Business Programs (Graduate)
Program Coordinator: Aaron Burgess, Ed.D.
OVERVIEW
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies offers a variety of graduate business degree programs that are intentionally designed with the working adult in mind. Students who enroll in our graduate business degree programs receive a quality education that helps them develop a strong, ethical foundation upon which to make decisions. Each graduate business degree program offers students an engaging curriculum that equips them with the skills necessary to become competent, confident, and informed leaders in today's marketplace—leaders who are able to plan projects, achieve goals, and meet the expectations of today's business world with integrity.
The Master of Business Administration program blends a 27-credit hour core curriculum with an additional 9 credit hours of concentrated coursework that covers an array of topics. Within each concentration, students receive industry-specific training from expert faculty members who can unlock growth potential in both public, private, and non-profit sectors. Students choose one of several graduate business degree concentrations, including Accounting, Business Data Analytics, Finance, Human and Social Services Leadership, Human Resource Management, Logistics Management, Marketing, Ministry Leadership, and Organizational Management.
Students who are practicing clinicians or health care professionals and who aspire to advance in their fields have the option to complete an MBA in Health Care Administration. This 36-credit hour program prepares working professionals for leadership and management roles in hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, assisted living facilities, and group practices. The MBA-HCA curriculum addresses the functional areas of business (economics, organizational behavior, marketing, global business, accounting, and finance) as well as those more specific to effective management and leadership in the health care industry.
A Master of Science in Management degree is also available that prepares students for executive, leadership-oriented, and management roles in virtually any professional sector. In this 30-credit hour program, students learn how to communicate effectively, lead organizational change, maximize human resources, and compete in the global market. The MSM degree serves as a more practical alternative to the MBA degree, placing greater emphasis on budgeting and forecasting while allowing students to gain a wide variety of knowledge and experience in the area of management. Available concentrations include Human and Social Services Leadership, Human Resource Management, Logistics Management, and Organizational Management.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission requirements for each graduate business program include the following:
- submission of official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed to date;
- a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution with at least a cumulative GPA of 2.80 (on a 4.00 scale);
- completion of an online application and Registration Agreement Form;
Applicants from foreign countries and U.S. territories must also provide recent evidence of proficiency in English by: 1) scoring 80 or above on the Internet-based TOEFL with subscores in writing, reading, speaking and listening of at least 20; 2) scoring 550 or above on the written TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with subscores in writing and reading of at least 50; or 3) scoring 6.0 or above on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). All tests of English proficiency must have been taken in the last two years to be considered for acceptance.
Students may be admitted with conditional acceptance if approved by the Program Coordinator.
Students without an undergraduate major, minor, or substantial coursework in business are encouraged to complete BSST-6010 (Quantitative Concepts) prior to taking ACCT-6003 (Managerial Accounting).
Students accepted on academic probation without substantial coursework in quantitative business courses must demonstrate proficiency in quantitative business fundamentals by passing BSST-6010 (Quantitative Concepts) before entering a graduate business program.
PROGRAM CONTINUATION
A student on conditional acceptance must achieve a grade of at least "B" in each of the first two courses in order to continue in the program and achieve full acceptance.
A student with full acceptance will be placed on academic probation at any time that the graduate program GPA falls below 3.00. The graduate business student who is placed on academic probation must achieve a program GPA of 3.00 at the completion of an additional nine (9) semester hours. A student is removed from probation when the program GPA meets or exceeds 3.00.
A student may be dismissed from a graduate business program if s/he:
- receives more than six (6) credit hours of grades below a "C-";
- fails to achieve the required GPA at the end of any probationary period;
- fails to remit payment for an outstanding financial balance; or
- fails to comply with the policies set forth in the School of Graduate and Professional Studies section of this Catalog.
TRANSFER CREDIT PROVISIONS
Up to six (6) credit hours of graduate work may be transferred from regionally accredited colleges, or universities. Credit is transferred on a course-by-course basis as applicable to the degree. Transfer credit is granted only if grades of "B" or better were earned, and provided the course is a reasonable equivalent to one required in the program. No credit for prior learning is awarded. Equivalence of course content and transfer of credit is determined by the Program Coordinator.
GRADUATE BUSINESS DUAL DEGREE
To earn the MBA or the MSM as a second graduate degree at MVNU requires the completion of no fewer than seven (7) graduate business courses that are unique from the courses taken for the student’s first graduate business degree. A combined minimum of fifty-seven (57) credit hours are required to obtain both degrees.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduate students must meet the degree requirements as stated in the Catalog under which they first enrolled. Students must earn their degree within a maximum of six (6) years from the first date of enrollment at MVNU. Students who withdraw from MVNU for more than six (6) months will meet the graduation requirements as stated in the catalog under which they resume enrollment. Students changing majors or programs must meet requirements as stated in the Catalog that is current at the time they make such changes.
A student who receives a grade of less than a "C-" will be required to repeat that course until a grade of "C-" or better is earned.
A minimum program GPA of 3.00 is required for graduation.
Accounting, M.B.A.
Business Data Analytics, M.B.A.
Finance, M.B.A.
Health Care Administration, M.B.A.
Human and Social Services Leadership, M.B.A.
Human Resource Management, M.B.A.
Logistics Management, M.B.A.
Management, M.S.M.
Marketing, M.B.A.
Ministry Leadership, M.B.A.
Organizational Management, M.B.A.
Graduate Dual Degree (M.B.A./M.Min.)