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Program Requirements
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The overall objective of the program is to
prepare graduates for positions of leadership in business and
public administration.
The program also prepares students for entry into
doctoral level study. The curriculum challenges students to
think critically about business issues and problems and is
organized around three themes: changing technological
environments, globalization, and social and environmental
responsibility. The
program has been designed to enhance students’ critical and
analytical problem solving and decision-making capabilities.
The evening program is suitable both for
part-time and full-time students and is open to all qualified
students regardless of undergraduate areas of study.
The program consists of two phases: a foundation phase
and the MBA phase. Students who do not possess an undergraduate
business degree may be required to complete all or part of the
foundation phase as part of their program of study. Foundation
courses are available on campus or through an accelerated format
via the Internet. Students who are not required to complete
foundation courses will be enrolled directly in the MBA phase.
In addition to the on-campus required and elective course
offerings, electives also are available via the Internet. The
entire program of study generally can be completed within one to
two years.
More information can be obtained at the CBA's Web site.
ADMISSION
Applicants for admission to the program
must apply through the University Admissions Office. In order to
be admitted in good standing, applicants must meet the
University requirements including a minimum grade point average
(GPA) of 2.85 (or 3.00 for the last half of undergraduate work)
on a 4.00 scale and demonstrate the ability to successfully
complete the MBA program. Performance on the GMAT and prior
academic work will be used as indicators of ability.
International students are required to take the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit their scores for
evaluation. Applicants who meet the minimum standards may be
denied admission because of enrollment limitations. While not
required, 3-4 years of work experience is preferred.
THE PROGRAM
Foundation Phase
The MBA program has two phases for qualified
applicants with foundation course deficiencies. Such applicants
will be admitted to the program while they complete their
remaining foundation course work.
Foundation Courses
or
ECO 703 and 704
ACC 221 and 222
or
ACC 703 and 704
MKT 309 or 700
FIN 355 or 701
MGT 393 or 702
MGT 308 or 703
BUS 205
I-S 220
MTH 145 or BUS 710
(A minimum grade of “C” is
required in all foundation courses completed pre- or
post-baccalaureate.) 700 level courses are delivered via the
Internet.
Students completing foundation courses must
achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.00. Students who earn
less than a “C” grade in any foundation course will be dropped
from the program.
Internet courses are delivered in an
accelerated format that may allow completion of the foundation
program in one calendar year. Credit by exam (test out) is
available for some foundation courses. Information should be
obtained from the program director.
MBA Phase
Qualified applicants who have completed the
foundation courses are admitted to the graduate degree
requirement phase. Course requirements for the degree are listed
below:
| Master’s Degree Requirements | Credits | |
| BUS 730 | Decision Framing and Decision Making in Complex Environments I | 3 |
| BUS 731 | Decision Framing and Decision Making in Complex Environments II | 3 |
| BUS 735 | Business Decision Making and Research Methodology | 4 |
| BUS 750 | Managing in an Environmentally and Socially Conscious World | 3 |
| BUS 755 | Managing in a Changing Technological Environment | 3 |
| BUS 760 | Managing in a Global Environment | 4 |
| BUS 790 | Assessment | 1 |
| Electives* | 9 | |
| Minimum Credits | 30 | |
*Elective credits must be selected from course
work approved by the MBA program director. Several options are
available for students to complete the elective credit
requirement. These options include:
- MBA elective course work from UW-La Crosse or other
institutions with the approval of the MBA program director.
- Directed Internship Experience (maximum 6 credits)
- Directed Independent Study (maximum 3 credits)
- Research: Master’s Thesis (maximum 6 credits)
All students must complete at least six
elective credits at the 700 level.
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
A 3.00 grade point average in courses
counting toward the MBA is required for graduation. Students
must be able to achieve this grade point average in, at most, 36
credits or they will be dropped from the program. A student
earning a “D” or “F” in a graduate level course, whether it has
been taken on this campus or at another university, will be
dropped from the program. A maximum of six credits of “C” may be
applied to the MBA.
RESTRICTIONS
Enrollment in MBA courses is restricted to
students in the MBA program, unless given special permission by
the program director. Graduate students from other programs
could be permitted to take, at most, six credits of 500/600/700
level MBA courses.