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School of Management
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B.B.A., MBA Degree; Minor

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Minimum Requirements for Degree: 30 credits

The School of Management offers professional education applicable to the fields of management, finance, human resource management, international business, marketing and travel industry management to individuals interested in entering industry or government.

The program prepares graduates to meet the complex problems of the technical, economic and social environment and to enable them to provide imaginative and responsible leadership to industry and government.

The UAF program recognizes that competence in the practice of management necessitates education with both breadth and depth. The graduate program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

All applications with be reviewed to determine if applicant has the required body of knowledge to begin MBA courses. Those deficient may be required to complete prerequisite modules prior to admission or prior to enrolling in specific courses.

MBA Degree

Concentrations: Capital Markets, General Management

  1. Complete the admission process including the following:
    1. Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis
    2. Students with a graduate degree from an accredited institution may be admitted without taking the GMAT or GRE exam.
    3. UAF B.B.A. graduates with an overall GPA of 3.25 or above may be admitted without taking the GMAT or GRE exam. Those with GPA’s between 3.25 and 2.75 must submit results of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking exam. Those with GPA’s below 2.75 must submit results from the GMAT or GRE.
    4. Non-UAF applicants with a bachelor’s degree in business from an AACSB-accredited institution and an overall GPA of 3.25 or above may be admitted without taking the GMAT or GRE. Those with GPA’s between 3.25 and 2.75 must submit results of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking exam. Those with GPA’s below 2.75 must submit results from the GMAT or GRE.
    5. Applicants with non-business degrees and GPA’s from 4.00 to 2.75 must submit results of the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking exam. Those with GPA’s below 2.75 must submit results from the GMAT or GRE.
  2. Complete the general university requirements.
  3. Complete the master's degree requirements.
  4. If a student earns grades of two Cs, one D, or one F in courses that are part of his/her MBA program, the student will no longer be in good standing in the MBA program even if his/her cumulative GPA remains at or above 3.0. MBA students who are not in good standing will be subject to review and may be dismissed by the MBA committee. Students may not use more than two F600-level courses with C grades on their Advancement to Candidacy application. An A or B grade must be earned in F400-level courses.
  5. Students with no prior course work in business subjects may be required to complete up to 7 self-study modules prior to beginning courses. Contact the SOM MBA program for more information. These are not UAF courses and will not count toward the 30 required program credits.
  6. Complete the following MBA core courses after any required modules are completed:
    MBA F617--Organizational Theory for Managers--3 credits
    MBA F643--Marketing Management--3 credits
    MBA F675--Quantitative Methods for Managers--3 credits
    MBA F680--Financial Markets and Strategy--3 credits
  7. Complete the following capstone course:
    MBA F690--Corporate Strategy--3 credits
  8. Complete one of the following concentrations:*
    Capital Markets**
    1. Complete three of the following:
      MBA F605--Contemporary Topics in Accounting--3 credits
      MBA F620--Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing--3 credits
      MBA F624--Controllership--3 credits
      MBA F630--Derivative Securities--3 credits
      MBA F681--Fixed Income Securities and Markets--3 credits
      MBA F682--Financial Statement Analysis--3 credits
    2. Complete two approved electives at the F400 or F600 level--6 credits
    General Management
    1. Complete three of the following:
      MBA F605--Contemporary Topics in Accounting--3 credits
      MBA F607--Human Resources Management--3 credits
      MBA F624--Controllership--3 credits
      MBA F627­--Business Law and Ethics--3 credits
      MBA F632--Project Management--3 credits
      MBA F642--Economics of Environmental and Business Sustainability--3 credits
      MBA F665--Strategic Collaboration--3 credits
      MBA F673--Innovation Management--3 credits
      MBA F674--New Venture Development--3 credits
      MBA F682--Financial Statement Analysis--3 credits
      MBA F683--Advanced Topics in Marketing--3 credits
      MBA F691--Advanced Topics in Business--3 credits
    2. Complete two approved electives at the F400 or F600 level--6 credits
  9. Minimum credits required--30 credits

* Both concentrations may be earned for degree; however, courses used in one concentration may not be used to meet requirements in the other concentration.

** This concentration may only be completed on the Fairbanks campus.