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Program Overview
Argosy University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program is designed to develop action-oriented managers and leaders who focus on leading themselves and others to solutions that serve their organizations. Students have the opportunity to acquire skills to identify challenges and opportunities, draw on industry-utilized technology and information, use advanced analytical and planning approaches, and execute plans for leading positive change. Students can develop these competencies through focusing on critical thinking, persuasive communications, technical knowledge, and a deep understanding of the human side of business. By focusing on competencies in this manner, the program is designed to build upon the talents of students, independent of their undergraduate field of study. Students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged.
The MBA degree program consists of eight core courses (24 credit hours) and four concentration courses (12 credit hours) scheduled to enable busy professionals to balance the demands of career, family, and school. For all students, the MBA degree program culminates in an applied Capstone Project in which they have the opportunity to integrate the core business competencies with their concentration specialty.
In addition to completing the core course requirements, students have the opportunity to develop expertise and specific insights in one of the concentrations listed below:
- Corporate Compliance
- Finance
- Fraud Examination
- Healthcare Administration
- Information Systems Management1
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Public Administration
- Sustainable Management
In addition, with approval of the student’s program chair, a student may select four courses (12 credit hours) to create a customized concentration that better fits their specific career goals.
For all students, the MBA degree program culminates in an applied Capstone Project in which they have the opportunity to integrate the core business competencies with their concentration specialty.
1 Availability of the Information Systems Management concentration is limited. Program Chair approval is necessary to enter this concentration.
Program Learning Outcomes
The Argosy University MBA degree program is designed to equip managers to lead organizations to superior performance through developing their abilities to understand and internalize corporate strategies and translate them into everyday actions of all employees.
Program Outcome One
Interpersonal Competency: Communications and Interpersonal Effectiveness
1.1. Persuade colleagues, subordinates, superiors, and other stakeholders to a course of action, using appropriate technologies, mediums, and delivery tools (i.e. oral or written)
1.2. Present complex information at a level of detail and sophistication that the necessary audience can understand and accept
1.3. Demonstrate awareness of one’s own competencies, skills, and managerial styles and seek assistance to address or offset personal development gaps
Program Outcome Two
Decision Making: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
2.1 Using information literacy skills, gather information from multiple sources, disciplines, and work activities, and evaluate the credibility and relevance of selected information
2.2. Apply relevant information using cross disciplinary perspectives to solve business problems and achieve organizational goals
2.3 Use professional experience, interpersonal competencies, and business tools to diagnose opportunities and problems, and propose and implement action plans
Program Outcome Three
Leadership
3.1 Participate in a team to execute a plan or achieve a goal
3.2 Create effective teams to achieve organizational goals amidst conflicting values and priorities
3.3 Maximize organizational performance given the available people, process, and technology
Program Outcome Four
Ethics and Values
4.1 Identify ethical tensions in simple and complex business situations and communicate both the tensions and a proposed course of action to all stakeholders
4.2 Recognize the diverse needs and wants of stakeholders, identify conflicts of interest, and find resolutions to achieve organizational goals
4.3 Identify the core values of an organization, and assess how they are upheld through the actions and behaviors of its staff
Admission Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, a nationally accredited institution approved and documented by the dean of the College of Business, or an appropriately certified foreign institution.
- A 2.7 grade point average for the bachelor’s degree used as the basis of admission, or a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for the last 60 hours of coursework (including graduate work).
- A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy .”
All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative is available to help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:
- Completed Application for Admission Form
- Application fee (Non-refundable, except in California and Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.)
- If the basis of admission is an earned bachelor’s degree with a 2.7 grade point average, an official transcript from the degree granting institution
- If the basis of admission is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for the last 60 hours of coursework, official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended during the 60 hours of study
Admission Exceptions to the Grade Point Average
Applicants with grade point averages between 2.0 and 2.7 may be considered for admission on an exception basis. Admission exceptions must be documented, signed, placed, and retained in the student’s academic file. Students admitted on an exception basis will be assigned Academic/Financial Aid Warning in accordance with Argosy University’s Standards for Satisfactory Progress. See “Exceptions to Admission Requirements ” Under Section Five, Admission Policies .
Applications to Multiple Campuses
Applicants who are undecided with respect to the location they wish to attend should submit an application and full set of application materials to their location of first choice. Applicants who are accepted into their location of first choice and who, prior to beginning the program, determine they want to complete the same program at a different location, should notify the initial location of record of that intent. Provided that the same program is available, all previous approvals and credits accepted will remain in force. If an individual requests to change programs, he or she will need to meet all admission requirements of the new program.
Graduation Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of all requirements in the program of study
- Satisfactory completion of foundation courses, if necessary
- A minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) and a grade of “B-” or better in all courses
- Completion of these requirements within five years of matriculation into the program
- A completed Petition to Graduate submitted to campus administration
Program Requirements
Students enrolled in the MBA degree program must complete 36 semester credit hours distributed as follows: core course requirements, 24 credit hours; and concentration requirements, 12 credit hours.
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