Business Administration, MBA
Utah State University’s distance MBA program offers individuals the opportunity to earn an AACSB International-accredited MBA while working full-time. The program is currently offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Ogden and on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings at the UACPA offices in Salt Lake City, at Utah Valley University in Orem, and Utah State University in Logan. Through this program, students develop the capacity to solve complex problems that are cross-functional in nature. Students learn to deal effectively with strategic challenges, think critically and creatively about business issues, and use the quantitative and qualitative tools and techniques of business. The MBA program is a cost-effective way to increase student marketability and accelerate career advancement while maintaining full-time employment.
Availability
Admissions
Students must be admitted to the USU School of Graduate Studies. For current enrollment criteria and an application, call 435-797-1189 or apply online at www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply.
You will need to submit the following items to the School of Graduate Studies, 0900 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0900:
- Apply online at the School of Graduate Studies
- Application fee of $55 (nonrefundable)
- Official transcripts from colleges and universities you have attended with a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Three (3) letters of recommendation (two (2) from faculty members). Prospective students who have been out of school for more than two years may submit three (3) professional letters of recommendation
- GMAT or GRE test scores: Applicants to the MBA program are required to take either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test. An admission test is required of ALL applicants with the minimum score at or above the 40th percentile in the verbal and quantitative portions only, with the quantitative section being of special importance.
Requirements
All applicants are required to complete the following prerequisites (or equivalent classes) prior to starting the MBA program:
- Introduction to Economic Institutions, History and Principles - Macroeconomics (ECON 1500) - 3 credits
- Introduction to Microeconomics (ECON 2010) - 3 credits
- Survey of Accounting I - Financial (ACCT 2010) - 3 credits
- Survey of Accounting II - Managerial (ACCT 2020) - 3 credits
- Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (Business Law) (MHR 2050) - 3 credits
- Managing Organizations and People (MHR 3110) - 3 credits
- Corporate Finance (BA 3400) - 3 credits
- Fundamentals of Marketing (BA 3500) - 3 credits
- Operations Management (BA 3700) - 3 credits
- Business Statistics (STAT 2300) - 3 credits
- Calculus (MATH 1100) - 3 credits
Contact Us
For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:
Logan
Assistant Director, Master of Business Administration
Phone:435-797-1773
katherine.mcconkie@usu.edu
This degree program is a general management program designed to develop management skills and leadership capacity in a variety of work situations. Consequently, persons completing the MBA degree will find avenues of opportunity open to them in areas of private business and industry, education, and the public or government sector.
Courses:
Required Courses
- ACCT 6350 - Acct Strategies for Achieving Profit Goals
- FIN 6420 - Financial Problems
- MGT 6520 - Marketing Strategy
- MGT 6720 - Operations Management
- MGT 6300 - Leadership and Operational Excellence
- MGT 6500 - Managing Individuals and Groups
- MGT 6890 - Global Business Strategy
- MGT 6640 - Selected Topics in Management and HR
- MIS 6510 - Info Systems for Business
- ECON 6310 - Managerial Economics
- ECON 6330 - Applied Econometrics
- MGT 6740 - Decision Making in Operations Management
- BUS 6860 - Applied Business Research
Accelerated Business Core (Summer Program)
The Accelerated Business Core (ABC) at Utah State University is an intensive, one-semester (summer) course of study specially designed for non-business undergraduate degree holders who wish to pursue graduate degrees in business. The ABC provides an exposure to the core business functional areas to build an understanding of the context in which business decisions are made. Passing the ABC will satisfy most prerequisite business course requirements to begin advanced study in various graduate business programs. The Accelerated Business Core is taught during a special 10-week term during summer semester. Since one year of curriculum is structured into only 10 weeks, the ABC is an extremely concentrated and intensive educational experience, demanding essentially all of a student’s time and energy. The ABC consists of seven modules (13.5 credits), which are viewed as separate courses. Students can take one or more of the classes. The ABC program is only offered on campus in Logan.
• Financial and Managerial Accounting (ACCT 6010) - 3 credits
• Corporate Finance Essentials (BA 6410) - 1.5 credits
• Marketing Techniques (BA 6510) - 1.5 credits
• Operations Management (BA 6710) - 1.5 credits
• Micro and Macroeconomics (ECON 6900) - 3 credits
• Management (MHR 6050) - 1.5 credits
• Fundamentals of Business Law (MHR 6070) - 1.5 credits
Classes are offered at the following locations
Location: Days Offered:
Ogden- WSU Tuesday 5:30 -9:30 p.m.
Thursday 5:30 -9:30 p.m.
SLC- UACPA Friday 6:00 -10:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Orem- UVU Friday 6:00 -10:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Logan- USU Friday 6:00 -10:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
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