University of Nebraska Kearney

University of
Nebraska Kearney

MBA
Program Information and Admission Requirements (Effective Fall 2012)

Master of Business Administration Degree 

The college of
Business and Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) offers
an AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business) accredited, 30 hour, Master of Business Administration degree.  The MBA degree is a professional graduate
degree designed to provide a challenging, experiential, educational experience
for graduate students who desire to assume positions of increasing scope and
responsibility in business, nonprofit or public service sectors. Required
courses are offered primarily in the evening or online to accommodate students
with time-constraints.

The objective of the MBA Program is to provide students with a
comprehensive and synergistic exposure to managing an organization and all its
functional areas. The core emphasis of the program is on honing students’
critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills within the
context of the US and global economy, preparing students to meet the challenges
inherent in a rapidly changing global and economic environment. The purpose of
the program is to improve and enhance the student's management skills in
business, industry and government. The program also provides managerial
proficiency for graduates with academic backgrounds in areas other than
business.

Admission Considerations 

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

UGPA: Undergraduate GPA; GGPA: Graduate GPA

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.

Those who fail to meet the minimal requirements may be
conditionally admitted to the MBA program. 
Such an admission imposes certain academic limitations on the admitted
students.  This option is not available
for international applicants. 
International students must be fully admitted to receive their I-20.

Additional Notes:

• International
  students:

In addition to the admission requirements, applicants must meet the
following additional criteria:

• Those
  with a baccalaureate degree from a country where English is not the native
  language must take the TOEFL and receive a minimum 213 on the computerized
  TOEFL exam or 550 on the paper TOEFL exam.


• Applicants whose baccalaureate degrees were
  earned outside the United States are required to have their transcripts
  evaluated by a credential evaluation firm. Refer to the international graduate
  application form for additional information.


• Students with only a baccalaureate degree
  from countries that award three-year baccalaureate degrees may not be eligible
  to be admitted to the Master’s program.

To apply to the MBA Program:

1. Go to https://admit.nebraska.edu/applyUNK/login.action 


2. Fill out the application


3. Submit your resume


4. Provide a 500-words personal essay, particularly
   addressing  the following:
   
   
   1. Your professional and personal accomplishments.
   
   
   2. Your personal strengths that helped you
      accomplish the above.
   
   
   3. Your personal values and what is important to
      you in your career.
   
   
   4. Your motivations to pursue an MBA at UNK.
   
   
   5. How you will contribute to enhancing the
      educational experiences of other students in the program.
   
   
   6. Post-MBA goals that you have set for yourself.
    

5. Ask two references (college professors, supervisors etc.) 
   (Those applying for admission to the MBA program through options
   2 and 3 must have at least one recommendation letter from their supervisor who
   has evaluated the applicant’s performance within the past 2 years.) Candidates
   with significant professional experience may get an additional recommendation
   from a subordinate.

For information regarding the requirements for
admission to the MBA Program, please contact:

Lori Weed Skarka

University of Nebraska Kearney

MBA Program  West Center, Room  135C

Kearney, NE 68849- 4580;

Telephone: (308) 865-8346

skarkala@unk.edu

E-mail: mbaoffice@unk.edu

MBA Program Policies

In addition to the academic policies listed in the front of this catalog
that govern all graduate students, the following policies are specific to the
MBA program:

1. Students may need to complete up to
        18 hours of MBA Supporting Core courses with a minimum grade of
        "C" in each.


2.  Students must be fully admitted to the
        program to take more than 9 hours of required "MBA core" courses
        or graduate level electives.


3. Students shall maintain an average
        grade of at least "B" (3.0) in all graduate courses completed at
        the end of each semester or summer session.  No more than two Cs, and no grades below
        C, will be accepted in the MBA graduate program.  Students who receive a third “C” or
        below a “C” (C- or lower) will have to retake one of the courses to
        improve to a C+ or better.


4. All academic policies of the Graduate
        School stated in this catalog and the MBA Student Policy Handbook will
        apply.

Business Administration

Master of Business Administration Degree

Generalist, Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, and Human Services Tracks

• MBA Supporting Core (12-18 hours required)¹  


• College
  Algebra (equivalent to MATH 102 at UNK)


• An
  undergraduate economics course (equivalent to ECON 100, ECON 270, or ECON 271 at UNK)


• Statistics
  (equivalent to MGT 233, STAT 241, or PSY 250 at UNK)


• Accounting/Finance
  Sequence
  
  
  1. Accounting
     I (equivalent to ACCT 250 at UNK)
  
  
  2. Accounting
     II (equivalent to ACCT 251 at UNK)
  
  
  3. Finance
     (equivalent to FIN 308 at UNK)
   

Notes : 

1. Students may take ACCT 801 in lieu of ACCT 250, ACCT 251, & FIN 308.


2. In
   addition, the Accounting Track requires the following prerequisites:
   
   
   1. ACCT 350, Intermediate Accounting I - 3 hours
   
   
   2. ACCT 351, Intermediate Accounting II - 3 hours
   
   
   3. ACCT 352, Cost Accounting - 3 hours
    

MBA = 30 hours[1] 

1. MBA Essential Core (15 hours
        required)  

• Take all of the following:
  
  
  • ACCT 858, Managerial Accounting Systems - 3 hours
    
    
    • A student who has completed the equivalent
      of ACCT 350, ACCT 351, and ACCT 352 must substitute another graduate level
      accounting course for ACCT 858.
     
  
  
  • FIN 809, Financial Administration - 3 hours
  
  
  • MGT 890, Leadership and Organizational Behavior - 3 hours
     
  
  
  • MGT 892, Strategic Analysis and Decision Making - 3 hours
     
  
  
  • MKT 856, Marketing Management Seminar - 3 hours
   

2. MBA Tracks (15 hours required)[2]
         

• Choose from one of the following tracks:
• Generalist
  Track
• Accounting
  Track


• Marketing
  Track


• Human
  Resources Track


• Human
  Services Track


• Generalist Track (15 hours required)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1. Take
     all of the following:
     
     
     1. ECON 850, Managerial Economics - 3 hours
     
     
     2. MGT 814, Operations Management - 3 hours
     
     
     3. MIS 802, Management Information Systems Seminar - 3 hours
      
  
  
  2. Two
     elective courses (6 hours) approved by the MBA Director.  
   

2. Accounting Track (15 hours required)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1. Take:
      
      
      
      1. MIS 802, Management Information Systems Seminar - 3 hours
          
      
      
      2. ACCT
         860, Accounting/Finance Seminar – 3 hours
       
   
   
   2. Take
      1 course from:
      
      
      1. ECON 850, Managerial Economics - 3 hours
      
      
      2. MGT 814, Operations Management - 3 hours
       
   
   
   3. Take two
      elective courses from:
      
      
      1. ACCT 851P, Tax Accounting - 3 hours
      
      
      2. ACCT 852P, Advanced Tax Accounting - 3 hours
      
      
      3. ACCT 853P, Advanced Accounting I - 3 hours
      
      
      4. ACCT 891P, Advanced Accounting Information Systems - 3
         hours)
      
      
      5. ACCT 865P, Governmental/Non-Profit Accounting - 3 hours
      
      
      6. ACCT 870P, Auditing - 3 hours
      
      
      7. ACCT 871P, Advanced Auditing - 3 hours
       
    

3. Marketing Track (15 Credit Hours)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1.  Take all of the
      following
      
      
      1. MKT
         830/830P – International Marketing - 3 hours
      
      
      2. MKT
         835/835P – Marketing Research - 3 hours
      
      
      3. MKT
         838/838P – Consumer Behavior - 3 hours
       
   
   
   2. Take
      two elective courses (6 hours) in Marketing or related subjects to be approved
      by the MBA Director/Chair of the Department approved by the MBA Director.
    

4. Human Resources Track (15 Hours required)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1. Take
      any five electives from the following
      
      
      1. ACCT
         812/812P - Employment Law - 3 hours
      
      
      2. MGT
         810/810P, Compensation Management - 3 hours
      
      
      3. MGT
         811/811P - Labor Relations - 3 hours
      
      
      4. MGT  875, Internship – 1 to 3 hours
      
      
      5. MGT
         880 - Human Resource Management - 3 hours
      
      
      6. MGT
         885/885P - Seminar in Human Resource Management - 3 hours
      
      
      7. MGT
         893/893P - Social Responsibility of Business: Issues and Ethics -3 hours
      
      
      8. MGT
         899 - Management Topics - 3 hours
       
    

5. Human Services Track (15 hours required)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   1. Take
      all of the following:
      
      
      1. FSID 830P, Grantwriting and Fundraising  - 3 hours
      
      
      2. MGT 880,Human Resource Management - 3 hours (Grad only
         course.)
       
   
   
   2. Take
      1 course from:
      
      
      1. MGT
         893/893P - Social Responsibility of Business: Issues and Ethics -3 hours
      
      
      2. ACCT
         812/812P - Employment Law - 3 hours
       
   
   
   3. Take
      two elective courses (6 hours): Human Services Electives to be approved by the
      MBA Director/Chair of the Department