Lakeland College

Admission Requirements

The Lakeland College Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, designed with the working adult in mind, provides a broad-based professional education consisting of coursework that integrates research, case studies, technology and other learning processes. Objectives include an understanding of business and economic problems, and the development of managerial skills to address these problems in the context of an ethical and global workplace. In addition to the traditional M.B.A. degree, four M.B.A. degree concentrations are also available: Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Management and Project Management. Lakeland carefully reviews and admits those adults it believes will thrive and succeed in the M.B.A. program as well as professionally. An undergraduate degree in a business area is not required.

Admission Requirements for the MBA in addition to those listed under General Admission Requirements

• Typically a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 or a minimum score of 450 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required for admission. However, admissions decisions are made with consideration of the candidate's application in its entirety.
• A written statement of purpose is required, indicating how an M.B.A. educational experience would help the applicant meet professional goals and what leadership or managerial skills the applicant would bring to this program. The statement should be limited to 250 words.
• A current resume must also be submitted.
• Complete online application (including $50 application fee, non-refundable):
• Two letters of recommendation indicating the applicant's potential for success in the M.B.A. program and professionally afterwards. Recommendation form:
• MBA student checklist:

Exceptions to the Policy Regarding Enrollment Prior to Admission

A student who is not interested in completing the Lakeland M.B.A. degree, but who wishes to enroll in only one or more courses in the CMA or CPA sequence, may do so without being admitted to the College. Such a student may enroll in these courses without applying for admission to the M.B.A. program provided he/she meets the program and course requirements. Should this student subsequently decide to pursue the Lakeland M.B.A. degree, he/she will need to apply for admission as a degree-seeking applicant. The CPA and/or CMA coursework may then be applied to the M.B.A. degree requirements.

A non-degree-seeking student is not required to complete BA 700 Business Research Methodology within the first nine (9) semester hours of coursework. If he/she subsequently decides to pursue the Lakeland College M.B.A. degree, he/she will need to be formally admitted into the M.B.A. program and will need to complete BA 700 within the next nine (9) semester hours of coursework.

Students may transfer up to nine semester hours of graduate credit from other accredited M.B.A. programs, provided the coursework is relevant to the Lakeland College program, and that a minimum grade of "B" was earned for formal course work actually taken.

Additionally, students may take up to three semester hours (1 class) of graduate credit at Lakeland College before being formally admitted to candidacy in the M.B.A. program.

Degree Requirements

Lakeland College requires thirty-six semester hours of graduate credit for the M.B.A. degree. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a scale of 4.00 must be maintained in all course work in the Lakeland M.B.A. program.

Required Core Coursework - 27 semester hours

Twenty-seven of the thirty-six credit hours must be from the core courses listed below. These courses cover the common body of knowledge necessary for students to develop critical thinking and analytical abilities and foster leadership skills and teamwork attitudes.

All courses listed are 3 semester hours, unless otherwise indicated:

• BA 700 Business Research Methodology
• BA 715 Applied Microeconomic Theory
• BA 720* Applied Managerial Accounting
• BA 730 Organizational Effectiveness
• BA 750 Applied Marketing Management
• BA 760 Production and Operations Management
• BA 770 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business
• BA 780 Managerial Finance
• BA 790 Corporate Strategy and Decision Making

Required Elective Coursework for Traditional M.B.A. - 9 semester hours

Nine additional semester hours from the following or completion of one concentration:

• BA 710 Applied Macroeconomic Theory
• BA 725 Applied International Economics
• BA 735 International Trade and Finance
• BA 740 Management Information Systems
• BA 745 Cultural Understanding and International Business
• BA 755 Buyer Behavior
• BA 765 Financial Decision Making
• BA 775 Human Resource Management
• BA 785 Special Topics and Issues in Business
• BA 795 Special Study Project in Business
• BA 800 Master's Thesis in Business (6 semester hours)

M.B.A. Concentrations

Accounting Concentration:

Nine additional semester hours from the following:

• BA 785 Special Topics and Issues
• BA 789 Corporate Financial Management

CMA

• BA 771 Advanced Industrial Accountancy I (3 credits) (Financial Planning/Control)
• BA 772 Advanced Industrial Accountancy II (3 credits) (Financial Decision Making)

CPA

• BA 791 Advanced Public Accounting I (3 credits) (Regulation)
• BA 792 Advanced Public Accounting II (3 credits) (Financial)
• BA 793 Advanced Public Accounting III (3 credits) (Auditing/Business)

* Students who have completed or anticipate enrolling in any CPA or CMA prep courses should not enroll in BA 720 Applied Managerial Accounting. This will be viewed as a duplicate credit.

Finance Concentration:

Nine additional semester hours from the following:

• BA 735 International Trade and Finance
• BA 765 Financial Decision Making
• BA 786 Cash Management and Investments
• BA 787 Capital Budgeting and Risk Analysis
• BA 788 Mergers and Acquisitions
• BA 789 Corporate Financial Management

Healthcare Management Concentration

• BA 701 Leadership for Healthcare Professionals
• BA 702 Healthcare Management I
• BA 703 Healthcare Management II

Project Management Concentration

• BA 781 Fundamentals of Project Management
• BA 782 Managing the Project Team
• BA 783 Project Procurement and Contract Management

Note: A course used to satisfy the requirements of one concentration may not be applied to the requirements of another.

Lakeland's Online M.B.A. program is also fully accredited. Classes follow the same curriculum as the traditional classroom sessions.