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MBA Prerequisite Courses
The Online MBA requires completion or demonstration of competency in nine prerequisite courses
or their equivalents prior to starting the program.
MBA 503 - Professional Business Communications
Developing professional business communications skills within a team environment. Emphasis on both written and oral communications utilizing current technologies.
- CMU course: BIS 360
- Other accredited schools: An English course and a speech course, other types of communication courses.
- Provide a letter of evidence from a manager or supervisor stating communication skills (writing and public speaking skills), and work experience related to communications.
MBA 504 - Using Financial Accounting Information
Introduces use of financial accounting income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flow in managerial planning, control, and evaluation.
- CMU course: ACC 201 or
ACC 203
- Other accredited schools: Principles of Accounting or Accounting I
- CLEP Exam (ACC 201): A minimum score of 50 required.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
- Online competency assessment test
MBA 505 - The Economic Environment of Business
An overview of the economic forces that affect business. Macroeconomic policies, global economic factors, and microeconomic issues are addressed.
- CMU course: ECO 201 or
ECO 202
- Other accredited schools: Economics I or Principles of Economics, with macro or micro coverage. We allow engineers to use an Engineering Economics course.
- CLEP Exam (ECO 201 or 202): A minimum score of 50 required.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
MBA 506 - The Legal Environment of Business
Basic concepts concerning the interrelationships of business and its external environments. Managerial participation in and response to public policy issues and their resolution.
- CMU course: BLR 202
- Other accredited schools: A Business Law course
- CLEP Exam (BLR 202): A minimum score of 50 required
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
MBA 507 - Introduction to Marketing Management
An introduction to the marketing management process: including the marketing environment, buyer behavior, marketing analysis, segmentation, marketing strategy, the marketing mix and social/ethical issues.
- CMU course: MKT 300
- Other accredited schools: An Introduction to Marketing or Principles of Marketing course
- CLEP Exam (MKT 300): A minimum score of 50 required.
- One year of work experience in a marketing position.
- AMA or similar Online marketing course.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
MBA 508 - Management and Organization
Introduction to the internal structure, processes, and control of organizations.
- CMU course: MGT 312
- Other accredited schools: An Introduction to Management or Principles of Management course.
- CLEP Exam (MGT 312): A minimum score of 50 required.
- One year of work experience in a managerial position.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
MBA 509 - Production/Operations Management (now, Supply Chain requirement)
Concepts and applications of production and operations management in business and industry.
- CMU course: MGT 340
- Other accredited schools: A Production/Operations Management, Operations Management, Manufacturing Processes course, or Supply Chain Management course.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
MBA 510 - Financial Management and Analysis
An introduction to basic finance principles and tools including the time value of money, risk and return, capital budgeting and the interpretation of financial statements.
- CMU course: FIN 332 or
FIN 303
- Other accredited schools: A Business Finance course.
- FIN 332 Exit Exam (no CLEP Exam available): A minimum score of 70 required.
- One year of work experience in a finance position.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.
- Online competency assessment exam
MBA 511 - Statistics for Managerial Decisions
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics in a business decision context. Applications of various t-tests, ANOVA, multiple regression, and cross-tabulation are emphasized.
- CMU course: STA 282
- Other accredited schools: Any Introduction to Statistics course or any other statistics course.
- Work experience: provide detailed letter of evidence of skills utilized in past and/or current work environments.