Graduate Level of Business Administration

Mary Fischer, M.B.A. Coordinator

Masters of Business Administration

The basic objective of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program is to
offer men and women an opportunity to develop leadership in an increasingly complex and dynamic
business society by enhancing their knowledge, managerial skill, and perspective. The broad, integrated curriculum provides the student with an opportunity to gain understanding of the major facets of business operations. The program includes work in the theoretical foundations of business, quantitative controls, decision-making through the development of advanced functional skills, and the social and ethical environment of business. An opportunity is also provided for a limited degree of specialization. The degree is delivered both on campus and by way of the internet through the U.T. TeleCampus.
The program is designed for graduates from recognized colleges of business as well as graduates
in liberal arts, science, engineering, or other fields desiring to undertake professional studies in the area of business administration.

Graduate Degree Student

In addition to the general requirements for admission to graduate study and consistent with the UT
Tyler Graduate Policies, the requirements to be a graduate degree student in business administration
are the following:

A. Admission to the M.B.A. degree program is determined primarily on the basis of predictors of success in graduate study: a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, grade point average computed on the last 60 undergraduate hours, and a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Consideration is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background, and involvement and level of responsibility in other matters
including extracurricular activities, employment, community service, first generation of family to graduate from an undergraduate program, family responsibility of raising children, multilingual proficiency, or geographic region of residence.
B. Proficiency in the use of the English language is critical to program success.
A foreign student must score a minimum of 550 on the paper-based or 213 on the computerbased Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and have a minimum raw score of 50 on each of the three sections of the examination. Only the TOEFL examination given by the Educational Testing Service is acceptable. The student will be notified by the Business Graduate Programs Coordinator if he/she has or has not successfully satisfied this requirement.
C. No more than nine semester credit hours of graduate credit earned prior to acceptance into the program, including transfer credit, may be applied to the MBA degree. Students seeking admission to the MBA program who have not yet satisfied admission criteria will be considered provisional or conditional. Provisional or conditional students must earn a grade of B or better in all work attempted in prescribed courses. A provisional or conditional student who earns a grade of C or lower will be denied admission to the Program. While a conditional or provisional
student, (1) any conditional or provisional student admitted to the MBA program must earn a “B” or better in all course work, (2) if a “C” is earned a student will be dismissed from the MBA program, (3) the student is not eligible to retake the course for a higher grade.
D. After reviewing all credentials (official transcripts, GMAT score, other relevant information), the Business Graduate Programs Coordinator and Business Administration Graduate Policy Committee will determine if the student may be accepted into the MBA program.

A degree plan will be prepared by the business graduate program coordinator in collaboration with the student. A letter will then be sent, notifying official acceptance into the MBA program. Acceptance must occur prior to enrollment beyond nine semester credit hours including any transfer credit.

E. Credit or the equivalent of the following subject areas is required. Computer, financial, and statistical literacy must be demonstrated by completing an undergraduate course in each discipline or other evidence of competency. All equivalent methods of satisfying subject area requirements must be approved by the Business Graduate Programs Coordinator or the dean.

Subject Areas	Equivalents at UT Tyler	Credit Hours
*Economic Concepts and PRocesses	ECON 5300	3
*Accounting Concepts and Procedures	ACCT 5300	3

TOTAL: 6

Additional courses may be required in certain circumstances.

*Six semester credit hours are required in each area, economics and accounting, unless the student substitutes ECON 5300 for the economic environment, and ACCT 5300 for accounting.

Although a student may not have completed all baccalaureate work at the time of application, a decision will be made on the strength of the student’s permanent record before the student can be enrolled as a graduate student in business.
The student must maintain a 3.0 grade point average (4.0 basis) on all graduate work at UT Tyler. No course with a grade below "C" may be applied toward this degree.
Successful completion of MANA 5395, Strategy and Policy Formulation, with a "C" or better will constitute satisfaction of the comprehensive examination requirement.

Transfer of Credit

Subject to the approval of the Business Graduate Program Coordinator and the dean of the College of Business and Technology (CBT), a student may transfer no more than six hours of graduate credit earned at an approved institution. Graduate transfer credit over three years old at the time of admission may not be used to meet degree requirements. Credit earned from correspondence courses cannot transfer for graduate credit.