This program is administered by the Office of Graduate Studies through the faculty of the College of Business.
The objective of the MBA program is to provide the essential professional tools needed by our students to advance in managerial careers.
Admission Requirements
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program admits students who have completed a baccalaureate degree in any undergraduate field. Admission is based on a combination of the undergraduate GPA and GMAT Score: Entrance Status Score = (GPA X 200) + GMAT.
*GMAT requirement may be waived for applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and above or a GPA of 3.0 and above in the last 60 hours in the undergraduate degree, from an accredited university. Students who are granted the GMAT waiver will be required to submit two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from an immediate supervisor or instructor that can testify to the applicant's professional experience.
*For Executive Admissions: GMAT requirement may be waived for applicants who have seven years of significant managerial experience and an undergraduate degree from an accredited university. In addition, applicants will have to submit two letters of recommendation, at least one of them should be from an immediate supervisor or instructor. Students will be required to successfully complete a non-credit refresher or prep course, from UT Permian Basin, in Statistics, Economics, Accounting, and Finance before entering MBA coursework.
Regular Admission
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- GPA of 3.00 or better in last 60 credit hours
Conditional Admission
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- GPA of 2.99 - 2.5 in the last 60 credit hours of coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree
- 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
- Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours as advised and must earn a B or better
- If earns below a B, GMAT is required for readmission
- No elective course may be taken by a student in conditional status
Conditional Admission with Dean's Approval
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- GPA below 2.49 - 2.25 in the last 60 credit hours of coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree
- GMAT with minimum score of 500 (based on GPA)
- Essay expressing interest may be requested
- 2 letters of recommendation or professional email references
- Allowed to take up to 12 credit hours and must earn a B or better
- No elective course may be taken by a student tin conditional status
Students granted conditional status will be changed to regular status upon successful completion of a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of MBA course coursework with a grade of B or better in each course taken.
Non-Degree Students in Graduate Business
Non-degree students may take up to 6 credit hours of graduate business courses to meet certification requirements and continuing professional or personal development. Non-degree students must meet the general College of Business requirement of a 3.0 undergraduate GPA or demonstrate equivalent potential for success in graduate business studies Non-degree students may register for MBA online courses only during late registration, on a space available basis, to give priority to degree-seeking students.
Waiver Policies
Students with an academic business background may waive core courses, decreasing the program to as few as 30 credit hours using the criteria below:
| Course |
Policy for Waiver |
| ACCT 6301 |
6 sch hrs of accounting, including financial & managerial with a B average |
| FINA 6320 |
6 sch of upper-division finance with a B or better. Must include FINA 3320 or equivalent. |
| MNGT 6360 |
6 sch of upper-division management with a B or better. Must include MNGT 3310 or MNGT 3330 or equivalent. |
| MRKT 6310 |
6 sch of upper-division marketing with a B or better. Must include MRKT 3300 or equivalent. |
MBA Program Requirements
General MBA
30-36 hours
Core Required Courses
Required Courses Beyond Core
Note: MNGT 6366 is the required capstone course. Pre-requisites: Completion of the core required courses and enrollment in the last 12 hours of the MBA coursework.
Elective(s)
- Any 6xxx-level ACCT, FINA, MNGT, or MRKT course not otherwise required.
Special Program Features
Marketing Emphasis: Students whose 3 elective courses are graduate marketing courses have completed a Marketing Emphasis in their MBA program.
Finance Emphasis: Students whose 3 elective courses are graduate finance courses have completed a Finance Emphasis in their MBA program.
Accounting Emphasis: Students whose 3 elective courses are graduate accounting courses have completed an Accounting Emphasis in their MBA program.
Finance Emphasis and Accounting Emphasis: Students may take 6 courses beyond the MBA requirements and fulfill both the Finance Emphasis and Accounting Emphasis.
MBA for Prospective Texas CPAs: Students who have an academic accounting background can fulfill the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy specific course requirements of an approved ethics course, an accounting research course, and a business communications course through graduate electives in the MBA program.
Certificate in Energy Business: Students with four graduate energy business courses are eligible for a Certificate in Energy Business in the MBA and MPA program.
MBA with Marketing Emphasis
Take 3 Marketing courses as electives for emphasis:
MBA with Finance Emphasis
33-42 hours
The 'Core' and 'Beyond Core' courses are the same as in General MBA.
MBA with Accounting Emphasis
33-42 hours
The 'Core' and 'Beyond Core' courses are the same as in General MBA.
Two options for suggested three (3) Accounting elective courses:
For CPA Route:
For Non-CPA Route:
MBA with Certificate in Energy Business
36-45 hours
The 'Core' and 'Beyond Core' courses are the same as in General MBA.
Complete 4 Energy Elective Courses:
MBA with International Business Concentration
MBA with Analytics Concentration
MBA Online
General MBA
30-36 hours
Core Required Courses
Required Courses Beyond Core
Elective(s)
(3 sch)
- Any 6xxx-level ACCT, FINA, MNGT, or MRKT course not otherwise required.
MBA Online with Finance Emphasis
33-42 hours
The 'Core' and 'Beyond Core' courses are the same as in General MBA
Joint MPA/MBA Degree Program
The Joint Degree Program in Professional Accountancy and Business Administration is an accelerated program of broad study intended to provide students with two master's degrees in 60 credit hours of study. Students must meet the requirements for admission to both the MPA and MBA programs and fulfill the leveling requirements in accounting pre-professional courses and statistical and computer literacy. Students who pursue the MPA and MBA program simultaneously may complete the MPA and MBA degrees by:
- Fulfilling all leveling and pre-professional coursework.
- Fulfilling all MPA and MBA required courses.
- Completing at least 2 graduate business electives.
- Completing additional graduate business electives in the place of any waivers granted for MBA Core Courses.
- Completing all requirements for the MPA and MBA degree within 8 years of the first graduate course in the joint degree plan.
For students with no waivers of MBA core courses, the Joint MPA/MBA degree plan would be the following:
Business Leveling
Statistical Literacy
Students who need additional skills in this area are referred to BUSI 2342 Principles of Statistics until literacy is fulfilled.
Accounting Leveling
Accounting Core Courses
MBA Core Courses
Courses Beyond Cores
Electives (Required - 9 sch, All electives must be graduate business hours.)
- ACCT 6301 or both ACCT 2301 and ACCT 2302 can be taken to fulfill the MBA CORE accounting requirement, which is a leveling requirement in the MPA program.
- Students with waivers of MBA core courses must take sufficient additional electives to reach an overall total of 60 credits for the joint MBA/MPA degree awarded at the same time.
Grades
MBA students will not be given graduate credit for courses taken when the letter grade earned is less than C. In addition, an MBA student may count no more than two C grades. A degree candidate is required to maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in every semester throughout his or her program of study.
MBA with International Business Concentration
MBA with Analytics Concentration
Grades
MBA students will not be given graduate credit for courses taken when the letter grade earned is less than C. In addition, an MBA student may count no more than two C grades. A degree candidate is required to maintain an overall average of B and maintain a GPA of 3.0 in his or her program of study.
Accelerated Master's Program (AMP)
Completion of any Bachelor of Business Administration degree program and the Master of Business Administration in 150 hours. By taking courses in summer sessions, a student can complete the two degrees in 4 years.
Master's Business Administration (MBA) AMP Requirements
- Cumulative UG GPA Requirement 3.00
- Total UG Hours 90 hours
- UG Major Hours Required 15
- AMP policy for students who earn less than a 'B' in a graduate course
- Two course grades of 'C' count toward graduate degree requirements, as long as a 3.0 cumulative GPA is earned
- "Shared" Courses
- UG Course satisfied by GRAD Course
Master's Business Administration (MBA) AMP Withdrawal and Dismissal Policies
- Withdrawal from the AMP Pathway: A student may withdraw from the AMP program at any time by informing the AMP Coordinator and respective undergraduate program, graduate program coordinators (or designess), graduate studies and registrar in writing. Withdrawal is considered permanent, and a student who withdraws may not re-enter the same AMP program.
- Dismissal from the AMP Pathway: Students will be dismissed from an AMP pathway for failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
- A student who either withdraws or is removed from an AMP may apply to Graduate Studies for admission into a graduate program but will do so as a typical applicant and must provide all required application materials.
- A grade of 'B' or higher is required for all graduate courses that satisfy undergraduate degree requirements. Failure to earn a grade 'B' will result in the consequences outlined by the individual departments.