• Possession of Christian attitudes conducive to the development of professional excellence and witness to the business community.
Graduation Requirements
The Master of Business Administration degree program has six distinct elements:
• Commitment to lifelong learning and professional growth.
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1. Prerequisite coursework, required for those without a business undergraduate degree (up to 15 units).
6. A non-traditional course schedule of evening and Saturday courses provides flexibility for busy professional students.
2. A common core of graduate courses (21 units).
3. A concentration of required theology courses (6 units).
Admission Requirements
4. An integrative business ethics course (3 units).
Applications must be submitted through the Graduate Admissions Office. Students must 1) hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, 2) submit GMAT scores and official transcripts from all undergraduate schools attended, 3) have management experience, 4) submit references (Pastoral, Character/Academic, Employer), 5) provide a personal statement, 6) provide an organizational chart reflecting your current position, and 7) have a personal interview with the Dean. Admission is competitive and based upon a committee review of each applicant’s undergraduate grade point average, GMAT score, and personal /professional background. The School of Business utilizes a formula for an index score: GMAT + [200 x undergraduate GPA] = index.
5. Approved MBA electives (6 units).
6. Participation in the MBA Mentor Program.
A minimum of 36 units of graduate coursework is required for the Master of Business Administration degree. A student must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA to graduate. Students without a business undergraduate degree will require additional units (to a maximum of 15 units). A student taking all 15 units of leveling would have a total of 51 units in their program. A minimum of 30 graduate units must be completed in the Master of Business Administration program at Biola University.
The program is designed for the fully employed professional. A typical course load is 6 units per trimester, which does not allow international students (who must have a minimum of 9 units) to be admitted to the program.
Note:
Calendar
The program utilizes three 14-week trimesters.
Official documents presented for admission or evaluation become part of the student’s academic file and normally cannot be returned or copied for distribution.
Master of Business Administration (36 units):
Thirty-six (36) units of graduate courses are required for all MBA degrees in the Crowell School of Business, which include the 6 graduate units of theology and the 3 graduate units of business ethics:
Transfer of Credits
Intensive: Group Dynamics Organizational Financial Policy
Units: 1
MBAD 601
Students transferring from a regionally accredited graduate program may transfer a maximum of six (6) units. The courses transferred must be equivalent, have direct applicability to the student’s program, and be approved by the program director. Only courses with a grade of “B” (3.0) or higher will be considered for transfer toward the MBA degree. Units considered for transfer must have been taken within five years prior to the date of admission.
Units: 3
MBAD 604
Advanced Financial Management & Control
Units: 3
MBAD 605
Marketing Strategy
Units: 3
MBAD 608
New Techniques for Productivity in Operations Biblical Management & Ethics Entrepreneurial Management I Entrepreneurial Management II Current & Advanced Topics in Entrepreneurial Studies
MBAD 609
Units: 3
Units: 3
MBAD 613
Units: 3
MBAD 630
Units: 2
MBAD 635
MBAD 640
Units: 3
MBAD 640 must be taken twice.
Strategy & Entrepreneurial Project Management Theology I - Introduction: Revelation & Nature of God
MBAD 675
Units: 3
TTTH 511
Units: 3
Theology III - Christ, Salvation & the Spirit
Units: 3
TTTH 613
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