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Purpose
The purpose of the Master of Business Administration program is to offer students an opportunity to acquire proficiency in general business management and decision making skills which will enable them to carry out managerial responsibilities in both the private and public sectors. As a result of successfully completing the MBA program, graduates should improve their ability to apply strong problem-solving skills to the strategic planning process in organizations and to use written and verbal communication skills effectively to communicate the results of their problem-solving analyses and recommendations.
Accreditation
The Troy MBA degree is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Business Foundation Requirements for the MBA
1. The foundation course requirements to enter the MBA degree
program ensure that students have acquired a common
body of knowledge in business administration.
a. Candidates for admission to the MBA degree program
must have earned an undergraduate degree in business
administration or accounting from a school holding
ACBSP or AACSB specialized accreditation for its
business degree program within eight years of enrolling
in the Troy MBA program.
OR
b. Before attempting 6000-level course work, the student
will have successfully completed, within eight years of
enrolling in the Troy MBA program, all courses or
their equivalent in the following subject areas from a
school holding ACBSP or AACSB specialized accreditation
for its degree program:
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Marketing Managerial Finance
- Accounting (principles of financial and managerial accounting or their equivalent)
- Legal Environment
- Economics
- Statistics
- Global Business Issues
- Information Systems (or documented completion of an MS Office workshop/certification, minimally in Word and Excel)
2. If the foundation course requirement is not satisfied by
either paragraphs 1.a or 1.b above, to include the restrictions
related to currency (i.e., within eight years of initial
enrollment in the Troy MBA program) and specialized
accreditation, then unless specifically waived by the MBA
Program Director based upon relevancy of professional
business experience subsequent to the award of a four-year
business degree, the following MBA foundation courses
must be successfully completed through Troy prior to enrolling
in 6000-level courses for which they are identified
as prerequisite courses.
- MBA 5502 (3) Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
- MBA 5503 (3) Fundamentals of Economic Analysis and Business Law
- MBA 5504 (3) Fundamentals of Management and Marketing
- MBA 5505 (3) Fundamentals of Information Systems and Quantitative Methods
3. If the content of the MBA foundation course work has been completed and, (1) the content is more than eight years old, or (2) the content of the foundation courses was completed at a school without ACBSP or AACSB specialized accreditation for its business degree programs, the student may attempt to qualify for a waiver of these two requirements by achieving a satisfactory score on the Educational Testing Service Major Field Test in Business (Undergraduate). A satisfactory score is defined as no less than one-half standard error of the mean below the national average reported at the time the exam is attempted. For this catalog year a score of 146 is acceptable.
Admission Requirements
Unconditional Admission
1. Students applying for admission must provide official transcripts
from all universities attended.
2. Applicants who have completed a master�s or higher degree
from a regionally accredited university may be admitted
unconditionally. (No graduate admission test scores are
required.) Official transcripts from all universities attended
must be submitted, to include an official transcript showing
completion of a master�s or higher degree.
3. A bachelor�s degree from a regionally accredited college or
university is required. (Students with a baccalaureate degree
from an unaccredited or otherwise accredited institution
should see Unaccredited or Otherwise Accredited Student
Admissions.)
4. Applicants must have achieved at least a 2.5 GPA in all
undergraduate work or at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 30
semester hours.
5. Official graduate admission exam results (GMAT, GRE [verbal and quantitative]), must be on file (except for applicants with a previous master�s or higher degree; see #2 above).
6. A letter of recommendation is required with all applications
for the MBA program. The individual�s potential for success
in the MBA program, his/her professional, managerial
or administrative experience, as well as his/her written and
oral communication skills must be addressed.
Conditional Admission
Students not satisfying the minimum graduate admission test score and
GPA requirements for unconditional admission may be conditionally
admitted to the program. After the student completes the first three
graduate (5000 or 6000 level) courses with a ''B'' or better average,
the student will be granted unconditional admission. Students not
satisfying conditional admission requirements will be dropped from the
program for one calendar year, after which time the student must
petition for readmission. A letter of recommendation
is required with all applications for the MBA program. The letter should
address the individual's potential for success
in the MBA program as well as his/her written and oral communication
skills.
Curriculum
All courses offer three semester hours credit except MBA
6625, 6626, and 6627, which may vary from one to three semester
hours each.
Transfer Credit
A maximum of two courses (6 semester hours) taken at another regionally accredited institution, each with a ��B�� grade or better, can be applied toward the degree. Note that the capstone course MBA 6611 Business Strategy must be taken with Troy University and will not be accepted as transfer credit from another institution. Credit accepted for transfer into the MBA core, or to satisfy specified concentration courses, is limited to institutions holding ACBSP or AACSB specialized accreditation for their business programs. Exceptions to the �specialized accreditation� condition may be granted by the Dean based upon a review of the institution and the course content. These courses must be comparable to Troy University courses in catalog description, level, and content to Troy courses and must be approved by the appropriate Troy dean/department chair. No more than two courses (six semester hours) may be transferred in from a completed master�s degree program. Professional military education courses are not accepted for credit in the MBA program.
Requirements for Admission to Candidacy
To be admitted to candidacy, students must have a 3.0 GPA on all work attempted. Unconditionally admitted graduate students must apply for admission to candidacy within the first eighteen semester hours of graduate coursework and complete any additional requirements outlined for the specific degree program. If not completed within the first eighteen hours, a hold will be placed on the student's registration until Degree Plan/Admission to Candidacy process is completed.
Degree Requirements
Successful completion of the courses listed below with an
overall grade point average of 3.0 (A = 4.0) is necessary to fulfill
requirements for the degree. If the student makes a "D" or
"F" in a core course, the course must be retaken. If the student
earns a "D" or "F" in an elective course, the course may be retaken,
or another elective taken in its place. The student can
satisfy the research component requirement by successfully
completing MBA 6610, IS 6674, or ACT 6695 with a grade of
"B" or better. The capstone course, MBA 6611, must be completed
with a grade of �B� or better.
REQUIRED CORE COURSES
ACT 6691 (3) Managerial Accounting
MBA 6611 (3) Business Strategy
MBA 6631 (3) Managerial Finance
MBA 6640 (3) Quantitative Analysis for Managers OR MBA 6641 Decision Theory
MBA 6651 (3) Managerial Economics
MBA 6661 (3) Strategic Marketing Management
GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION COURSES
MBA 6610 (3) Business Research Design
MBA 6671 (3) Organizational Behavior
MBA 6673 (3) Operations Management
and...
Three approved electives from the list of electives below.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION COURSES
IS 6672 Information Systems and Business Strategy
IS 6674 Information Systems Management
IS 6676 E-Commerce for Global Business
IS 6679 Management Information Systems
and...
Two approved electives from the list of electives below.
ELECTIVES
BUS 6612 (3) Applied Business Research
ECO 6654 (3) Labor Economics
FIN 6632 (3) Investment Management and Analysis
FIN 6633 (3) International Finance
FIN 6634 (3) Derivative Securities
ECO 6657 (3) International Trade and Economics
HRM 6601 (3) Legal Environment of Employment Decisions
HRM 6603 (3) Human Resource Management (recommended for MBA-GM)
HRM 6604 (3) Labor Law
HRM 6619 (3) Seminar in Human Resource Administration
HRM 6622 (3) Human Resource Staffing
HRM 6623 (3) Training and Development of Human Resources
HRM 6632 (3) Compensation Management
HRM 6645 (3) International HRM
HSA 6680 (3) Health Services Administration and Policy
HSA 6681 (3) Legal and Social Issues in Health Administration
HSA 6682 (3) Health Care Planning and Management
HSA 6683 (3) Health Care Economics
HSA 6684 (3) Managed Healthcare
IS 6672 (3) Information Systems and Business Strategy
IS 6674 (3) Information Systems Management
IS 6676 (3) E-Commerce for Global Business
IS 6679 (3) Management Information Systems
MBA 6605 (3) Business and Professional Communication
MBA 6613 (3) Seminar in Business
MBA 6625, 6626, 6627 (1-3) Specialized Study
MBA 6640 (3) Quantitative Analysis for Managers
MBA 6641 (3) Decision Theory
MBA 6652 (3) Macroeconomics and Forecasting
MGT 6670 (3) Seminar in International Management
MGT 6674 (3) Ethics in Business
MGT 6677 (3) Systems Management
MGT 6681 (3) Organizational Development and Change
MGT 6682 (3) Leadership and Motivation
CROSS LISTINGS
There are no cross-listings with other TROY graduate degree programs for this program.
All transfer credits must be processed through normal academic approval procedures.
All authorizations for a TROY MBA student to be a transient student at another institution must be approved before the course is attempted.
Professional military education courses are not accepted for credit in the MBA program.
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