Business Administration (MBA) - Accelerated Online Program

Overview

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Accelerated Online Program is accredited by AACSB International. This program provides the leadership and project management skills required for success in today's competitive job market. The program is designed to meet the career needs of those who:

  • Wish to enhance their professional opportunities in executive or administrative positions in business, industry, government and service industries.
  • Seek to broaden their knowledge in the functional business areas to increase the effectiveness and self‐assurance in their management abilities.
  • Are initiating their own business or business career.
  • Are preparing to seek admission to a doctoral program.

This program is accelerated and is 100% online. A traditional version of the program is also available. Students are not allowed to alternate enrollment in accelerated and traditional program courses.

Scope

The MBA degree is a broad-based 36-hour program designed to empower students with management and analytical decision-making skills needed to function in a changing business environment. The program may be completed within 12 calendar months. Program courses are scheduled to be fully completed online asynchronously thus providing students with the flexibility of time and place.

The MBA program is open to students who have a bachelor's degree in any discipline. However, MBA foundation courses or their equivalents must be taken prior to enrolling in core courses requiring those foundation courses as prerequisites. 

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the graduate program in business administration, prospective candidates must first meet all requirements for graduate admission to UT Rio Grande Valley, as well as the other requirements listed below:

  1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent with a minimum of 3.0 GPA in the last 60 semester hours or a minimum of 3.0 GPA in the UTRGV Pre-MBA Graduate Certificate with no C grade.
  2. Applicants with a GPA less than 3.00 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  3. Official transcripts from each institution attended (must be submitted directly to UTRGV).
  4. Respond to 5 short answer questions provided on application to demonstrate writing competency and communication skills.

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Academic Standing

Three C Rule

A student who earns three C’s in the MBA Program will be placed on suspension and is ineligible to continue. The student may appeal the suspension to the MBA Committee.

"F" Rule

A student who receives a grade of F will be automatically dismissed from the MBA Program. The student may appeal the dismissal from the MBA Program to the MBA Committee.

Program Requirements

Leveling Courses - 9 Hours

All students entering the MBA Program can comply with the Leveling Courses requirement by completing equivalent undergraduate coursework with a grade of B or higher. Students without the required background must complete the following courses as applicable:

ACCT 6301Accounting for Managers

3

FINA 6303Introduction to Finance

3

QUMT 6303Statistical Foundations

3

Required Courses - 27 Hours

ACCT 6320Accounting and Financial Analysis

3

ECON 6350Managerial Economics

3

FINA 6340Advanced Corporate Finance

3

INFS 6330Information Systems for Managers

3

MARK 6310Marketing Strategy

3

MGMT 6330Organizational Behavior

3

MGMT 6360Operations Management

3

MGMT 6390Strategic Management

3

QUMT 6310Business Research

3

Electives - 9 Hours

Choose three from the following:

ACCT 6305Healthcare Accounting

3

ACCT 6325Accounting for Management Planning and Control

3

ACCT 6333Business Law for Accountants

3

ACCT 6362Wealth, Transfers, Trusts and Estates

3

BLAW 6331International Commerce Law

3

ENTR 6335Entrepreneurship

3

ENTR 6341Entrepreneurial Marketing Fundamentals

3

ENTR 6370Entrepreneurial Law

3

FINA 6345Contemporary Issues in Global Financial Markets

3

FINA 6350Healthcare Finance

3

FINA 6351Fundamentals of Financial Planning

3

FINA 6353Retirement Planning

3

FINA 6355Wealth Management

3

FINA 6357Introduction to Charitable Giving

3

FINA 6359Capstone in Financial Planning

3

INFS 6333Spreadsheet Modeling for Service Industries

3

INFS 6340Health Computer Information Systems

3

INFS 6343Healthcare Analytics

3

INFS 6350Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing

3

INFS 6351Developing Customized Solutions for Business Analytics

3

INFS 6353Social Media Analytics

3

INFS 6359Data Mining for Business Analytics

3

INFS 6363Enterprise Analytics

3

INFS 6391Information Security and Risk Assessment Analysis

3

INTB 6304International Business

3

INTB 6308International Trade

3

INTB 6391Global Topics

3

MARK 6320Consumer Behavior

3

MARK 6330Business Ethics

3

MARK 6340Market Research Methods

3

MARK 6350Competing through Service

3

MARK 6360Health Care Marketing

3

MARK 6370Digital Marketing

3

MARK 6390Marketing Seminar

3

MGMT 6331Human Resource Management

3

MGMT 6333Human Resource Management in Healthcare

3

MGMT 6342Employment Law and Human Resource Management

3

MGMT 6343Global Human Resource Management

3

MGMT 6372Organizational Leadership and Change

3

QUMT 6350Machine Learning for Business Analytics

3

Total Credit Hours: 36