The Core contains 21 hours of required courses and nine hours of electives. These courses develop the decision-making skills and abilities of the business manager. Prerequisite courses cover the basic tools in accounting, management, marketing, finance, and computer information systems.
Students learn the basics needed for successfully completing the advanced courses.
A student may need all or part of the prerequisites. In addition to the prerequisites, all applicants are assumed to have a knowledge of differential calculus. The extent to which prerequisite courses must be taken is determined by the MBA Director at the time of admission to the program. 30 Students may be required to complete as many as 48 hours or as few as 30 hours depending on their need to take prerequisite courses. QMB 850 must be completed in the first semester of study.