The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in the Neil Griffin College of Business is a professional degree program designed to prepare students of various educational and professional backgrounds for management positions in all types of organizations. Courses in the program stress the development of the competencies required to effectively lead global organizations which face complex and dynamic operating and social environments. MBA classes are offered in both a traditional face-to-face and wholly online environment. 

The required core courses of the MBA program provide thorough coverage of the functional areas of business. In addition, students have the flexibility to tailor their MBA program of study to their particular interests or needs by choosing a concentration in various specialty areas, as described below.

CONCENTRATION IN HOSPITALITY AND EVENT TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Complements the MBA core with in-depth coverage of the knowledge and skills necessary to lead others and act as general managers and directors of hospitality and event tourism operations on a system-wide basis.

UNCONDITIONAL ADMISSION

An applicant for the MBA degree program will receive unconditional admission by meeting the following criteria:

1. Submitted a completed application for admission and a nonrefundable application fee at least 30 days in advance of registration.
2. Submitted official transcripts from each previously attended college or university. Official transcripts must be submitted directly from the registrar of other institutions.
3. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale; OR a 3.00 GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework (undergraduate, graduate, or combination thereof).
4. Earned a graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree from a regionally-accredited (U.S.) institution.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

Applicants that do not meet the cumulative or last 60 hours GPA criterion may receive conditional admission. Consideration for conditional admission is given to applicants that:

1. Earned a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale; OR a 2.75 GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework (undergraduate, graduate, or combination thereof); OR submitted a statement of purpose that will be evaluated by the director of graduate programs and the graduate programs admissions committee.

The following course restrictions will pertain to conditionally admitted applicants:

• Conditionally admitted students in the traditional face-to-face MBA program can take no more than 6 graduate credit hours during a traditional length semester.
• Conditionally admitted students in the online MBA program can take no more than 3 graduate credit hours during each seven-week term.
• Conditionally admitted students will be moved to unconditional admission status upon completion of 6 hours with a grade of “B” or better in each course. While conditionally admitted, a grade of “C” or lower in any graduate-level course will result in suspension from the graduate program.