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Hub Classes for Spring
- You must choose two. Three hub classes will not be allowed.
- You cannot complete a concentration next fall if you do not complete the hub course this spring. The hub courses are all required classes in the concentrations, and there is no way to go back and make one up if you don't take it this spring. Another way to look at it is that hub classes are the prerequisites for moving forward in other concentration classes.
- If you choose to take the non-profit hub, that will limit your concentration choices to the second hub class. You should be very certain of your concentration choice if you choose this option.
- Students can choose to take a single concentration or a double. Typically, the class splits about 50/50 on this. It's up to you and your career goals.
Typical Fall Schedule
- If you elect to do one concentration, your minimum fall requirements are: 6 hours in your concentration, one 3-hour elective, and the 1-hour capstone (Marketplace), for a 10-hour load.
- If you elect to take two concentrations, your minimum fall requirements are : 6 hours in your first concentration, 6 hours in your second concentration, and the 1-hour capstone (Marketplace) for a 13 hour load.
- Students can take more than the minimum loads required (additional electives). However, course loads of over 15 hours will have to be approved by the MBA Office and the Graduate School and they will dramatically reduce your time for job search in the fall. Think through this carefully.
Electives
- You may take any 500-600 level class in the College of Business for an elective provided you meet the prerequisites for that class. These electives do not require approval, and you will receive a listing of all these classes as soon as the course offerings for next fall are posted in early March.
- You may take any 500-600 level class outside the college (e.g., in Advertising, Sports Management, International) with permission of the MBA Office.
- In some cases, courses at a level less than 500 level (300-400), can be taken for graduate credit. Some of these courses are already listed in the Graduate Catalog. Sometimes provisions can be made for increasing the requirements of an undergraduate course for graduate credit. If you have any ideas about undergraduate classes that you would really like to take, talk to Dean Gardial about that option.
- The elective cannot be in your concentration area. In other words, a finance concentration student can't take 9 hours of finance in the fall plus the capstone. HOWEVER, s/he can take 6 hours of concentration, 3 hours of elective, the capstone, AND any extra classes desired. In other words, once you've met the minimum program requirements, you can take other classes to your heart's content - including those in your concentration.
- The most frequently taken MBA concentration classes are Executive in Residence, New Ventures Management, Case Competition, International Management or International Economics, Human Resources, and Management Science 551 (for non-Ops concentrations). These are certainly not the only choices, but I just wanted to let you know where most students have landed in the past.
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