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Register for MSA 685 after meeting prerequisites
Students must have completed all required MSA core courses (MSA 600, 634 or 635, 640) and a minimum of 21 credit hours in the degree program prior to registering for the MSA 685 class. You will not be allowed to register for MSA 685 if the prerequisites have not been met.
Timely
registration helps in scheduling
Timely registration is very important. High demand
classes may close early. When you plan your course schedules, look for
needed concentration courses and take them when offered. Core courses are
offered more regularly because they are the administrative, top-level
management foundation courses for your degree. Failure to register on time
or to take concentration courses when offered may impede your anticipated
date for completing your degree.
Graduate
certificates offer alternatives
You can receive a graduate certificate in any one
of our MSA concentrations. The 15-18 credit hour program for graduate
students offers advanced training in the concentration. Credits earned in
the certificate program may be applied toward the MSA degree at a later
date, but within the 7-year rule limit. For more information contact your
program administrator.
Assessment
tests for core courses available
Students who have not had the prerequisite courses
(Algebra, Statistics, Accounting, Economics) for designated core courses
within the last three years will need to take an assessment test prior to
enrollment. Call your program administrator for information about study
guides and about taking the test(s). There is no charge for the test(s).
• MSA 600 – Algebra/Statistics
• MSA 610 – Economics
• MSA 634 – Accounting/Economics
• MSA 635 – Accounting/Economics
• MSA 640 – Algebra/Statistics
• MSA 660 – Economics
OCLS offers
mini online courses for research assistance
Off-Campus Library Services is offering a series
of one-hour mini-courses in our Online OCLS Classroom. These mini-courses
will focus on finding journal articles and other research in areas such as
business, education, psychology, etc. Spend an hour with one of these
classes to save time and improve your research when you need it. Through the
classes, you will be able to chat online with the librarian and see how
searches are done.
To get more information and to see a schedule of classes, just go to: ocls.cmich.edu/ask_ocls.htm, and click on OCLS Online Classroom
For research and technical help during the business week, call (800) 274-3838.
Library Hours
Monday – 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday – 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday – 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
ABI Inform
business database finds a new home
ABI Inform, the business database used by most of our MSA students, is now
available separately on the Off-Campus Library Services home page at:
http://ocls.cmich.edu/researchdbsindex.htm
Once on the database page, click on the link to ABI Inform. There is also a help link that answers some of the more common questions on using this database. Those familiar with ABI Inform had to go through Firstsearch to gain access. By going to our list of research databases, students can now access this database separately. While the format of the database has changed, it still provides articles from over 1,800 scholarly business journals and magazines.