Fundamental Course Waivers

The business fundamental courses are waived if an applicant earned a bachelor's degree in business from an AACSB-International accredited school within the last five years, graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and earned a "C" or better in each of the undergraduate course equivalents. If the applicant graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from an AACSB-International accredited institution, the applicant will also be required to include any missing courses as part of the MBA fundamentals.

If the applicant did not attend an AACSB-International accredited school or has lower than a 3.0 cumulative GPA, an MBA advisor will evaluate each undergraduate course equivalent and waive those courses where a "B" or better was earned. Courses being considered for waivers must have been taken within the past 10 years and the student must have graduated within the past five years.

Sample undergraduate equivalents for Fundamental Courses are listed below.

MBA Fundamental Courses	Undergraduate Courses
ACCT 504: Introduction to Accounting	Principles of Accounting I and II (3 credits each)
ECON 504: Economics	Principles of Economics or (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics - 3 credits each)
FIN 504: Financial Management **	Financial Management
MGMT 506: Operations and Supply Chain Management **	Production Management
MKTG 504: Marketing Management **	Marketing Management
OPRE 504: Data Analysis and Decisions	Statistics for Business

** community college courses are not acceptable for fundamental course waivers.

Waiver Exams

Prior to your second semester, you may also take a waiver exam for any business fundamental course not satisfied by the waiver policy. Waiver exams can only be taken once and are pass/fail.