Department of Management, Marketing and General Business Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Introduction  The MBA program at West Texas A&M University offers a variety of options for students seeking a professional business degree from a program with AACSB accreditation. Students in the MBA program have the option to concentrate in management, marketing, health care administration, and computer information systems (students interested in an accounting concentration should consider the MPA program while those interested in an economics or finance concentration are encouraged to consider the MSFE program). The MBA program at West Texas A&M University has received national recognition by a variety of groups. This includes rankings in 2013 U.S. News & World Report, recognition as a 2012 - 2013 rising star by FindyourMBA, and GetEducated.com's ranking as a Best Buy MBA program. Most recently, MBA.programs.org has recognized WT's course in corporate governance and ethics as one of the unique courses included in the article,
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Consideration may be provided for excellence in previous academic program, GMAT performance, career progression in industry and/or in military service. The 31-49 credit hour MBA program is designed for completion within a two-year period, although completion can be completed in as soon as one year for some students. Courses are offered on campus, in Amarillo (primarily at night) and online. Students are able to take every course required for graduation in the online, campus or Amarillo environments. In addition, students have the option of combining online courses with traditional campus or Amarillo courses to meet degree requirements. For more information about the MBA program please refer to MBA frequently asked questions. The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) is also available completely online.
Full Admission Requirements Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher
While all applicants are encouraged to take the GMAT exam, those with an UG GPA of 3.0 or higher may opt out of taking the GMAT exam by emailing their decision to Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean of graduate business programs, at
(lmills@wtamu.edu)
Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
Three letters of recommendation (at least one letter must be a professional recommendation)*
Resume showing career progress*
Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree*
Proficiency in foundation business courses
*To be emailed to Ms. Catherine Lee, Office of Graduate Business Programs (crlee@wtamu.edu) Provisional Acceptance Requirements Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher but less than 3.0
GMAT score comparable to that of students who are currently successful in the program
Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
Three letters of recommendation (at least one letter must be a professional recommendation)*
Resume showing career progress*
Statement of goals for pursuing a graduate business degree*
Proficiency in foundation business courses
*To be e-mailed to Ms. Catherine Lee, Office of Graduate Business Programs (crlee@wtamu.edu)
Provisional acceptance to a graduate program in the College of Business can consist of multiple steps, dependent on each applicant’s overall background as described above.
Step One
Consistent with historic Graduate School admission policy, basic provisional acceptance may be granted when both of the following conditions are met: - At least a 2.5 undergraduate GPA and
- At least 25th percentile in one or more categories of the GMAT.
Students not qualifying for basic provisional acceptance will be denied acceptance and may consult with the dean of the Graduate School for assistance on future admission possibilities.
Step Two
Consistent with requirements established for provisional acceptance to a graduate program in the College of Business, the Graduate Business Admissions Committee will review all student materials as listed above, in addition to any initial graduate work completed, and determine requirements needed to maintain provisional acceptance (e.g., repeat the GMAT to earn a score comparable to that of students who are currently successful in the program or provide clarification with respect to professional goals). It is expected that students who have provisional acceptance will earn grades of B or higher in all courses.
Step Three
The Graduate Business Admissions Committee will review materials for all students in Step Two of provisional acceptance at the end of each fall and spring semester and at the end of the second summer session. Depending on student performance as described in Step Two above, the Graduate Business Admissions Committee may recommend the student be moved to full admission in their elected graduate program in the College of Business. Recommendations for students not meeting the requirements for full admission will be considered on an individual student performance basis and can include recommendation to end provisional acceptance and encourage the student to consult with the dean of the Graduate School for assistance on other program admission possibilities outside the College of Business.
Graduate School Application Materials A complete Graduate School application packet includes the Graduate application, official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, GMAT scores (as required), and a non-refundable graduate application fee. The complete application packet must be received by the Graduate School by application deadlines to ensure consideration for the semester selected. Application deadlines are August 1 (Fall), December 1 (Spring), and May 1 (Summer).
An administrative “hold” preventing the applicant from enrolling in subsequent semesters is placed on the student’s file if the student has not completed the admission procedure before the end of the first semester of graduate course work.
NOTE: Students must be admitted before being eligible for federal financial aid. Programs may require additional documents for admission. College of Business Application Materials Applicants for the MBA program in the College of Business are requested to provide the office of graduate business programs with a copy of their career resume, a statement describing their career goals and how earning a MBA degree will help them achieve those goals, and three letters of recommendation. Upon approval by the College of Business Graduate Business Admissions Committee, a student with provisional acceptance may enroll in a maximum of 12 – 18 semester credit hours of graduate courses selected with the student and the MBA advisor for the office of graduate business programs. The graduate business admissions committee will consider students for full admission to a graduate program in the College of Business based on their review of the student’s undergraduate GPA and: - earning grades of B and above on graduate level work completed as a provisionally accepted graduate student in the College of Business,
- submitting a GMAT score that is comparable to successful students in the MBA program,
- providing three letters of recommendation (at least one letter must be a professional recommendation),
- providing a resume showing career progress,
- providing a statement of goals and objectives and how attainment of an MBA degree will
enhance their ability to reach their career goals. The Graduate Business Admissions Committee will review progress of students with provisional acceptance at the end of each fall and spring semester and at the end of the second summer session.
M.B.A. Requirements (31 to 49 graduate hours) M.B.A. Foundation Courses (0 to 9 graduate hours) - Students with an undergraduate degree in business administration or a closely related field and a grade point average of 2.8 or higher may not be required to take foundation courses.
- Students with an undergraduate degree outside of business administration or an undergraduate degree in business administration with a grade point average below 2.8 are required to take 9 semester hours from the following: ACCT 6300, ECON 6300, CIDM 6300, MGT 6300, MKT 6300, FIN 6300, and BUSI 6300. The explicit nine semester hours are determined by the associate dean. In addition, the associate dean may select more than 9 semester hours of foundation courses in special cases where student academic background in business administration, grade point average or work experience are limited.
M.B.A. Core Courses (28 graduate hours) Courses for Emphasis Areas (3 to 9 graduate hours) - MBA-General Business*—three to nine semester hours of graduate business electives.
- MBA—Computer Information Systems— nine semester hours of graduate CIDM courses.
- MBA—Management*—nine semester hours of graduate management courses.
- MBA—Marketing*—nine semester hours of graduate marketing courses.
- MBA—Healthcare Management Emphasis— nine graduate hours from BUSI 5370, MGT 6370, MKT 6370, ECON 6370, FIN 6370, CIDM 6375/MGT 6375.
*An elective course may be any graduate-level course in the College of Business (except 6300 leveling courses) or, with approval from the associate dean, elective graduate courses may be taken outside the College of Business. Course descriptions for graduate-level courses in the College of Business can be accessed from the West Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog.
Learning Objectives for the MBA Program Goal 1: Professional Communication: Objectives:
1.1 Professional Writing: Demonstrate capacity to employ written presentation channels to effectively communicate with different levels of personnel and meet organizational goals.
1.2 Oral Communication: Demonstrate capacity to employ oral presentation channels to effectively communicate with different levels of personnel and meet organizational goals. Goal 2: Leadership: Objectives:
2.1 Capacity to Lead: Demonstrate understanding of the leadership skills necessary to foster team effectiveness for making decisions.
2.2 Goal Setting: Demonstrate capacity to establish and evaluate organizational goals. Goal 3: Business Environment: Objectives:
3.1 Business Ethics: Demonstrate capacity to recognize and evaluate ethical dimensions of business decisions and the effects on stakeholders.
3.2 Global Business Environment: Demonstrate knowledge of the issues involved in conducting business in a diverse, global environment. Goal 4: Business Integration: Objectives:
4.1 Decision Making: Demonstrate capacity to integrate quantitative and qualitative techniques from functional business areas to analyze business alternatives.
4.2 Strategic Planning: Demonstrate capacity to formulate strategies that are feasible, understandable, and foster long-term sustainability within the context of achieving organizational goals and social responsibilities. MBA Learning Goals, Objectives, and Rubrics
Contact Information For information, contact: Dr. LaVelle Mills, associate dean of graduate programs at 806-651-3866 or email lmills@wtamu.edu.
Graduate Level Course Offerings Spring 2013: (* = MBA Core Course) 1. ACCT 5311*01 (Federal Tax Accounting II) Dr. Pulliam; Wed., 4:00 – 6:20 p.m., CC 224
Hybrid - class begins 01/16/2013 and ends 05/08/2013 2. ACCT 6309*01 (Seminar in Tax Research) Dr. Pulliam; Mon., 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 224
Hybrid - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
3. ACCT 6320*70 (Seminar in Professional Accounting) Dr. Pulliam;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
4. ACCT 6321*01 (Ethics in Accounting) Dr. Kreissl; Tues., 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., CC 201
Hybrid - class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 5. BUSI 5370*70 (Healthcare Law) Dr. Rider
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 05/09/2013
6. *BUSI 6105*70 (MBA Portfolio) Drs. De’Armond and Gerlich;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
7. CIDM 5331*01 (Production and Operations Management) Dr. Shao; Tues/Thurs, 11:00 - 12:15 p.m., CC 224
- class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 8. CIDM 5331*02 (Production and Operations Management) Dr. Shao; Tues/Thurs, 1:30 - 2:45 p.m., CC 224
- class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 9. *CIDM 6305*70 (Quantitative Analysis in Business) Dr. Shao;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 10. *CIDM 6310*01 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat; Mon. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 205
Hybrid - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 11. *CIDM 6310*70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 12. CIDM 6355*70 (Data Mining Methods) Dr. Jafar;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
13. ECON 5301*01 (Industrial Organization and Regulation) Dr. Meredith; Tues/Thurs 1:30 - 2:45 p.m., CC 225
- class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 14. ECON 5301*70 (Industrial Organization and Regulation) Dr. Meredith;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 05/09/2013
15. *ECON 6306-70 (Seminar in Advanced Macroeconomic Theory) Dr. Pjesky;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
16. ECON 6332*01 (Problems in Government Finance and Fiscal Policy) Dr. Hogan; Wed., 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 224
- class begins 01/16/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
17. FIN 5321*01 (Portfolio Management) Dr. Macy; Tues/Thurs, 9:30 – 10:45 a.m., CC 206
- class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 18. FIN 5321*70 (Portfolio Management) Dr. Macy
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 19. FIN 5326*01 (Financial Management) Dr. Owens; Tues/Thurs, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m., CC 219
- class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 20. FIN 6300*01 (Managerial Finance) Dr. Wang; Tues., 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (Leveling Credit Only), CC 206
Hybrid - class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 21. FIN 6300*70 (Managerial Finance) Dr. Wang; (Leveling Credit Only);
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 22. *FIN 6320*01 (Seminar in Finance) Dr. Owens; Mon. evenings, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 219
Hybrid - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 23. MGT 5330*71 (Critical Issues in Human Resources Management) Dr. Brock
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
24. *MGT 6318*01 (Strategic Management) Mr. Sollosy; Thurs., 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., CC 206
Hybrid - class begins 01/17/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 25. *MGT 6318*70 (Strategic Management) Mr. Sollosy;
Online -class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 26. *MGT 6334*01 (Seminar in Organizational Behavior) Dr. Mills; Tues., 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 219
Hybrid - class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 27. *MGT 6334*70 (Seminar in Organizational Behavior) Dr. Mills;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 28. MGT 6336*01 (Advanced Human Resources Management) Dr. Li; Wed., 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 217
Hybrid - class begins 01/16/2013 and ends 04/18/2013 29. MKT 5344*01 (Retail Marketing) Dr. Kilic; Tues/Thurs, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m., CC 217
Hybrid - class begins 01/15/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 30. MKT 5344*70 (Retail Marketing) Dr. Kilic;
Online - class begins 01/14/2013 and ends 05/09/2013 31. *MKT 6319*01 (Seminar in International Business and Marketing Strategy) Dr. Anwar; Wed., 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., CC 206
Hybrid - class begins 01/16/2013 and ends 04/18/2013
Graduate Level Course Offerings Summer 1 2013: (* = MBA Core Course) 1. ACCT 5332-01 (Advanced Accounting) Dr. Pulliam; Mon. and Wed. evenings, 6:30 – 10:05 p.m.
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
2. CIDM 5310-70 (Business Intelligence and Decision Support Systems) Dr. Babb;
Online - class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
3. *CIDM 6305-01 (Quantitative Analysis in Business) Dr. Landram; Tues. and Thurs. evenings, 6:30 - 10:05 p.m.
class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
4. *ECON 6305-70 (Seminar in Advanced Microeconomic Theory) Dr. Rosa;
Online - class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/26/2013 5. FIN 5311-70 (Corporate Governance and Ethids) Dr. Owens;
Online - class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/26/2013
6. *FIN 6320-70 (Seminar in Finance) Dr. Owens;
Online - class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/26/2013 7. MKT 5344-70 (Retail Marketing); Dr. Gerlich
Online - London Study Abroad; class beginning and ending dates TBA
8. MKT 5346-70 (Sales Management) Dr. De’Armond;
Online - class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013
9. *MKT 6352-70 (Seminar in Evolutionary Marketing) Dr. Gerlich;
Online - class begins 06/03/2013 and ends 07/08/2013 Graduate Level Course Offerings Summer 2 2013: (*= MBA Core Course) 1. ACCT 5334-01 (Petroleum Accounting) Dr. Friske; Mon. and Wed. evenings, 6:30 – 10:05 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 2. *BUSI 6105-70 (MBA Portfolio) Dr. De'Armond;
Online - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013
3. *CIDM 6310-70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat;
Online - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013
4. *CIDM 6390-70 (Project Management for the Enterprise) Dr. Shao;
Online - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013
5. *ECON 6341-70 (Seminar in International Economics) Dr. Pjesky;
Online - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013
6. *MGT 6390-70 (Project Management for the Enterprise) Dr. Shao;
Online - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 7. MKT 5342-01 (Principles of Advertising) Dr. Cao; Tues. and Thurs. eveningns, 6:30 - 10:05 p.m.
class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 8. MKT 5346-70 (Sales Management) Dr. De'Armond;
Online - class begins 07/10/2013 and ends 08/14/2013 Graduate Level Classroom Course Offerings Fall 2013: (*= MBA Core Course) 1. ACCT 5391-01 (Governmental/Non-Profit Accounting) A. Upshaw; Mon. evenings 6:30 – 9:10 p.m.
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
2. ACCT 6300-70 (Accounting leveling course; cannot be counted as elective or core course) Dr. Friske;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
3. *ACCT 6305-01 (Accounting for Decision Making) Dr. Kreissl; Mon. evenings 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
4. *ACCT 6305-70 (Accounting for Decision Making) Dr. Kreissl;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
5. *ACCT 6306-01 (Seminar in Accounting Theory) Dr. Friske; Wed. evenings 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
6. ACCT 6310-70 (Seminar in Auditing) Dr. Friske;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013 7. CIDM 5331-01 (Production and Operations Management) Dr. Shao; Mon. and Wed. 11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
8. CIDM 5331-70 (Production and Operations Management) Dr. Shao;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
9. CIDM 5360-01 (Object Oriented Analysis and Design) Dr. Jafar; Mon. evenings 6:30 – 9:10 p.m.
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
10. *CIDM 6310-70 (Information Technology Management) Dr. Abdullat;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
11. *CIDM 6320-01 (Econometrics) Dr. Landrum; Thurs. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/29/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
12. CIDM 6325-70 (Electronic Commerce and Web Development) Dr. Furner;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
13. ECON 5355-70 (Environmental and Natural Resource Economics) Dr. Rosa;
Onlline - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013 14. *ECON 6305-01 (Advanced Micro-Economic Theory) Dr. Meredith; Wed. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/28/2013 and ends 11/26/2013 15. *ECON 6320-01 (Econometrics) Dr. Landram; Thurs. 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/29/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
16. FIN 5311-01 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) Dr. Owens; Tues. and Thurs. 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
17. FIN 5311-70 (Corporate Governance and Ethics) Dr. Owens;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
18. FIN 5320-01 (Investments) Dr. Macy; Tues. Thurs. 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
class begins 08/27/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
19. FIN 5320-70 (Investments) Dr. Macy;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
20. FIN 5323-01 (International Finance) Dr. Wang; Tues. Thurs 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
class begins 08/27/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
21. FIN 5323-70 (International Finance) Dr. Wang;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013 22. FIN 5325-70 (Financial Analysis/Technology) Dr. Wang;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
23. FIN 6350-70 (Seminar in Financial Planning) Dr. De’Armond;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
24. *FIN 6370-70 (Financial Management of Biotechnology and Healthcare Management) Dr. Macy;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013 25. MGT 5311-70 (Business Ethics) Dr. Brock;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013
26. MGT 5333-01 (Diversity and Cross-Cultural Management) Dr. Li; Thurs. 6:30 – 9:10 p.m.
class begins 08/29/2013 and ends 12/12/2013 27. *MGT 6332-01 (Seminar in Organization Theory) Staff; Mon. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
28. *MGT 6338-01 (Cultural Intelligence) Dr. Mills; Thurs. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hybrid - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
29. *MGT 6338-70 (Cultural Intelligence) Dr. Mills;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
30. MKT 5340-01 (International Marketing) Dr. Anwar; Wed. 6:30 p.m. – 9:10 p.m.
class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 12/12/2013 31. *MKT 6340-61 (Seminar in Marketing) Dr. Anwar; Tues. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (ITV-Canyon)
Hybrid - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
32. *MKT 6340-62 (Seminar in Marketing) Dr. Anwar; Tues. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (ITV-Amarillo)
Hybrid - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
33. *MKT 6340-70 (Seminar in Marketing) Dr. Gerlich;
Online - class begins 08/26/2013 and ends 11/26/2013
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