Admission Requirements
(Deadline Dates: FALL - July 1, SPRING-November 1, SUMMER-April 1)
Official GMAT scores must be received prior to the student's admission to the MBA program. Students also must provide a current resume detailing their work experience.
Unconditional admission
May be granted to a student whose record includes at least the following:
- 2.85 Junior/Senior GPA; and
- 500 GMAT (minimum 20th percentile for both the verbal and quantitative portions required)
- Resume (Employment & Education history)
Students qualifying for Unconditional Admission, based on the standards outlined above but lacking some foundation courses, will be granted provisional status until all foundation courses are completed with grades of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or above.
Provisional admission
Students who do not meet the conditions for Unconditional Admission and who present either a minimum GPA of 2.75 or a 470 GMAT may be considered for Provisional Admission status. The Graduate Program Council will convene three weeks after the application deadlines for the Spring and Fall semesters to evaluate the files of all applicants being considered on this basis.
There is no guarantee admission will be granted simply because the indicated scores have been achieved. If granted provisional admission, the student must earn grades of "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or above in the first 12 hours of MBA coursework. Students not meeting this standard are subject to dismissal.
Ineligible for Admission
Admission will not be considered for any student whose record does not include at least either a 2.75 Junior/Senior GPA or 470 GMAT.
Degree Requirements
Required Foundation Courses: Students must complete the required courses listed below either as an undergraduate student or in the early part of the graduate program:
Principles of Accounting ACCT 2010 \
> or BSAD 8110* Accounting & Financial
Principles of Accounting ACCT 2020 / Fundamentals
(Offered Fall & Spring)
Principles of Economics-Micro ECON 2200 \
> or BSAD 8180* Analytical Foundations
Principles of Economics-Macro ECON 2220 / of Economics
(Offered Spring ONLY)
Managerial Statistics for Business BSAD 3160
College Algebra MATH 1320
English Composition ENGL 1150 ** Required of all International Students
* The foundation courses cannot be used to meet the 36 semester-hour requirement for the MBA degree. Courses successfully completed (A, B, or C grades) in the student's undergraduate program are considered as sufficient preparation. Otherwise, the student must complete the foundation requirements with a grade of "B" or above.
Hour Requirement:
The degree requires a minimum of 36 semester hours for completion.
Core Courses 27
Electives 9
36
Core Courses
For students with an undergraduate major or a graduate degree in accounting, economics, finance, law, management, management information systems, or marketing, the core course(s) corresponding to the student's undergraduate major(s) or graduate degree(s) will be waived. The waived core course(s) will not satisfy degree requirements. Students will substitute a general elective on their plan of study for each core course waived.
Students will complete this course in their first semester:
BSAD 8060 Essential Leadership Skills 3 hours
MBA Core Courses:
BSAD 8010 Legal, Ethical and Social Environment 3 hours
BSAD 8030 Information Technology in Business 3 hours
BSAD 8100 Managerial Economics 3 hours
BSAD 8200 Managerial Accounting 3 hours
BSAD 8310 Managing Performance in Organizations 3 hours
BSAD 8400 Marketing Policies 3 hours
BSAD 8500 Financial Management* 3 hours
(*BSAD 8500 prereq: completion of BSAD 8100 & 8200)
Strategic Capstone Course
(prior completion of all core courses listed above required):
BSAD 8800 Policy, Planning and Strategy* 3 hours
(*may not be taken concurrently with any core courses)
Integrative Business Case Requirement
Under this program, MBA students select a company in their first year of studies and then utilize that firm in assignments in subsequent MBA courses. At the end of their studies, the students have developed a portfolio of information about the firm, its industry and competitors. In BSAD 8800: Policy, Planning and Strategy, students write a business case on their firm.
Select Integrative Business Case
Elective Courses
The 9 hours of electives must be selected from the listing of approved MBA electives. The listing (contained in the UNO Graduate Catalog) includes courses specifically designed for the MBA program, as well as courses from the following departments: Accounting, Economics, and Information Systems.
*The MBA program offers concentrations in eBusiness, International Business, Human Resources Management and Healthcare Management. To earn a concentration, students must complete three courses from the list of approved courses for each concentration.
See the full list of MBA Electives for specific course offerings.
MBA Leadership Seminar Series
UNOmaha MBA students have the opportunity to learn from and interact with the area's top corporate executives through the MBA Leadership Seminar Series. Students are required to participate in at least three of these events (which are scheduled at convenient times throughout the semester) prior to graduation.
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