The MBA program mission is to provide quality online and traditional educational opportunities in business for degree and course completion, designed for individuals seeking to improve their management success and focused on working managers. Those with undergraduate degrees in business may complete the program with a minimum of 30 credit hours. Others, without the undergraduate business core courses, may be admitted to the program by completing the appropriate foundation courses as determined by the MBA program director. Contact the MBA program director at 606-783-2183, in person at 213D Combs Building, or by email at msu-mba@moreheadstate.edu.
Admission Requirements
- Admission into the MBA program for applicants with an earned master's degree and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 from a regionally accredited institution are admitted into the MBA without having to submit an official GMAT score. An official graduate transcript showing completion of the master's degree is required.
- Admission for applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university must meet the following criteria:
- A minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA is required.
- Admission is determined by an admission index. The index is computed as follows: INDEX = (undergraduate GPA x 200) + GMAT score. The index must equal at least 1000 and the minimum acceptable GMAT score is 400. The GRE is accepted in lieu of the GMAT provided the GRE score is equivalent to the score required for GMAT using the index formula above. Students not meeting the minimum 2.5 undergraduate GPA requirement may be admitted to the MBA program if their GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study was at least 2.75 with a minimum index of 1050. (The admission status would be attempt to qualify.)
- Applicants must submit an official GMAT or GRE score before their application for admission into the MBA program will be reviewed.
GMAT Exemption - Applicants who meet the following criteria may be exempt from the GMAT:
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Any applicant who has an earned baccalaureate degree in business from an AACSB accredited college or university and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale is exempt from taking the GMAT or GRE and therefore exempt from criterion B and C.
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Any current Morehead State University student pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA who seeks admission into the Early Graduate Program is exempt from taking the GMAT and therefore exempt from criterion B and C.
GMAT Waiver Request - Applicants who meet all the following criteria may request a GMAT/GRE waive:
- An earned baccalaureate degree in any discipline from a regionally accredited college or university
- Minimum two years professional work experience
- 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
- Additionally, the GMAT waiver request must include a resume, three professional letters of recommendation, and a goals statement. Submitting a waiver request and required documentation does not guarantee a waiver will be granted.
- Applicants who meet requirements 1 or 2, but who have not met the foundation course requirements, may be conditionally admitted to the MBA program. Students who are conditionally admitted may only take foundation course requirements. The Foundation Course Sequence, or comparable coursework, must be completed prior to full admission with at least a 3.0 GPA and no grade of less than a "C" in any course. Students may use the College Level Equivalency Program (CLEP) examinations to satisfy the foundation course requirements, if applicable.
- International students must take the TOEFL. A score of 525 (old system) or 70 (new system) is required for program admission; those who score below 525 will not be admitted to the program. Students scoring between 525 and 550 are required to complete ENG 100 and COMS 108 or equivalent.
Application deadlines for admission into the MBA program are as follows:
- Spring semester - All application materials must be postmarked no later than December 1.
- Fall semester - All application materials must be postmarked no later than August 1.
- Summer semesters - All application materials must be postmarked no later than April 15.
Foundation Course Sequence
Accounting
ACCT 600, or ACCT 281 and ACCT 282 (or equivalent)
Economics
ECON 600 or ECON 201 (or equivalent)
Finance
FIN 600, or FIN 360 (or equivalent)
Management
MNGT 602/
FIN 602, or
MATH 152 and
MATH 305 (or equivalent)
Note: None of the four graduate-level survey courses (ACCT 600, ECON 600, FIN 600, or MNGT/FIN 602) satisfy the requirements of the 30-hour MBA program. They are prerequisite courses only.
Total Credit Hours: 12
Dismissal from MBA Program
A student will be placed on probation if that student receives two course grades of "C" or below in any graduate-level MBA class, including foundation courses. A student will be dismissed from the MBA program if that student receives three course grades of "C" or below in any graduate-level class, including foundation courses.
Requirements for the Degree
- Satisfy general degree requirements.
- Completion of the MBA program with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Must be unconditionally admitted.
Program Requirements
MBA Core
| ACCT 611 | Accounting Analysis for Decision Making | 3 |
| BIS 630 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| CIS 615 | Managing Information Technology | 3 |
| ECON 661 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| FIN 660 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MKT 650 | Marketing Administration | 3 |
| MNGT 677 | Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| MNGT 691 | Business Policies and Procedures | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
MBA Electives
Choose six hours of MBA electives from the following list or may combine certain electives in pursuing a Health Systems Management (HSM) Track:
| ACCT 650 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 670 | Directed Research | 1-3 |
| ACCT 683 | Auditing Applications | 3 |
| ACCT 687 | Tax Accounting Research and Planning | 3 |
| ACCT 690 | Emerging Issues in Management Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 698 | Selected Workshop Topics | 1-4 |
| BIS 621 | Instructional Innovations in Business and Information Technology Education | 3 |
| CIS 625 | Web Information Systems and Internet Technologies | 3 |
| CIS 634 | Management of Telecommunications and Networking | 3 |
| CIS 636 | Global Information Systems | 3 |
| CIS 638 | Database Systems | 3 |
| CIS 640 | Systems Planning and Implementation | 3 |
| CIS 642 | Systems Security | 3 |
| CIS 645 | Customer Relationship Management Systems | 3 |
| CIS 650 | Innovation, Technology and Organizational Change | 3 |
| CIS 660 | Enterprise Systems | 3 |
| CIS 670 | Directed Research | 1-3 |
| CIS 681 | Selected Workshop Topics | 1-4 |
| ECON 645 | Public Policies Toward Business | 3 |
| ECON 662 | Business Cycles and Economic Forecasting | 3 |
| ECON 670 | Directed Research | 1-3 |
| ECON 681 | Selected Workshop Topics | 1-4 |
| FIN 620 | Financial Markets | 3 |
| FIN 622 | Financial Services Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 625 | Advanced Bank Management | 3 |
| FIN 628 | Asset and Liability Management | 3 |
| FIN 670 | Directed Research | 1-3 |
| FIN 672 | Investment Management | 3 |
| FIN 673 | Chartered Financial Analyst Level I Review Course | 1 |
| FIN 674 | Chartered Financial Analyst Level II Review Course | 1 |
| FIN 675 | Chartered Financial Analysis Level III Review Course | 1 |
| MKT 622 | Financial Services Marketing | 3 |
| MKT 635 | Consumer Behavior and Managerial Implications | 3 |
| MKT 640 | Product Design and Development | 3 |
| MKT 645 | IMC for Marketing Managers | 3 |
| MKT 652 | Marketing Research and Analysis | 3 |
| MKT 665 | Consumer Psychology in Online Marketing | 3 |
| MKT 668 | Organizational Strategies in E-commerce | 3 |
| MKT 670 | Directed Research | 1-3 |
| MNGT 606 | Operations Analysis | 3 |
| MNGT 609 | International Management | 3 |
| MNGT 610 | Legal Issues in Business Transactions | 3 |
| MNGT 612 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| MNGT 620 | Quantitative Business Analysis | 3 |
| MNGT 650 | Innovation, Technology and Organizational Change | 3 |
| MNGT 655 | Social Responsibilities of Business | 3 |
| MNGT 656 | Small Business Institute Field Project | 3 |
| MNGT 660 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MNGT 661 | Human Resource Topics | 3 |
| MNGT 662 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| MNGT 663 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| MNGT 664 | Employee Relations | 3 |
| MNGT 665 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MNGT 667 | Women and Men in Management | 3 |
| MNGT 668 | Organizational Strategies for E-commerce | 3 |
| MNGT 670 | Directed Research | 1-3 |
| MNGT 698 | Selected Workshop Topics | 1-4 |
| HSM 611 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HSM 630 | Healthcare Public Policy | 3 |
| HSM 650 | Health IT and Clinical Transformation | 3 |
| HSM 655 | Management of Healthcare Information Systems | 3 |
| HSM 660 | Community Clinical Placements | 3 |
| HSM 670 | Directed Study | 3 |
| HSM 680 | Healthcare Leadership and Ethics | 3 |
| HSM 682 | Healthcare Delivery Systems | 3 |
| HSM 684 | Healthcare Financial Management | 3 |
| PA 641 | Ethics in Public Administration | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Learning Goals and Objectives
Goal 1: Our graduates will communicate effectively.
Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:
- The ability to prepare and deliver an effective professional presentation on a current business topic.
- The ability to effectively compose written documents for business audiences.
Goal 2: Our graduates will know and properly analyze ethical issues faced in business.
Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:
- The ability to identify and properly evaluate ethical issues in a business situation and relate them to individual ethical behavior and to community responsibilities in organizations and society.
- The ability to assess the ethical consequences of business decisions relative to the individual, the organization, and society.
Goal 3: Our graduates will possess knowledge of the domestic and global business environment and a sense of diversity awareness.
Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:
- The ability to identify political and economic issues affecting domestic and global business and make sound business decisions in consideration of these issues.
- The ability to identify legal and regulatory issues affecting domestic and global business and make sound business decisions in consideration of these issues.
- The ability to identify diversity issues affecting domestic and global business and make sound business decisions in consideration of these issues.
Goal 4: Our graduates will be knowledgeable and skilled in the application of technology in contemporary organizations.
Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:
- Knowledge of how technology changes organizational and management practices and make sound business decisions in consideration of this issue.
- The ability to appropriately use technology for business operations, management decision-making, workgroup collaboration, and implementation of business strategies.
- The ability to appropriately use technology to formulate strategic decisions in a given management situation.
Goal 5: Our graduates will be effective leaders and problem solvers, demonstrating the ability to integrate functional knowledge as they strategically manage change.
Within the MBA curriculum, students will demonstrate:
- The ability to integrate functional business knowledge through analysis of management situations.
- Leadership skills and knowledge of problems associated with leadership through the analysis of management situations.
- An understanding of the issues related to managing change and the ability to make sound business decisions in the context of a changing business environment.
- An understanding of strategic management and the ability to make sound strategic business decisions.