Business Administration: Accounting, M.B.A.

Statistics Prerequisite

Students admitted to the MBA program who lack academic experience in business statistics (equivalent to undergraduate Introductory Statistics or Business Statistics I) are required to complete an online abbreviated business statistics course in order to gain needed competencies. This online abbreviated business statistics course must be successfully completed before registering for more than six hours of MBA courses and must be completed before registering for any courses for which it is a prerequisite. This abbreviated course is not for academic credit, is self-paced, and will cost approximately $150 payable by the student directly to the online delivery company. The abbreviated statistics course is designed to take the average student 8 to 15 hours to complete and includes a review of Excel. The Excel and Statistics requirement includes eight (8) lessons/quizzes for which students must earn an 80% or better on each quiz. This statistics background requirement may be waived if a student has completed sufficient prior academic coursework in statistics with an acceptable grade. Applicants’ prior academic transcripts will be reviewed for this during the admissions process. Additional information including course syllabi may be required to determine the waiver. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the statistics requirement prior to taking any MBA courses. Contact the Rollins College of Business Graduate Programs Office at 423-425-4210 or visit www.utc.edu/mba for more information.

Program Requirements

The MBA program requires that a student complete a minimum of 36 semester credit hours in approved graduate coursework. Students admitted to the program who lack academic experience in certain areas will be required to complete online background modules listed above in order to gain needed competencies and prior to taking certain courses.

MBA Required Core and Capstone Courses (27 hours)

Core Courses

ECON 5015 - Economics for Managers
DATA 5810 - Information Technology for Business
FIN 5820 - Financial Management
DATA 5835 - Quantitative Decision Analysis for Business
MGT 5250 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership
ACC 5855 - Accounting for Managers
MKT 5860 - Marketing Management
ETR 5890 - Global Social Entrepreneurship & Business Ethics
Note that 100% Online MBA students are restricted to online classes only and are given registration priority in online classes.

Capstone Course

MGT 5870 - Strategic Management
Note that 100% Online MBA students are restricted to online classes only and are given registration priority in online classes.

Elective Courses (9 hours)

Students must complete 9 hours of any 3 credit hour graduate accounting course at the 5000 level. Students may not receive credit for cross-listed courses taken as an undergraduate.

Note that 100% Online MBA students are restricted to online classes only and are given registration priority in online classes.

Electives must be chosen in consultation with and approved by the MBA advisor.

Total: 36 hours

Additional Information and Notes

Graduate level MBA courses for which a student has earned an A or B at UTC or any other institution cannot be repeated for credit. Students registering for courses in which they have earned an A or B will be changed to audit.

Continuation: Students who earn 3 or more grades of C or below in graduate level courses will be dismissed from the MBA program.

Transfer Credit: Six semester hours of courses completed at other universities for graduate credit may be considered to satisfy MBA degree program requirements at UTC. Only courses with a grade of B or better for the same number of semester credit hours and that are taken at a university accredited by AASCB can be considered for transfer credit. A transferred course generally must form a logical part of the MBA program (be equivalent to an existing UTC MBA course) to be approved.

Those who request transfer credit must be prepared to provide the university catalog in effect at the time at which the courses were completed as well as any other supporting information such as course syllabi to the Director of MBA Program in the Rollins College of Business and the Dean of the Graduate School. For additional requirements see “Transfer Credit” under Academic Policies for Graduate Students in the UTC Graduate Catalog.

Program of Study: Students must submit a Program of Study during the first semester of graduate coursework. The Program of Study consists of all core courses and any electives and establishes the courses the student must take for partial fulfillment of the degree requirements. The Program of Study form must include all core courses and concentration or elective courses, if known at the time, the student will take. The Program of Study form is located at www.utc.edu/graduate-school/student-resources/forms.php.

Admission to Candidacy: Students will typically file for candidacy in the semester prior to their anticipated graduation and should list all courses not listed on the Program of Study and any changes in coursework. To be eligible for admission to candidacy, a student must have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA on all courses taken up to that point and a 3.0 institutional cumulative GPA in all graduate coursework to be eligible for degree conferral.

A Graduation Audit form may be obtained on-line at www.utc.edu/graduate-school/student-resources/forms.php. Students should refer to the “Admission to Candidacy” section under Academic Policies for Graduate Students in the UTC Graduate Catalog for additional information regarding admission to candidacy. The Application for Graduation Audit must be approved by the Director of the MBA Program in the Rollins College of Business and the Dean of the Graduate School.