Pre-Requisite Policy

Core Course Pre-requisites


The Graduate School of Business is adopting a new core course pre-req policy.  This policy was created based on student, alumni and faculty feedback.  This policy was voted on and approved by the Graduate Committee.  It is meant to help protect the high academic standards set in our MBA courses. It will be implemented with all new students starting May 1, 2010.  It will be highly recommended for students already in the program.  Your advisor will work with you to make sure you are taking the appropriate courses at the correct time in your program.

MBUS 613 Quantitative & Stats Analysis and MBUS 629 Corporate Financial Reporting will be required for MBA students to complete in their first 12 credits of graduate level (600 and above) coursework.

MBUS 613 will also be a pre-requisite for the following core MBA courses:  MBUS 610 Economic Environment of the Firm, and MBUS 628 Managerial Accounting.

MBUS 613 will be a co-requisite for the following core MBA course:  MBUS 625 Operations Theory & Practice.

MBUS 629 will also be a co-requisite for the following core MBA course:  MBUS 624 Finance Theory & Practice.


Foundation Courses


The graduate programs require foundation courses as pre-requisites to graduate level course work. The foundation courses prepare students for advanced study in business. Foundation course requirements may be waived, on a course-by-course basis, for applicants who have recently completed equivalent coursework or who demonstrate competency by examination (many pre-requisites can be satisfied by CLEP testing). Foundation course credits and grades are not applicable to the MBA degree.

Pre-requisite Policy for 09-11 Graduate Catalog
Effective date: May 1, 2009

The policy below applies to ALL MBA students (enrolled and recently accepted). The only way the new policy will not affect you is if you have already taken and passed the 600 level courses the pre-req applies to.

Pre-requisite Courses that must be fulfilled for the MBA program:

Micro and Macro Economics
Financial and Managerial Accounting*
Statistics*
Business Law
Management Information Systems
Principles of Marketing
Principles of Finance*
Principles of Management
Operations Management

Pre-req policy for MBA students:
In order to be able to take the 600 level MBA course, students must have taken the appropriate pre-req(s) in the past 7 years with a C or better. If they have not, their pre-req can be fulfilled by either successfully completing (C or better) the appropriate 3 credit pre-req course, successfully taking a CLEP exam (score of 50/75% minimum) or, in some circumstances it can be waived if they have significant (2 + years) work experience in the specific area (must be approved by faculty member in discipline).

For the courses noted by a *, the following new policy applies:
In order to be able to take the Finance, Statistics, and/or Financial Accounting 600 level MBA course(s), students must have taken the respective pre-req(s) in the past 4 years and received a B or better. If they received less than a B, their pre-req can be fulfilled by successfully completing the 1 credit “review” course. This 1 credit review course will be a 500 level pre-req course, graded on a pass/fail scale, and not count toward their MBA degree credits and/or GPA.

Students who have taken the Finance, Statistics, and/or Financial Accounting pre-req in the past 5-8 years and received a C or better credit “review” course. See course descriptions below.

If a student has never taken the Finance, Statistics, and/or Financial Accounting pre-req, or it has been more than 8 years, or they received less than a C when they took it, will be required to successfully complete the appropriate 3 credit pre-req course (B or better).

Notes on Finance, Statistics and Financial Accounting: 
  • The accounting department will allow students to have the Financial Accounting pre-req waived if they have taken intermediate accounting I and II in the past 8 years and received a B or better.
  • The Finance, Statistics, and/or Financial Accounting pre-req’s are not allowed to be fulfilled by taking CLEP exams.
  • If a student has significant work experience in the specific area, they will still be eligible to have the pre-req course waived if it is deemed appropriate. As stated above, this is to be approved by a faculty member in the specific discipline.

NOTE: All accepted students MUST meet with their advisor to determine which foundation courses they still need to complete before registering for the individual core courses.
  

Click Here for the CLEP Information Sheet

 Click on desired links to view specific concentration foundation requirements

 MBA Course Planning Sheet

MBA/Accounting Course Planning Sheet

MBA in Healthcare Management Course Planning Sheet

MAcc Course Planning Sheet