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Personnel

Dean: Stephanie Sheehan

Graduate Program Coordinator: Sunia Fukofuka

Faculty: Sungin Ahn, Joelle Akiki, Sunia Fukofuka, Robert Gadd, Lisa Gano, Mark Hyder, Ben Schnell, Stephanie Sheehan

Adjunct Faculty: Steven Kuhlman, Braam Oberholster, Kimberly Pichot, Donovan Williams

About

Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Business is the pursuit of excellence in Christ-centered business education.

Goals / Objectives / Outcomes

In order to carry out this mission, the Graduate School of Business seeks to accomplish the following goals for each master emphasis:

1. Students will understand the free enterprise system within a framework of moral and ethical guidelines.
2. Students will develop a sound Christian philosophy toward our current economic environment and understand the various environmental factors that affect business.
3. Students will develop the business skills required for today's job placement.
4. Students will be prepared to serve in a position of leadership.
5. Students will be prepared for entrance into terminal degree programs or related area of concentration and obtain professional degrees.

Degrees Offered

We offer a Master of Business Administration (MBA) comprised of 30 credit hours. The curriculum develops and optimizes learners' depth and breadth of knowledge through and skills and put to practice through various forms of experiential learning. through progressive integrative applicationapplicawithin an accelerated timeline. and focuses on increasing the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills through interspersed appeatures . Students accelerate their integration of Joint degrees are offered through the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. See respective schools for program details.

Accreditation

Southern Adventist University has received specialized accreditation for its business and business-related undergraduate and graduate programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), Olathe, Kansas.

Admission

Prerequisites for Admission

Students with a non-business undergraduate background may be required to take specific courses in accounting and/or finance.

Admission Requirements

A candidate for a Master of Business Administration will comply with the following requirements unless noted otherwise in specific degree requirements:

1. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in any major.
   • Students with a non-business undergraduate degree who have not taken Principles of Accounting I (Financial) and Principles of Accounting II (Managerial) (or their equivalents) with a minimum grade of C are required to take ACCT 505 and earn a grade of B- or higher. Students with a non-business undergraduate degree who have not taken Principles of Finance (or its equivalent) with a minimum grade of C are required to take FNCE 505 and earn a grade of B- or higher. ACCT 505 and FNCE 505 may only be repeated once to earn the required grade for admission. These courses are in addition to courses required in the MBA core and emphasis.
2. A cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher, or a GPA of 3.00 with five years of full-time business-related management experience.
   • For applicants with an undergraduate GPA of less than 3.00 and without work experience: A Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required (taken within the past five years.)
3. International students:
   • Must meet the guidelines above or provide an official GMAT score as a prerequisite for acceptance.
   • Must demonstrate English proficiency with a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 4 with a minimum score of 4 in each section; or a minimum score of 115 on the DuoLingo English Test with a minimum score of 19 in each section. Tests must have been taken within the past six months; or demonstrate proficiency in the use of the English language (reading, listening, speaking, and writing) to the school of business graduate admission committee.

In addition to the general admission requirements for graduate study, students may be evaluated on qualitative and quantitative factors. Quantitative evaluation may include calculations such as: GPA x 200 + GMAT Score > 1,000.

Provisional Admission

• Students who meet all other admission requirements except completion of ACCT 505 and/or FNCE 505 or equivalents may be provisionally admitted while they complete these requirements.
• Students who meet all admission requirements except the cumulative undergraduate GPA and/or GMAT requirements may be provisionally admitted. A student accepted on academic provisional basis may be admitted to regular status upon the completion of 6 credit hours taken through Southern with a minimum grade of B in each course. Students are not permitted to repeat courses in order to satisfy this requirement. Students who do not satisfy this requirement will not be permitted to continue in the program. This provision does not apply to students accepted provisionally for other reasons.

Residence

The last 27 semester hours must be taken through Southern Adventist University School of Business.

Transfer Credit

Transfer Credits are credits earned prior to enrolling at Southern Adventist University. A maximum of six semester hours with a minimum grade of B may be transferred into the program to satisfy graduation requirements provided they are equivalent to course requirements.

Transient Courses are courses taken elsewhere after enrolling at Southern Adventist University. Any transient course must be taken through an AACSB accredited program. Program accreditation can be verified at https://www.aacsb.edu/accredited. A maximum of six semester hours may be considered.

Progression

Once admitted to the MBA program, a course may be repeated one time for the purpose of improving the GPA. A maximum of two courses may be repeated.

Graduation Requirements

A candidate must:

1. Complete an application to graduate, which must be filed with Graduate and Professional Studies two months prior to the anticipated graduation date.
2. Complete all coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.00, including no more than two classes with a grade below B-. Classes with a grade below a C will not be counted for credit toward the master's degree.

Additional Information

Second Emphasis

Each emphasis must include a minimum of 12 hours that do not overlap with any other emphasis.

Associated Programs