Course Waiver Information
Policy for Course Waiver
To complete the MBA program, students need to complete a total of 57 credits/19 courses, which are:
8 Core courses, 2 Business Requirements, 8 Electives, and 1 Capstone for a total of 19 courses/ 57 credits. To complete the MSA, MSIT, MSF or MSIM program, students need to complete a total of 48 credits/ 16 courses, including core courses, electives and a capstone course.
Criteria for waiving a course:
1) Based on previous academic course work only, (Professional experience does not apply).
2) Must have received a letter grade of (B) or higher
3) It is up to the discretion of the Grad CM, but typically the course work must have been completed within the last 7 years at the time the student applies.
Course waiver decisions are included on the acceptance letter at the time of admission.
| Degree Program | CM required business core courses | Equivalent course completed |
|---|---|---|
|
MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSIT,MSF |
MBAMS 600 Mathematical Analysis for Managers |
Two Courses: (1)Calculus 1 & (2) Calculus 2, or 70 % or higher quantitative score on GMAT |
|
MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSIT,MSF |
MBA AF 601 Economics for Managers |
Two Courses: (1)Microeconomics & (2) Macro Economics |
|
MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSF |
MBA AF 610 Accounting for Managers |
Two Courses: (1)Financial Acct & (2)Managerial Acct |
|
MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSF |
MBA AF 620 Financial Management |
Two Courses: (1) Intro to Finance & (2) higher level Finance elective |
|
MBA,MSIT |
MBAMS 630 Statistical Analysis for Managers |
Two Courses: (1)Business Statistics & (2) Managerial Decision Making |
|
MBA,MSIT |
MBAMS 635 Operations Management |
One Course: (1) Higher level Operations Course |
|
MBA,MSIT |
MBAMS 640 Computer Info. Processing Systems |
One Course: (1) Higher level information systems elective (programming courses not included) |
|
MBA,MSIM |
MBAMKT 670 Marketing Management |
Two Courses: (1) Intro to Marketing & (2)higher level Marketing elective |
Only students enrolled in the MSA program are also eligible to waive the following courses:
| CM required business core course | Equivalent course completed |
|---|---|
|
MBA AF 611 Intermediate Accounting |
Two Courses: (1) Intermediate Acct 1 & (2) Intermediate Acct 2 |
|
MBA AF 612 Cost Accounting |
One Course: (1)Advanced Cost Accounting |
|
MBA AF 613 Federal Tax Planning |
Two Courses: (1) Taxation 1 & (2) Taxation 2 |
|
MBAMGT 664 Legal Environment of Business |
One course: (1) Business Law |
Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credits (10 courses) to fulfill degree and University requirements. Students do not receive credit for waived courses.
Students enrolled in the MBA program are required to fulfill 42 credits (14 courses) minimum
The MBA program consists of a total of 57 credits/ 19 classes. MBA Students are eligible to waive up to a total of 24 credits/8 core courses. However, students that waive the maximum of 8 courses will still be required to complete a total of 42 credits. These courses would be other elective courses within a given specialization or general course electives.
EXAMPLE #1
A student who waived these 5 courses
- MBA MS 600 Math for Managers
- MBA AF 601 Economics for Managers
- MBA AF 610 Accounting for Managers
- MBA AF 620 Financial Management
- MBA MS 630 Statistical Analysis for Managers
would need to complete:
- MBAMS 635 Operations Management
- MBAMS 640 Computer Info. Processing Systems
- MBAMGT 650 Organizational Analysis & Skills
- MBAMGT 660 Business and its Environment
- MBAMKT 670 Marketing Management
- MBAMGT 689 Strategic Management
8 Electives*
For a total of 42 credits.
EXAMPLE #2
A student who waived these courses:
- MBA MS 600 Math for Managers
- MBA AF 601 Economics for Managers
- MBA AF 610 Accounting for Managers
- MBAMS 630 Statistical Analysis for Managers
- MBAMS 635 Operations Management
- MBAMS 640 Computer Info. Processing Systems
- MBAMKT 670 Marketing Management
Would need to complete:
- MBA AF 620 Financial Management
- MBA MGT 650 Organizational Analysis & Skills
- MBA MGT 660 Business and It’s Environment
- MBA MGT 689 Strategic Management
8 electives*
Plus 2 additional electives*
For a total of 42 credits.
Example 2 portrays someone who has waived 7 courses, and therefore would be required to complete 2 additional electives in order to meet the 42 credit minimum requirement.
To complete the total minimum of 42 credits, the student would take 2 additional electives offered by the Graduate College of Management to complete the total of 42 credits for the minimum requirement.
*Elective courses are to be fulfilled through course offerings by Graduate College of Management
