Program Requirements

MBA Program

After being admitted to the MBA program, candidates for the master's degree must:

  1. Complete all MBA Program courses and other program requirements within a seven-year period from the date of initial enrollment.
  2. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00
  3. File a completed application for graduation with MBA Consortium Program Director. The degree plan must be filed and approved before the term in which graduation is anticipated.
  4. Remove any indebtedness to the Consortium.
  5. Complete all requirements within 30 days after the official ending date of a term in order for a degree to be awarded for that term.

All credits accepted toward the degree, including transfer credit, must have been earned within a seven-year period prior to the actual date of graduation. No time extensions beyond the seven years will be granted except for unusual health conditions, fulfillment of military obligations, or such other extenuating circumstances as the Consortium Standards Committee may recognize.

Foundation Program

Individuals who do not have undergraduate business degrees must complete MBA Foundation courses or their equivalent prior to receiving full admissions status in the MBA Program.

MBA Foundation courses may be satisfied by taking either graduate coursework, undergraduate coursework, or a combination of both from an AACSB International accredited institution. Individuals who have completed coursework at a non-AACSB International accredited institution may request a special course review by the UW MBA Consortium Program Director or complete validation examinations.

Foundation courses must be completed with an overall average of 3.0. Up to 2 credits of C work will be accepted; any additional courses in which a C grade is achieved must be repeated. A grade below C will result in dismissal from the program. A student who is dismissed may petition the UW Consortium MBA Director for permission to retake the course in which the grade below C was attained.

Business Certificate

Candidates for a University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium Business Certificate must complete 13 graduate credits in the Foundation Program as follows:

Required Courses:

ACCT 703

Financial Accounting (2 cr)

ACCT 704

Managerial Accounting (1 cr)

MKTG 730

Marketing Analysis Foundation (2 cr)

MGMT 740

Foundations of Organizational Behavior (2 cr)

In addition, 6 credits from the following are required:

ECON 703

Foundations of Microeconomics (1 cr)

ECON 704

Foundations of Macroeconomics (1 cr)

FIN 720

Fundamentals of Managerial Finance (2 cr; prerequisite: ACCT 703)

IS 740

Management Information Systems in Business (2 cr)

MGMT 741

Production and Operations Management (2 cr; prerequisite: BSAD 702)

BSAD 702

Statistics Foundation (2 cr)

Certificate courses must be completed with an overall average of 3.0. Up to 2 credits of C work will be accepted; any additional courses in which a C grade is achieved must be repeated. A grade below C will result in dismissal from the Certificate program. A student who is dismissed may petition the UW Consortium MBA Director for permission to retake the course in which the grade below C was attained.

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