Program: Business Administration MBA Interactive Online - Andrews University

Apr 04, 2025

2013-2014

Chan Shun Hall
269-471-3339; FAX: 269-471-6158
mba-info@andrews.edu
www.andrews.edu/sba

Graduate Faculty
Jerry Chi, Graduate Programs Director
José R. Goris
William Greenley
Alan Kirkpatrick
Ben Maguad
LeRoy Ruhupatty
Lucile Sabas
Allen F. Stembridge
Carmelita Troy
Jacquelyn Warwick
W. Bruce Wrenn

Program Description

Andrews University School of Business Administration recognizes that it is not always convenient for business professionals to leave their places of employment to obtain advanced degrees in business. The interactive online MBA degree program is designed for completion online with the final courses required on campus (3-week intensives) culminating with graduation exercises (usually the first weekend in August). The interactive online MBA program is available to students who are not able to attend classes on campus.

A maximum of 6 credits in approved courses may be taken at another accredited college/university or in another school of Andrews University.

Total Credits: 33

MBA Core—24

ACCT 610 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
BSAD 515 - Organizational Behavior & Leadership Credits: 3
BSAD 620 - Christian Ethics, Service & Society Credits: 3
BSAD 689 - Strategic Management Credits: 3 (Capstone Course)
ECON 525 - International Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 530 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3
FNCE 675 - Financial Management Credits: 3
MKTG 680 - Strategic Marketing Management Credits: 3

MBA Electives—9

These elective courses are tentative. Other electives may become available and offered for the online program.

Choose three courses from the following:

ACCT 620 - Financial Statement Analysis Credits: 3
BSAD 530 - Leadership & Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations Credits: 3
BSAD 615 - Management of Quality Credits: 3
BSAD 670 - Management of Human Resources Credits: 3
INFS 510 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general admission requirements under Graduate Academic Policies , note also the requirements listed below.

Prerequisite Courses

These prerequisite courses may be waived for students with appropriate undergraduate course work from an accredited institution. If the prerequisite courses are more than five years old or the grades earned are below C, students may be required to repeat these courses.

Such courses must be taken by the time the student has completed no more than 50% of his/her course work for the master’s degree. The following eight courses constitute the prerequisites for the MBA degree:

ACCT 121 - Fundamentals of Accounting Credits: 3 OR
ACCT 501 Survey of Accounting
Credits: 2
ACCT 122 - Fundamentals of Accounting Credits: 3 OR
ACCT 502 Survey of Accounting II
Credits: 2
BSAD 341 - Business Law Credits: 3 OR
BSAD 506 Survey of Business Law
Credits: 2
BSAD 475 - Operations Management Credits: 3 OR
BSAD 505 Survey of Operations Management
Credits: 2
ECON 225 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 OR
ECON 505 Survey of Macroeconomics
Credits: 2
ECON 226 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 OR
ECON 506 Survey of Microeconomics
Credits: 2
FNCE 317 - Business Finance Credits: 3 OR
FNCE 500 Survey of Business Finance
Credits: 2
STAT 285 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 3
Competency in computers is assumed.

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The GMAT admission requirements must be met for regular admission status.

Admission GMAT requirements can be obtained by ONE of the following:

Attain formula score of 1,000 points, calculated by taking the undergraduate cumulative GPA X 200 + GMAT score ≥ 1,000.

Five years of documented and approved work experience and earned a grade of at least of B- in statistics and a grade of at least B- in pre-calculus algebra.

On-campus Andrews University undergraduate business students with a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0 and earned a grade of at least a B- in statistics and a grade of at least B- in pre-calculus algebra.

Maintaining Academic Standing

All graduate students are expected to maintain a 3.00 GPA in all graduate courses that apply to the degree requirements.

No grade of D or F (or U) may be used to satisfy degree requirements; however, these grades are included when computing the cumulative GPA and, if they occur in courses normally meeting degree requirements, the degree GPA.

Students admitted under provisional status (due to lack of prerequisites, GMAT, etc.) must make regular progress toward achieving regular enrollment status and toward completion of their selected graduate degree. If insufficient progress is made, provisional status will be revoked after four enrolled semesters.

Regular admission status must be met no later than the semester before the last semester in which the student expects to enroll, prior to graduation.

Program Accreditation

The Master of Business Administration is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), located in Olathe, Kansas.

English Language Proficiency

The School of Business Administration does not permit students to register for graduate classes unless they have met the University requirements for Regular Admission Status for English proficiency. Students whose language of instruction is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by submitting a minimum TOEFL or MELAB score of 80. The School of Business Administration also does not permit graduate students to register for prerequisite courses for the MBA program unless they are at the Advanced Level in ELI.