Flex MBA
The FLEX MBA curriculum is a flexible program consisting of 36 credit hours for a general MBA and 39 credit hours for an MBA with a concentration in one of the following four areas: Accounting and Finance, Management, Management Accounting, Consumer Goods and Services Marketing, or Portfolio Management. Non-business degree graduates must complete the foundation courses within the graduate business program or their equivalent in an undergraduate school of business. A student may elect to test-out of the foundation courses. See the graduate academic advisor to schedule exam(s).
Admission Requirements
For a list of admission requirements to the Flex MBA program, see Graduate Admission - FLEX MBA Admission in the Admissions section of this catalog.
Tuition and Other Costs
- Tuition per credit hour - $793 (Fall 2018 – Summer 2019)
- Books – per course (estimated) - $150-250
- All students are required to have a laptop computer
Part- And Full-Time Status
A majority of FLEX MBA Program students attend part-time but students may elect to register for full- time status. To qualify for full-time status, a student must be registered for six (6) or more graduate hours in the College of Business for the fall, spring and summer semesters. Attendance during the summer semester is optional.
Program Completion
Students must successfully complete all course work no later than five (5) years after the completion of the first graduate-level course taken after entrance into the program.
Program requirements:
Foundation Courses
These courses are required for candidates who do not have a bachelor's degree in business or who lack basic knowledge in the following disciplines:
| ACCT 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 510 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
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| DSIM 509 | Essentials Quantitative Methd | 3 |
| | Or | |
| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantatv Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ECON 510 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
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| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
| | Or | |
| FIN 510 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
MBA Core Courses
The following courses are required for all FLEX MBA students:
| ACCT 522 | Accounting Managerial Control | 3 |
| DSIM 518 | Competing Innovatn &Info Tech | 3 |
| DSIM 535 | Quant Approach Dcsn-Making | 3 |
| DSIM 577 | Managing Prod and Srvc Oper | 3 |
| ECON 520 | Economics of High Performance | 3 |
| FIN 534 | Optimizing Financial Perfrmnc | 3 |
| INB 555 | Competing in the Global Econ | 3 |
| MGT 545 | Global Corp Strategy and Poli | 3 |
| MGT 548 | Leading People &Organizations | 3 |
| MKG 540 | Strategic Mkg in Digital Econ | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Additional Courses Required for the General MBA:
| MGT 566 | Legal &Ethical Environ of Bus | 3 |
| XXX xxx | Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offerings | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 36
Concentration Courses
FLEX MBA students may elect one of four (4) concentrations in Accounting and Finance, Management, Management Accounting, or Consumer Goods and Services Marketing. In addition to the MBA Core courses, each concentration requires the courses as listed below. More than one concentration may be earned. One course cannot count for two (2) concentrations.
Accounting and Finance
Students in the Accounting and Finance concentration must choose three (3) of the following 3 credit hour courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| ACCT 620 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 630 | Advanced Tax Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 640 | Analyzing Financial Performan | 3 |
| FIN 640 | Analyzing Financial Performnc | 3 |
| ACCT 650 | Adv Mngrl Acct & Fin Modeling | 3 |
| FIN 650 | Adv Mngrl Acct & Fin Modeling | 3 |
| ACCT 660 | | 3 |
| FIN 660 | | 3 |
| ACCT 670 | | 3 |
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| ACCT 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
| | Or | |
| FIN 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| FIN 610 | Practicum Portfolio Managmnt | 3 |
| FIN 620 | Financing New Ventures | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Management
Students in the Management concentration must take the following three (3) courses:
| MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Mgt | 3 |
| MGT 620 | Responsible Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 630 | Teamwork & Organizatnl Change | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Management Accounting
Students in the Management Accounting concentration must take the following two (2) required courses and one (1) elective course for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| ACCT 620 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
| | Or | |
| FIN 680 | Financial Decision-making | 3 |
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| ACCT xxx | Elective third course chosen from any of the accounting courses available as part of the Accounting and Finance concentration | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
NOTE: Students pursuing the Management Accounting concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration must take three (3) additional concentration courses (no duplicates).
Consumer Goods and Services Marketing
Students in this concentration must choose three (3) of the following 3-credit hour courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| MKG 525 | Essntl Consumer Goods & Srvcs | 3 |
| MKG 530 | Consumer Behavior Buying Prac | 3 |
| MKG 535 | Consumer Promotional Strategy | 3 |
| MKG 590 | Internship Curr Prac Training | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Portfolio Management
Students in this concentration must take the following three (3) courses for a total of nine (9) credit hours:
| FIN 610 | Practicum Portfolio Managmnt | 3 |
| FIN 611 | Adv Portfolio Theory & Pract | 3 |
| FIN 612 | Investment Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
NOTE: Students pursuing the Portfolio Management concentration who also wish to pursue the Accounting and Finance concentration may not “double count” FIN 610. This concentration requires Finance department approval.