UNK's Blended MBA Program

AACSB

UNK's College of Business and Technology offers an AACSB accredited 33 hour Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Our MBA is a professional graduate degree designed to prepare students with the critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills needed to meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world. Our program will enhance your knowledge and skills to successfully manage an organization and all its functional areas. At UNK, our overarching goal is for you to be successful in your career. 

The delivery of our MBA program is a blended format. There will be fully-online classes in addition to online classes that require limited face-to-face meetings on campus. Students who have full-time jobs, families, and other commitments will appreciate the convenience of online education and also find value in face-to-face interactions with their fellow students and faculty.

Find your path to success in our program and following emphasis tracks:

Core Program Classes

MBA Essential Core (18 hours):

ACCT 858 Managerial Accounting Systems 3
FIN 809 Financial Administration 3
MGT 890 Leadership & Organizational Behavior 3
MGT 892 Strategic Analysis & Decision Making 3
MKT 856 Marketing Management Seminar 3
BSAD 895 Integrative Capstone Experience 3

Emphasis Tracks

In addition to the program core, each student will select an emphasis track that consists of 15 hours. Emphasis tracks offered in our program include:

  • Accounting
  • Generalist
  • Human Resources
  • Human Services/Non-Profit Management
  • Marketing

View the course options for each track.

Admission Criteria

Students who earned an undergraduate degree in a major other than business may need to complete up to 18 hours of foundational classes.

Detailed information is available at:

Admission to the program will be considered only upon completion of the on-line application and all admission requirements have been met.

Applicants may choose to be considered for full, unconditional admission through any one of the following four options:

Option

Applicants who have:

Minimum criteria for consideration towards full admission

1

A baccalaureate degree from an AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited program.
  • Undergraduate GPA (UGPA): 3.70 GPA or higher on a standardized 4.0 scale
  • GMAT/GRE requirement is waived

2

A baccalaureate degree with less than 2 years of full time post-baccalaureate work experience with:
  • Undergraduate GPA (UGPA): 2.75 overall on a standardized 4.0 scale
  • GMAT: Minimum 480 or equivalent GRE score (Our school code is 6467)
  • Meet a minimum score of 1100 using the following formula:
    • (200*Undergraduate GPA) + GMAT score
      • If applicant take the GRE, the equivalent GMAT score will be used

3

A baccalaureate degree and at least 3 years of documented post-baccalaureate full time work experience with meaningful managerial responsibilities.
  • Undergraduate GPA (UGPA): 2.75 overall on a standardized 4.0 scale
  • GMAT/GRE waived

4

Completed another U.S. equivalent Master, Ph.D. or a terminal degree.
  • Undergraduate GPA (UGPA): 2.75 overall
    • GMAT/GRE waived

5

Two or more years of post-baccalaureate full time work experience with an Undergraduate GPA: 2.75 overall on a standardized 4.0 scale.
  • Students admitted conditionally must complete 9 hours of MBA graduate level courses at UNK, with at least 3 hours in a quantitative course, and maintain a 3.0 Graduate GPA or higher. Upon successful completion of these 9 hours the student is then considered unconditionally admitted. Failure to meet this condition will result in dismissal from the program. (GMAT/GRE will be waived for students meeting the condition above.)

Meeting the minimum criteria only assures applicants the consideration of their application for admission to the MBA program. An application must be complete in all respects to be considered for admission to the program.

Applicants who meet most, but not all, of the requirements for admission may be provisionally accepted as a pre-MBA student. Such an admission imposes certain academic limitations on the provisionally accepted students. This option may not be available for international applicants. International students must be fully admitted into the program to receive their I-20. In other words, international applicants must meet ALL the admission requirements when they apply.

View supporting undergraduate core requirements in the MBA program. Apply Now.

Additional admission considerations for International applicants

  • Students who received their baccalaureate degree outside the US must have their transcripts and their undergraduate degree credentialed by an approved agency.
  • For students who earned their baccalaureate degree in a university where the medium of instruction was predominantly in a language other than English (that is, from a country where English is NOT the native language), UNK requires English proficiency to be established by the applicant to pursue a graduate (Master’s or Specialist) degree. English proficiency can be established by taking one of the following tests and achieving the minimum scores indicated.
TEST Min. Score
TOEFL Internet-Based 79
TOEFL Paper Based 550
TOEFL Computer-Based 213
IELTS 6.5