2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Graduate Programs
The program is open to all applicants with a bachelor’s
degree, regardless of the undergraduate field of study,
who can demonstrate an appropriate background in
statistics. Students without prior business course work
will be required to take leveling courses in financial
accounting, microeconomics, finance, management,
and marketing. Students who earn less than a “C” in
any leveling course will be dismissed from the
program. Graduate students are required to complete
all leveling course requirements before enrolling in the
first 500-level courses. In some instances, a student
will be permitted to enroll in 500-level courses while
completing the final leveling courses.
All MBA students are required to take the Graduate
Management Admissions Test (GMAT). An admission
formula of 200 times the undergraduate GPA (4.000
system) plus the GMAT score will constitute a scaled
admission score for each applicant. Students may be
admitted in one of two categories. Category I admission
will be granted to students who have an undergraduate
GPA of at least 3.000 and have a GMAT
score of at least 450, with an index of at least 1050.
Category II admission may be granted to students with
GPAs between 2.500 and 3.000. Category II admitted
students must have a GMAT score of at least 400, with
an index of at least 1000 before the end of the
semester in which they complete six hours at the 500
level. Students will not be allowed to enroll in more
than six hours of graduate level course work without
being fully admitted to the program.
Students who fail to meet these admissions requirements
may provide additional evidence of their ability
to complete the program. Such evidence may include
performance in outside activities, evidence of creativity
or leadership, and a record of accomplishment.
The MBA degree will be conferred upon students who
successfully complete a minimum of 36 hours of
approved course work with a minimum GPA of at least
3.000. The curriculum includes the following 27 credits
which are taken by all candidates.
MGMT 585 Management Policy and Strategy ... 3
MKTG 540 Marketing Management ................. 3
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TOTAL 27
In addition, each candidate must select one of the
following three options for 9 additional credits.
Requirements for Option I
Select One: ACCTG 575, BUSAD 575,
ECON 575, FIN 575, MGMT 575
or MKTG 575 .................................... 3
Approved Electives.................................................... 6
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TOTAL 9
Requirements for Option II
Select Three: CIS 550, 560, 561, 562, 581
582, or 591 ....................................... 9
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TOTAL 9
Requirements for Option III
BUSAD 592 Directed Research............................ 6
Approved Electives.................................................... 3
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TOTAL 9
All graduate courses for the MBA are listed in the
appropriate department sections of accounting
(ACCTG), business administration (BUSAD), computer
information systems (CIS), economics (ECON),
finance (FIN), management (MGMT), and marketing
(MKTG).
JOINT BSBA/MBA AND BS-CIS/MBA
PROGRAMS
Specific requirements for the joint BSBA/MBA and the
BS-CIS/MBA plans are included in the Hasan School
of Business undergraduate programs section of this
catalog.
MBA CORE
Core Courses Titles
Credits
ACCTG 510 Managerial Accounting....................3
BUSAD 502 Business Ethics and Environment ...3
ECON 510 Economics for Managers.................3
FIN 530 Financial Management ....................3
MGMT 511 Production/Operations Management ..3
MGMT 520 Management of Organizational
Behavior ..........................................3
MGMT 565 Management Information Systems...3
ENGLISH (MA)
In cooperation with Colorado State University, the
Department of English and Foreign Languages offers a
general program of study leading to the Colorado State
University Master of Arts (M.A.) in English, comprising
courses taught at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Courses are scheduled in the evenings to accommodate
working professionals, with two or three courses
offered each semester, including summer session.
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