MBA in Business Administration

Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses

Program Description

The Master of Business Administration program at Sam Houston State University is designed to develop candidates for positions of leadership in modern organizations or to prepare students to successfully pursue doctoral studies in business. Managerial procedures and practices are continually changing. Therefore, the program emphasizes the integration and synthesis of various disciplines to develop a student’s ability to function in a dynamic environment and make sound administrative decisions that maximize the value and contributions of an organization. The MBA program is suited for qualified students from any academic discipline. The program provides the candidate with a basic managerial background through the core requirements while providing individualized adaptation through elective courses.

The Master of Business Administration degree may be earned in one year by those full-time students who have completed a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For a student with a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than business, a minimum of two years will probably be required. For the non-business graduate the first year of study will involve taking prerequisite courses in preparation for the graduate courses. Part-time students who have completed a Bachelor of Business Administration degree typically complete the program in two years.

Admission

Applicants must submit the following materials directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:

A Graduate Studies Application with the application fee
Official transcript(s) of all previous college work
A Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score report

Applicants with a baccalaureate degree from a recognized, accredited university in the United States who satisfy at least one of the following graduate admission formulas shall be admitted unconditionally into the MBA program.

200 x (overall GPA) + (GMAT score) ≥ 1100

200 x (advanced hours GPA) + (GMAT score) ≥ 1150

The grade point average (GPA) is based on a four-point scale and only courses from the baccalaureate degree granting institution are used for determining graduate admission. Students who are not in good standing at another college or university are not eligible for admission into any of the College of Business Administration’s graduate programs.

Applicants who meet all other qualifications but whose combined score using the formulas above is less than 1100 but greater than 950 (or less than 1150 but greater than 1000 on advanced hours) will be invited to submit additional supporting information to be considered for admission by the College of Business Administration Graduate Admission Committee. The deadlines for submission of supplemental materials are:

Entering Term	Deadline
Fall (August)	July 15
Spring (January)	November 15
Summer (June or July)	April 15

Contact the College of Business Administration’s Graduate Coordinator for a list of additional materials that may be required.

International Applicants
International students or students whose native language is not English must submit a GMAT score of at least 450 and a TOEFL score of at least 550 on the paper based exam, 213 on the computer based exam, or 79 on the internet-based exam. International students must submit all required admission materials by the following dates:

Entering Term	Deadline
Fall (August)	June 25
Spring (January)	November 12
Summer 1 (June)	April 9
Summer 2 (July)	May 10

All immigration requirements must also be satisfied prior to admission.

Degree Requirements

The MBA degree program requires a minimum of thirty-six hours of graduate credit.

Plan 1 - MBA in Business Administration

Item	Requirement	Options	Hours Required
1	Specified Courses	Choose all* from:* BAN 568 <BANA 5368> Techniques of Statistical Analysis FIN 531 <FINC 5310> Introduction to Institutions, Investments, and Mangerial Finance GBA 587 <BUAD 5310> Research Writing In Business MGT 567 <MGMT 5390> Seminar in Strategic Management and Policy¹ MKT 570 <MKTG 5330> Marketing Seminar	15
2	ACCT Elective	Choose one* from:* ACC 564 <ACCT 5304> Accounting for Management ACC 580 <ACCT 5311> Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting	3
3	ECON Elective	Choose one* from:* All graduate courses in ECON except ECO 575 <ECON 5380>	3
4	MGMT Elective	Choose one* from:* All graduate courses in MGMT except MGT 575 <MGMT 5380> and MGT 567 <MGMT 5390>	3
5	COBA Electives	Choose four from: All graduate course in the College of Business Administration	12
TOTAL			36

Notes:

¹	MGT 567 <MGMT 5390> is a capstone course that satisfies the comprehensive exam requirement. A grade of “B” or better is required for graduation.
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