Master of Science in Management

On Campus

The Master of Science in Management degree is an accelerated, 36 credit-hour program designed to prepare students to excel as leaders in their professional environment. Students are able to complete this degree in as little as 18 months.

 This upper-level program is ideal for working professionals employed in a business, public organization or not-for-profit setting. The curriculum is designed to enable students to deal effectively with an increasing complex business environment and aid students in developing necessary skills for management:

• Organization
• Communication
• Human resource management
• Christian worldview

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.

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