offered by the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business at Georgia College & State University. The degree is used as a recruiting tool by the area chambers of commerce in their brochures designed to attract domestic and international industrial firms to the central Georgia area. Graduates are employed in such areas as profit-oriented health care facilities, mining plants, CPA firms, mental health care facilities, consulting management and engineering firms, corporate communication firms, corporate accounting, regional marketing, the Internal Revenue Service, financial institutions, and other private and public organizations.

REGULAR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is limited to holders of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution. It is expected that admission will be granted only to students showing high promise of success in graduate study. The candidate's performance on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and the candidate's undergraduate work will be used to determine admission status. The median GMAT score for currently admitted students is 510. If a potential student has taken the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) within the past three years, please contact the Director of Graduate Programs in Business to determine if the GRE can be substituted for the GMAT.

Applicants may enter any semester. Admission is granted after meeting the admission standards.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants who apply too late for full consideration for admission and/or have not submitted all required documents for evaluation may be assigned conditional admission status. While in this status a student may register for one semester only, by completing a Georgia College & State University Conditional Registration Agreement for Graduate Students. This form requires the signatures of both the student and the graduate coordinator. Students may take ONLY foundation courses while in conditional status. Any student who registers under this agreement must be admitted by the end of the first semester of enrollment to continue taking courses in the degree program.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

I. FOUNDATION COURSES*

0-12 semester hours

Principles of Accounting l

Business Finance

College-level Economics

College-level Statistics

Foundation courses may be waived if undergraduate equivalent completed with a grade of “C” or better.


II. BUSINESS CORE		30 semester hours
ACCT 6105	Managerial Accounting		(3 semester hours)
ECON 6176	Managerial Economics		(3 semester hours)
FINC 6141	Financial Policies		(3 semester hours)
MGMT 6101	Research Methods and Statistical Applications in Business		(3 semester hours)
MGMT 6115	Operations Management		(3 semester hours)
MGMT 6135	Organizational Theory and Behavior		(3 semester hours)
MGMT 6155	Business Ethics and Global Responsibilities		(3 semester hours)
MGMT 6195	Strategic Management		(3 semester hours)
MKTG 6161	Advanced Marketing Theory and Applications		(3 semester hours)
MMIS 6195	Information Resources Management		(3 semester hours)

III. M.B.A. ELECTIVES

6 semester hours

Six hours of 6000 level business courses approved by the graduate director.

Total

36* semester hours

*Additional courses may be required for students who have not met the foundation course requirements.

The entering student with an appropriate academic background may be able to complete the Master of Business Administration degree with a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate work. All programs of study are based on individual student needs as stipulated by the graduate director.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS—M.B.A.

In addition to meeting the normal University requirements for graduation, the M.B.A. candidate must have an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all graduate business courses taken in the Georgia College & State University J. Whitney Bunting College of Business. In addition, the student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on all 6000 level courses taken in the Georgia College & State University J. Whitney Bunting College of Business. All credit applied toward the degree shall have been earned within seven years prior to the completion of the program of study.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For information, contact: Director of Graduate Programs in Business, J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, Georgia College & State University, Campus Box 019, Milledgeville, GA 31061. The graduate director may be reached by telephone at (478) 445-5115. The director’s e-mail address is lynn.hanson@gcsu.edu.