MBA Program - Requirements

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The Degree Program consists of three phases:

1. Foundation course work
2. Core program
3. Electives

The program requires that a student with no academic background in Business complete a minimum of 45 graduate credit hours (21 hours from Phase I and 24 from Phase II).

A student accepted into the program with a satisfactory background in Phase I begins the course of study in Phase II and must complete a minimum of 36 graduate credit hours which must include the 24 hours required for Phase II.

The determination of what constitutes “a satisfactory background in Phase I” will be made for each individual student by the Graduate Management Admissions Committee through the advising process. and consists of three phases: foundation course work, the core program, and electives.

Phase I: Foundation Courses
Foundation courses, as outlined in Phase I, are designed to provide a background in fundamental managerial tools for decision making. In addition, students gain an initial exposure in the major functional areas of management. Foundation courses may be waived if the applicant has taken course work that is equivalent to Purdue North Central's undergraduate Business program or the completion of a minimum of:

•  6 hours of economics •  6 hours of accounting •  3 hours of marketing •  3 hours of business law •  3 hours of organization and management •  6 hours of quantitative methods •  6 hours of college-level mathematics

Phase II: The Core Program
Core courses provide the facts and decision-making skills needed to function in the general framework of business and management. These courses are outlined in Phase II of the program.

Phase III: Electives
A student may take any graduate-level courses in MGMT, OBHR, and ECON or in related areas as electives with the approval of the Department. A student may, with the same approval, substitute a graduate elective for a foundation course, if it is determined that the student would gain no additional benefit by taking the foundation course.

Minimum Performance Standards
A "B" average is required by the Graduate School of Purdue University in order for a student to graduate. The Graduate School will not accept any letter grade lower than a "C". Therefore each "C" needs to be offset by an "A.". Grades of D and F are not acceptable.

For the MBA Program at Purdue University North Central, the following rules shall apply with respect to grades:

1. A student will be allowed a maximum of two courses with a letter grade of C. However, overall, the student must attain a B average.
2. A student may re-take up to two courses for which a C, D or F was attained. However, any one course can be taken no more than twice.
3. Upon violation of any of the Rules (1) and (2), two options are possible: (a) permanent withdrawal from the program; (b) temporary withdrawal from the program for at least one admission cycle (approximately one year). In order to be reinstated into the program, a student must retake all courses beyond the two maximum in which a C or less was originally attained. The student would be required to earn at least a B in these courses, and would be required to maintain grades for remaining courses in the program at a minimum of a B.

For more information or to apply, contact:

Janet Knight, MBA Program Coordinator: (219) 531-4200 ext. 4208
Email: jknight@pnc.edu     AIM: pncjknight

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