Business Administration (Online M.B.A.)

Gina Donahue, MBA, Director, MBA Programs

Office: Demergasso-Bava Hall 209
Phone: (209) 667-3683

Professors: Hernandez, Huang, P. Li, Petrosky, Soydemir, Wagner
Associate Professors: Hinrichs, Kim, J. Li, Xu, Zhou
Assistant Professors: Bradshaw, Song

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The Online M.B.A. program at Stanislaus State is designed to meet the needs of busy working professionals and business executives who may not have the ability to travel to Turlock for our traditional M.B.A. program. These business professionals may have a significant daily commute, may have a nontraditional work schedule, or may travel during a portion of their work week. The Online M.B.A. program makes it convenient for business professionals to study and advance their professional qualifications, while at the same time having considerable flexibility regarding when and how they complete their M.B.A. degree. An Online M.B.A. from Stanislaus State means the ability to pursue a graduate education while remaining in your current job and also meeting family responsibilities.

Program Learning Goals and Objectives:

1. Students will have the advanced knowledge of the business disciplines and apply the knowledge in new and unfamiliar circumstances.  Objective:  Students will demonstrate advanced understanding of each business discipline (Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing, and Operations Management). 
2. Students will demonstrate advanced communication skills.  Objective 2a:  Students will effectively present business analyses and recommendations through written forms of communication. Objective 2b: Students will effectively present business analyses and recommendations through oral forms of communication.
3. Students will be able to identify and critically analyze complex managerial challenges and opportunities and innovatively solve business problems.  Objective:  Students will analyze complex business situations and develop and implement innovative solutions to the business problems.
4. Students will be able to work collaboratively with others in group projects, in an organizational setting.  Objective:  Students will effectively participate and contribute in a team-based environment.
5. Students will be aware of various moral philosophies toward ethical business issues. Objective:  Students will recognize and analyze ethical problems in business settings and choose and defend their solutions.
6. Students will be able to identify and articulate the risks and opportunities for all stakeholders in a global market. Objective: Students will effectively analyze management issues from a global perspective.

Admission to the Program

Qualified applicants holding a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university may be admitted to the program. Each applicant must submit the following:

1. A fully completed California State University Graduate Application for Admission form, submitted online at www.CalState.edu/Apply by the published deadline. A minimum GPA of 2.8 is required in the last 60 semester units attempted, or 90 quarter units attempted. Applicants are to include the following documentation and information within their Cal State Apply application:

• Recommendations: applicants must submit the names and email addresses for two professional sources who can complete a Recommender Form on behalf of the applicant.  The Cal State Apply Recommender Forms must be submitted by the application deadline. 
• Statement of Purpose:  all applicants are required to submit a clear, well-written Statement of Purpose that highlights key academic and professional accomplishments, as well as articulates future career goals.
• Resume: candidates must demonstrate a two-year record of relevant, full-time employment in a professional or supervisory role, or equivalent. Applicants wishing to enter the program without the required two years’ experience may request a waiver of the work experience requirement based on exceptional academic performance.
• Unofficial Transcripts: applicants are to upload unofficial transcripts from each university or college where they completed coursework to their application.

2. One copy of official transcripts is required from the university or college from which you earned your bachelor’s degree. Stanislaus State graduates do not need to submit official transcripts. If an applicant completed additional coursework after graduation, an official transcript will be required for that coursework. Official transcripts are to be submitted to Continuing and Professional Development (CaPE) in MSR 380 by the application deadline. 

Applicants with coursework from countries other than the United States are required to provide a comprehensive credential evaluation from an approved organization that will detail their degree and coursework’s equivalency to U.S. standards.  Applicants whose undergraduate degree was instructed in other than English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and achieve minimum scores as required by the Office of International Education and Global Engagement.  Additional international admission requirements may apply.