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for California State University, Fresno.
Graduate Business Program
The Craig School of Business
MARK J. KEPPLER, Director
Peters Business Building, Room 183
(559) 278-2107
http://www.craig.csufresno.edu/mba/
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
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 select
one of the following areas consisting of required and elective courses including
MBA 279 and a culminating experience: agribusiness, entrepreneurship, finance,
general management, human resource management, international business, management
information systems, and marketing.
--- Areas and Culminating Experience ---
Select one of the following elective areas
Agribusiness
Required (9 units): AGBS 210, 250, 279
Electives (3 units): Choose from AGBS 230, 240, or 260
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
Group III
or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
Entrepreneurship
Required (9 units): MBA 270, 274, 279
Culminating experience (9 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and MBA 272,
and 273
or MBA 299 (Thesis), MBA 216, and MBA 272 or 273 as determined by the MBA
director or his/her designee
Finance
Required (6 units): MBA 230 and 279
Electives (6 units): Choose from MBA 231, 232, 233, 234, 289T (with permission
from the MBA director)
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
Group III
or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
General Management
Required (3 units): MBA 279
Electives (9 units): Choose from MBA 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 289T (with
permission from the MBA director)
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
Group III
or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
Human Resource Management
Required (12 units): MBA 240, 242, 243, 279
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
MBA 241, 244, 245, 246, 247 or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
International Business
Required (3 units): MBA 279
Electives (9 units): Choose from AGBS 240; MBA 231, 241, 251, 261, 289T
(with permission from the MBA director)
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
Group III
or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
Management Information Systems
Required (3 units): MBA 279
Electives (9 units): Choose from MBA 250, 251, 252, 253, 289T (with permission
from the MBA director)
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
Group III
or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
Marketing Management
Required (6 units): MBA 260, 279
Electives (6 units): Choose MBA 261, 262, 263, 264, 289T (with permission
from the MBA director)
Culminating experience (6 units): Choose MBA 298 (Project) and 3 units from
Group III or MBA 299 (Thesis) and MBA 216
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