Students who do not meet admission requirements relating to the program prerequisites, undergraduate GPA, or GMAT score, may be admitted on a probationary basis. Probationary admission is based on demonstrated work record, career plans, academic record, letters of application, or other appropriate documentation.

Students admitted on a probationary basis may change their status to regular status by meeting the regular admission requirements or by successfully completing 9 hours of graduate study with at least a GPA of 3.0 for those courses.

An individual desiring to take graduate MBA courses, but who does not plan to pursue the graduate degree, may be admitted as a non-degree seeking student. The applicant must meet the minimum standards for admission into graduate study at Kentucky State University. The maximum number of hours that a non-degree student, without undergraduate background in business, can apply toward the MBA degree is 12 graduate hours of foundation courses and 6 graduate hours of core or elective courses.

Admission as a non-degree seeking student does not guarantee full admission to the regular MBA program. Non-degree seeking students, who decide to pursue an MBA degree, must apply through the regular admission process and meet regular admission requirements.

Undergraduate students who qualify for admission to the MBA Program (including an acceptable GMAT score and GPA from an accredited institution) and need 6 hours or less to graduate (none of which are repeated courses) may be allowed to take up to 6 hours of graduate courses in their final semester. These graduate courses will not be allowed to count towards the undergraduate degree.

Students who are currently enrolled and in good standing in other accredited graduate programs may register for graduate courses as visiting students. In order for a visiting student to be enrolled officially for graduate credit at Kentucky State University, the student must file an application and submit an official Visiting Student Form from the home institution.

The GMAT may be waived if the applicant has successfully completed a graduate degree at a regionally accredited institution, which required the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, or MAT for admission, and significant successful managerial experiences. Waivers for the GMAT requirement must be approved by the MBA Committee.

Candidates for the master’s degree are restricted to a maximum of 9 semester credit hours of credit by transfer of work completed at another accredited graduate institution. Official copies of transcripts must be submitted and evaluated before any transfer credit can be accepted. Certain courses submitted for transfer may not be considered equivalent to specified program requirements even if course titles are the same.

MBA students may be allowed to transfer graduate courses from other accredited institutions where a grade of “A” or “B” was earned. No courses with a grade of “C” or below will be transferred.

ACC 500: Survey of Accounting - Principles of Financial and Managerial Accounting

BUA 500: Survey of Economics and Finance - Principles of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Corporate Finance

BUA 501: Survey of Management and Marketing

ECO 501: Survey of Statistics and Quantitative

Methods for Business

The Core of the MBA Program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful careers in business and nonprofit organizations. The core of the MBA program consists of 7 courses (21 hours) as follows:

ACC 502: Managerial Accounting

ECO 502: Managerial Economics

FIN 530: Corporate Finance

MGT 560: Organizational Behavior

MGT 590: Strategic Management

MIS 510: Management Information Systems

MKT 520: Strategic Marketing Management

Three (3) elective courses (9 hours) allow students to

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