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Graduate Business Program
Graduate Business Program
The Craig School of Business
MARK J. KEPPLER, Director
Peters Business Building, Room 183
(559) 278-2107
MARK J. KEPPLER, Director
Peters Business Building, Room 183
(559) 278-2107
http://www.craig.csufresno.edu/mba/
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program
is designed to provide professional education for managers of
business, agriculture, education, government, and nonprofit organizations.
The Craig MBA Program offers elective area courses in special
areas of professional practice, such as agribusiness, entrepreneurship,
finance, general management, human resouce management, international
business, management information system, and marketing. We are
committed to developing one of the top applied MBA Programs in
the nation. As a result, your studies will be complemented by
numerous opportunities to solve real world business problems through
internships and team consulting projects.
Admission. The program is open to college graduates without
regard to the area of undergraduate study. Applicants are expected
to show intellectual promise to do well in the program, and upon
graduation, to perform effectively as professional managers. Applicants
must submit the following to be considered for admission:
- a completed California State University, Fresno Graduate Application form
- a completed Craig M.B.A. Program Application form
- complete university or college transcripts
- official record of the Graduate Management Admission Test, and
- a description of work experience.
M.B.A. Degree Requirements
The M.B.A. is awarded to students upon completion of requirements
in three groups of courses. These groups are generally completed
in sequence. Students may not take Group II or Group III courses
prior to the semester they complete their Group I requirements
without permission from the graduate business director.
Group I
The following five courses or equivalent knowledge are required
of non-business majors, business majors from non-American Assembly
Collegiate School of Business (AACSB) business schools, or students
who graduated from an AACSB Program more than seven years ago:
MBA 200, 201, 203, 204, and 205. Some or all of Group I requirements
may be waived on the basis of an evaluation of previous coursework.
Equivalent knowledge may be demonstrated through examinations
offered two times each year (before the beginning of fall and
spring semesters).
Group II (18 units)
These courses develop the core managerial skills for the M.B.A.
candidate. Course topics include leadership and organizational
behavior, management information systems, financial management,
managerial accounting, marketing management, and the regulatory
and ethical environment of business.
--- MBA 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, and 215 ---
Group III (18 units)
These courses allow the student to integrate the knowledge
from Group I and II and specialize in specific subject areas.
Students will complete a block of three elective courses selected
from the following subject areas: agribusiness, entrepreneurship,
finance, general management, human resource management, international
business, management information systems, and marketing. Students
are also required to ocmplete MBA 279 and a culminating experience
as follows:
--- Electives---
Select one of the following elective areas (9 units)
Agribusiness (9 units)
Select from AGBS 210*, 220, 240, 250, 260
Entrepreneurship (9 units)
Select from MBA 250, 262, 270*, 272*, 273*, 274*
Finance (9 units)
Select from MBA 230*, 231, 232, 233
General Management. (9 units)
Select from AGBS 210; MBA 230, 240, 250, 260, 270
Human Resource Management (9 units)
Select from MBA 240*, 242*, 243*, and 3 units from MBA 241, 244,
245, 246. 247
International Business (9 units)
Select from AGBS 240; MBA 231, 241, 251, 261
Management Information Systems (9 units)
Select from MBA 250, 251, 252, 253
Marketing Management (9 units)
Select from MBA 260*, 261, 262, 263, 264
--- Required Course---
MBA 279 (3 units)
--- Culminating Experience---
Select one of the following culminating experiences (6 units)
- MBA 298 and either MBA 216, 240, 270 or an MBA elective (6 units)
- MBA 299 and MBA 216 (6 units)
- Comprehensive Exam and two MBA electives (6 units)
Total (36 units)
Note: MBA 210 fulfills the university's graduate-level writing proficiency requirement.
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* Required course in elective area.
Business Graduate Program Courses