Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

University of Central Oklahoma
Program:
Major:
Business Administration continued
Business Administration
Graduate Catalog, 2012 - 2013
College: Business
Requirements for Regular Admission
As long as there is available capacity, the MBA Office will
admit applicants who show evidence of having the following:
1. Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an appropriately
accredited institution, and
2. GMAT score of at least 450, and
3. GMAT verbal component score at or above the 20th
percentile, and
4. Last 60 hours GPA of at least 3.25 or an overall UG GPA
of at least 3.00
Minimum Requirements for Alternative Admission Consideration
The MBA Admissions Committee may admit applicants who
show evidence of meeting all requirements in one of these
two categories:
Category A
1. Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an appropriately
accredited institution, and
2. GMAT & GPA Index score of 1000 or higher [(Overall UG
GPA x 200) + GMAT], and
3. GMAT verbal component score at or above the 20th
percentile, and
4. Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.50.
Category B
1. Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an appropriately
accredited institution, and
2. 5 years of exempt-level work experience since UG degree
completion date, and
3. GMAT score of at least 500, and
4. GMAT verbal component score at or above the 20th
percentile, and
5. Overall UG GPA of at least 2.25.
Minimum Requirements for Provisional Admission Consideration
The MBA Admissions Committee may admit applicants who
show evidence of having the following:
1. Bachelor’s or advanced degree from an appropriately
accredited institution, and
2. Last 60 hours GPA of at least 3.25 or an overall UG GPA
of at least 3.00, and
3. No GMAT score or a GMAT score of less than 450, and
4. TOEFL score of 500 or Higher (Requirement applies only
to Non-Native English Speaking Students).
Students granted Provisional Admission must within one
year of their notification date score at least 450 on the GMAT
with a verbal component score at or above the 20 th percentile,
and complete either nine or more hours in graduate non-MBA
courses or 12 or more hours in undergraduate business or
related courses, as approved by the MBA Office. Non-Native
English Speaking Students with TOEFL scores of 500-549
must also achieve graduate level English proficiency. Coursework
taken as a provisional student does not count towards
MBA degree requirements.
Graduation Requirements
Required Courses.................................................35 Hours
Foundation Course................................................(5 hours)
In order to advance in the MBA program, students must take
this course in residence at UCO and earn a minimum grade
of 3.0 (B).
Course
Prefix
Course
No.
Course Title
BADM 5005 Leading in a Globally-Competitive
Environment
Core Courses.......................................................(25 hours)
Students must take these courses in residence at UCO.
Course
Prefix
Course
No.
Course Title
BADM 5115 Human Capital Management
BADM 5215 Quantitative Modeling
BADM 5125 Accounting & Finance
BADM 5205 Managing Business Processes with
Information Technology
BADM 5135 Prices, Profits, and the Market Economy
Capstone Course...................................................(5 hours)
Students must take this course in residence at UCO during
their final semester of MBA enrollment.
Course
Prefix
Course
No.
Course Title
BADM 5305 Strategic Integration
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED................................35 HOURS
Other Requirements
1. Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of study with
his/her graduate program advisor and the Jackson College
of Graduate Studies by the end of the first semester of
graduate work. The plan must be signed and dated by the
student and the graduate program advisor before it can
be considered official.
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