General Flex Non-thesis Option

Required Courses (30 Hours)

BA 5100 – Business Professional Development Seminar (taken three times in different terms) 
BA 5351 – Organizational Performance and Competitive Advantage
ACC 5361 – Accounting Analysis for Managerial Decision Making 
ECO 5316 – Managerial Economics 
FIN 5352 – Financial Management 
MGT 5313 – Strategic Management 
MGT 5314 – Organizational Behavior and Theory 
MKT 5321 – Marketing Management 
QMST 5334 – Statistical Methods for Business 
QMST 5338 – Operations Management

Electives (6 Hours)

Choose 6 hours of advisor-approved electives.  

Electives are available in accounting, business law, computer information systems, economics, finance, management, marketing, quantitative methods, and disciplines outside the field of business. A maximum of three elective hours may be taken outside of business, but the courses must be approved by the graduate advisor before the student enrolls in the course.

Total Flex Non-thesis Option Courses

36 hours

Comprehensive Examination Requirements

The comprehensive examination consists of a consulting project with companies in the community.  The exam is a written paper and oral presentation at the end of the semester, associated with capstone course MGT 5313.  If the student fails, they must retake the capstone course, MGT 5313, the following term. Students who do not successfully complete the requirements for the degree within the timelines specified will be dismissed from the program.