Graduate Programs

MBA | Online MBA | Global Pantex Programs | MPA | MSFE

The MBA program at West Texas A&M University offers a variety of options for students seeking a professional business degree from a regionally accredited University.  The 250 students in the MBA program have the option to concentrate in Management, Marketing, Biotechnology & Health Care Administration, Agriculture, and Computer Information Systems (students interested in an accounting concentration should consider the MPA program while those interested in an economics or finance concentration are encouraged to consider the MSFE program).  The 36-57 credit hour MBA program is designed for completion within a two-year period, although a few students complete the program in as little time as one year while others take up to six years. Campus courses (primarily at night) and online courses are the primarily delivery methods supporting the MBA degree.

(1) Admission: Students are granted admission when the applicant has an undergradaute grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and scores in the 50th percentile or higher in one or more categories (math, verbal, or analytical) of the GRE or GMAT.

(2) Conditional Admission: Students that do not qualify for regular admission are granted conditional admission when the applicant has an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher and scores in the 25th percentile or higher in one or more categories of the GRE or GMAT.

Students who enter the graduate program may be required to take leveling courses in areas where a grade of "C" or lower was earned. A 3.0 average in all course work is required. Students that fall below a 3.0 will be placed on probation. The student must correct the grade point average the semester following probation. 

MBA students can transfer a maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate work.  All transfer credit must come from an accredited university within a six-year time period.  Other restrictions may also apply.  For more information on transfer credit please refer to the West Texas A&M University catalog and/or contact an academic advisor. 
 

Students seeking the Masters of Business Administration degree must first establish proficiency in Accounting, Economics, Business Statistics, Computer Information Systems, Management, Marketing, Finance, and Business Law. This proficiency may be established by courses taken in an undergraduate program, by completing advanced standing examinations, or by taking the following courses: ACCT 6300, ECON 6300, BUSI 6300, QBA 6300, MGT 6300, MKT 6300, and FIN 6300.  Note: Students with undergraduate courses in the disciplines above will not be required to take leveling courses in disciplines where the student earned a grade of C or higher.

The following courses are required:

ACCT 6305: Accounting for Decision Making
CIS 6305: Management of Enterprise Information Technology
ECON 6305 or 6306: Seminar in Advanced Microeconomic or Macroeconomic Theory
FIN 6320: Seminar in Finance
MKT 6340: Seminar in Marketing  
QBA 6305: Quantitative Analysis in Business
MGT 6334: Seminar in Organizational Behavior
MGT 6318: Strategic Management

12 Hours of Electives (of which 6-12 hours must be at the 6300-level and 0-6 hours at the 5300-level). Leveling courses ACCT 6300, MGT 6300, ECON 6300, FIN 6300, BUSI 6300, QBA 6300, and MKT 6300 do not count toward the completion of core or elective degree requirements.

MBA candidates must complete a minimum of 30 hours of 6300-level courses (excluding leveling courses) in the College of Business. 

Graduate Class Course Rotation

The following rotation of core and leveling courses is currently being employed by the College of Business. 

Elective course are not on a formal rotation schedule and are offered whenever demand and faculty resources permit. 

MBA CONCENTRATION OPTONS

MBA students are not required to pursue a concentration area. In fact, over half of the MBA students earn a general MBA giving the option to select any graduate business courses to complete the elective component of the degree requirements. For students seeking a concentration area options are available in agriculture, computer information systems, management, marketing, and healthcare management. The specific requirements for the various concentration areas are as follows:

Agriculture
12 hours of graduate electives in agriculture and/or agricultural business classes.

Computer Information Systems
12 hours of graduate electives in computer information systems.

Management
9-12 hours of graduate electives in management; 0-3 hours of graduate electives in any business discipline. Total of 12 hours of graduate electives.

Marketing
9-12 hours of graduate electives in marketing; 0-3 hours of graduate electives in any business discipline. Total of 12 hours of graduate electives.

Healthcare Management
12 hours of graduate electives selected from BUSI 5370, MGT 6370, MKT 6370, ECON 6370, FIN 6370, MGT/CIS 6375, or related.

BUSINESS GRADUATE COURSE OFFERINGS

SUMMER ONE 2008 Graduate Courses:

Night Courses
ACCT 5332*01 with D. Pulliam @ 6:30 MW
FIN 5321*01 with A. Macy @ 6:30 MW
FIN 5328*01 with Staff @ 6:30 MW

Online Courses
ACCT 6305*70 with L. Kreissl
CIS 6305*70 with A. Abdullat
CIS 6305*71 with A. Abdullat
CIS 6375*70 with Staff
FIN 6320*70 with J. Owens
FIN 6320*71 with J. Owens
FIN 6350*70 with A. Macy
MGT 5311*70 with R. Jarmon
MGT 5311*71 with R. Jarmon
MGT 6375*70 with Staff

SUMMER TWO 2008 Graduate Courses:

Night Courses
ECON 6305*01 with D. Rosa @ 6:30 MW
FIN 6330*01 with H. Wang @ 6:30 TTh
QBA 6305*01 with F. Landram @ 6:30 TTh
MKT 5340*01 with S. Anwar @ 6:30 MW

Online Courses
ACCT 6307*70 with B. Thomas

FALL 2008 Graduate Courses:

Monday Night
ACCT 5351 with B. Thomas
ACCT 6305 (Amarillo) with L. Kreissl
FIN 6326 with J. Owens
IDM 6350 with M. Jafar
MGT 6334 with A. Li

Tuesday Night
ACCT 6306 with K. Friske
ECON 6341 with Staff
IDM 5310 with R. Anderson
MGT 5311 (Amarillo) with G. Rider
MGT 6318 with Staff

Wednesday Night
ACCT 5391 with B. Thomas
MKT 6340 with S. Anwar
MKT 6350 with T. Kilic

Thursday Night
FIN 5323 with B. Wang
IDM 6320 with F. Landram

Day Classes
ACCT 5315 @ 1:00 MW with D. Pulliam
ACCT 5351 @ 2:30 Mon with B. Thomas
ACCT 6300 (Amarillo)@ 4:00 Wed with K. Friske
ECON 5351 @ 11:00 Fri with N. Terry
ECON 6305 (Amarillo) @ 4:00 Wed with S. Murphy
FIN 5320 @ 2:30 MW with A. Macy
FIN 5323 @ 4:00 TTh with B. Wang
FIN 5324 @ 1:00 TTh with B. Wang
IDM 5331 @ 2:30 MW with B. Shao
IDM 6310 (Amarillo) @ 4:00 with A. Abdullat
MGT 5311 @ 4:00 TTh with R. Jarmon

Online
ACCT 6300 with K. Friske
ACCT 6305 with L. Kreissl
ECON 6305 with D. Rosa
FIN 6370 with A. Macy
MGT 5330 with M. Sollosy
MGT 6318 with R. Jarmon
MKT 5346 with D. De'Armond
MKT6340 with N. Gerlich

Apply to the Graduate School

You can apply to the Graduate School at the following address: http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/grad/grad_app.htm

File for Graduation

It is very important that you remember to contact the Graduate School at the start of your last semester.  The Graduate School will need time to review your file, order your diploma, and put your name in the commencement program.  Fall graduates need to contat the Graduate school before the start of October and Spring graduates need to contact the Graduate school before the start of February. 

For more information contact:

Dr. LaVelle Mills, Associate Dean
E-Mail: lmills@mail.wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-3866