Total Required for Degree: 62 hours
NOTE: All students in the Full time MBA Program must have a minimum of 9 credit hours each semester to maintain your full time status. Joint Degree (JD/MBA, MBA/MPP) students must complete the entire first year curriculum, and the equivalent of half of the second year requirements for a total of 48.5 credit hours to earn the MBA to be conferred simultaneously with the joint program. Second year required courses include 590 and 12 hours of electives. MBA/MGM and MBA/Macc students should see the Program Director for more information.
The Mason School of Business offers a two-year, full-time program leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration. In order to earn the full-time MBA degree, Class of 2013 students and beyond must satisfactorily complete 63 credit hours of approved graduate course work on a full-time basis to include the entire first year of lock-step courses, required second year courses (see below), and the balance in approved electives (see below). A cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4-point scale is required for graduation.
| | Year One | |
| MODULE 1 | MODULE 2 | MODULE 3 |
| August – November | November - February | February - May |
| Data Analysis (3) extends to Module 2 | Data Analysis | Business, Government & the Global Economy (2) |
| Economic Analysis & Insights (2) extends to Module 2 | Economic Analysis & Insights | Design/Control of Operations Function (3) |
| Financial Accounting (3) | Marketing (3) | IT Enabled Technological Transformations (1.5) |
| The Technology Infrastructure (1.5) | Finance Management (3) | Accounting for Managerial Decision Making (2) |
| Organizational Behavior (3) | Global Issues Discussion Groups (1) | |
| | Ethics (1.5) extends to Module 3 | Ethics |
| Management Communications (3) |
| Leadership Development Experience (1) |
| CareerPREP |
| Year Two |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Career Acceleration Module 1 (6) | Global Competitive Strategy (3) |
| Career Acceleration Module 2 (6) | Electives (9) |
| Field Consultancy (1.5) | Field Consultancy (1.5) |
Students must complete all degree requirements no later than the end of the third consecutive spring term following commencement of study (to include, if necessary, a maximum of one-year leave of absence from the program.) Joint degree students could also be granted up to a one year leave of absence from the program, with approval of the partner program, for a maximum of five years to complete for JD/MBA students, and four years for MBA/MPP students.
Students who fail to complete the degree requirements within the time period set forth above may petition the Graduate Academic Status Committee for an approval of an extension to complete degree requirements under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Graduate Academic Status Committee.
