Business Administration, M.B.A.

The M.B.A. is a non-thesis degree consisting of 36 hours, of which 27 are required core courses and 9 are elective courses that are chosen by the student. The M.B.A. program consists of the following set of components:

Pre-MBA Foundation Courses 

The Massey M.B.A. curriculum is fast-paced and rigorous. It is assumed that all entering students possess a mastery of fundamental knowledge of business principles appropriate to the study of graduate business education. These knowledge areas are: accounting, economics, business statistics, and calculus.

Completion of pre-M.B.A. foundation courses is NOT required for application and initial admission to the Massey Graduate School of Business; however, students must complete ALL of these courses prior to beginning M.B.A. courses. Generally, it may be assumed that students who have earned an undergraduate degree in business administration (B.B.A. or equivalent) possess a mastery of pre-M.B.A. skills and material. Waiver decisions are made by the M.B.A. Admissions Committee when they carefully examine each applicant’s prior coursework for deficiencies. Waivers will be determined by: 1) accreditation of the institution, 2) time since undergraduate coursework, and 3) grade in the course and course content. The Admissions Committee may require that applicants who have been out of school for a long period of time or have been working in non-business functions refresh their knowledge by completing a series of refresher courses offered in an MBA CD-ROM Series.

Pre-M.B.A. foundation course requirements may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

1. Passing the required undergraduate prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or higher at Belmont University (course descriptions can be found in the undergraduate catalog):
   • ACC 2410 Principles of Accounting I (Financial)
   • ACC 2420 Principles of Accounting II (Managerial)
   • ECO 2210 Macroeconomics
   • ECO 2220 Microeconomics
   • MTH 1240 Quantitative Methods in Business (Calculus)
   • MTH 1150 Elementary Statistics
2. Passing equivalent courses with a grade of “C” or better at another regionally accredited university (all courses listed at the 1000-2000 level may be taken at a junior college or at another four year institution).
3. Passing the required courses on-line with a grade of “C” or better at any regionally accredited university.

Students will be granted full admission status and allowed to enter the program only after submitting official documentation (i.e., transcripts) of successful completion of the required pre-M.B.A. foundation courses.