Prerequisite Foundation Courses

Applicants who have not successfully completed undergraduate courses equivalent to those listed below must make up their deficiencies by any or the combination of the following options:

• Completion of the following equivalent undergraduate courses:
  • Macroeconomics Principles
  • Microeconomics Principles
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Financial Management
• Undergraduate level CLEP examination which is described in the University's Undergraduate Catalog.
• CBE which is described in the Credit by Examination section of the Graduate Catalog.
• As an alternative to completing the Undergraduate Foundation Course requirements, students may elect to complete the corresponding graduate level Foundation Course(s) from the list below:
  • FD 501 Essentials of Economics
  • FD 502 Management and Marketing Principles
  • FD 503 Accounting for Decision Makers
  • FD 504 Managerial Finance

  These courses facilitate accelerated coverage of prerequisite subject matter. The pace is rapid and significant preparation outside of class is expected. Completion of any of the above listed courses (FD501-FD504) does not reduce or substitute the MBA graduation requirements. Grades earned in these courses will not be computed in the graduate GPA. Information about the equivalency between Undergraduate Foundation Courses and Graduate Level Foundation Courses is available through the MBA office.

Deficiencies in Prerequisite Foundation Course requirements should be satisfied prior to pursuing graduate level Core, Concentration, or Elective courses so as to ensure adequate academic background which is assumed in these advanced courses. 

Prior academic course work to satisfy the undergraduate foundation course requirements should normally have been completed within the seven years preceding the date of acceptance into the Program, with course grades of "C" or better. Each course should be the equivalent of at least three credit hours of academic work.