Master of Business Administration

MBA

Online or On-campus

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is an accelerated, 18 month, 39 credit-hour program designed to prepare students to excel as leaders on both a local and international scale. Created in conjunction with business leaders, this cutting-edge curriculum provides students with the theories necessary for effective administration in today’s business climate.

Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to:

  • Oversee projects to completion
  • Manage resources and personnel within various cultural, legal and political contexts
  • Maintain the highest level of standards and ethics
  • Integrate faith and values into their personal and professional life

Admission Requirements

  • A completed application and $40 non-refundable application fee
  • An official transcript verifying a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college/university, or equivalent. Cornerstone University graduates do not need to request a Cornerstone University transcript. Official transcripts from other schools are required only if course work will be transferred to meet prerequisites or other program requirements
  • A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 in undergraduate course work at the institution from which the baccalaureate degree was received. Students not meeting this requirement may submit a written request to the admissions committee for acceptance to the graduate program explaining why they believe they can succeed in a master’s program
  • Two letters of recommendation on forms provided; these forms should be completed by persons qualified to judge the applicant’s professional expertise, character and capacity for graduate level study. One letter must be from the applicant’s current employer (an individual with supervisory or managerial relationship to applicant) and one from an individual who can comment on the applicant’s academic ability
  • Students whose primary language is not English must achieve a minimum TOEFL score of 577 (paper-based test), 233 (computer-based test) or 90-91 (Internet-based test)
  • A professional resume demonstrating a minimum of one year of continuous full-time work experience. For an applicant with less than one year of full-time work experience, a G.P.A. of 3.0 in previous college work is required
  • All MBA applicants must submit an Admissions Essay

A maximum of six master level (500 or higher course number) semester hours may be transferred to Cornerstone. Transfer courses must have been completed within the last seven years and deemed equivalent to a course in the program.

Courses

Course

BUS-505 Research Methods
BUS-503 Ethics, Values and Social Responsibility        
BUS-509 International Business Practices
BUS-507 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
MGT-531 Organizational Behavior and Change
ACC-525 Accounting for Decision Making
FIN-643 Managerial Finance
MKT-651 Marketing Strategies
ECN-513 Global Economic Environment
MGT-539 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MGT-692 Applied MBA Project
Total Credits and Weeks

Credits     
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
39

Weeks
6
6
6
8
6
6
8
6
8
6
6
72

 


In addition to the courses listed above, the student is required to participate in a global experience and complete the requirements for the 3-credit course 'Global Business Experience' (BUS-511). Registration for BUS-511 will occur once the student determines which global experience he/she will attend.

Business