Business Administration, MBA (webMBA)

Program Description

The Georgia WebMBA offers qualified and highly motivated students the opportunity to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree online offered by a consortium of six University System of Georgia institutions. The Coles College of Business and the other Georgia WebMBA participant school and colleges are all accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (http://www.aacsb.edu). The Georgia WebMBA is a professional degree providing a broad base of general business knowledge that prepares graduates for middle- and upper-level management positions. The program seeks to develop in its students an understanding of managerial behavior and decision-making within the economic, social, and political environments of business operations. Students will have the opportunity to improve their communication and leadership abilities, their analytical and decision-making skills, and their effectiveness at developing working relationships with subordinates, peers, supervisors, and external constituents. The Georgia WebMBA program is cohort-based meaning that students who begin the program at the same time constitute a cohort. Each cohort progresses through the program together taking the same courses in the same sequence..

Two three-semester-hour Georgia WebMBA courses are offered in each of the five consecutive 14-week semesters. Students must complete ten prescribed graduate business courses for a total of 30 credit hours plus a program orientation. Every course is not offered each semester, so students should take courses in sequence, two courses per cohort, to complete the degree in five semesters over a year and a half. Course offerings will be announced at the Georgia WebMBA student orientation. (See the “Mandatory Orientation” section below for details.) For course descriptions, visit http://www.webmbaonline.org.

While extenuating career or life events may require a student to work closely with the program director to make any necessary adjustments, most students complete all 10 courses in five sequential semesters.
 

This program is a part of the Michael J. Coles College of Business .

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Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation Policies

Admission Requirements

The following are program-specific requirements beyond the general Graduate Admissions  requirements. To be considered for admission to this program, the following application materials must be submitted to the KSU Graduate Admissions Office: 

Our MBA applicants come from diverse educational, demographic, and work experience backgrounds, and all possess a commitment to developing their business knowledge, leadership, and professional skills. 

Admission to the KSU MBA program is based on a competitive evaluation of pooled applicants using the following criteria:

• Applicants must, by the time of anticipated enrollment, possess a bachelor’s degree (in any field) from a regionally accredited institution or its equivalent in the case of those with an international education background.
• Nature and total years of full-time professional experience
• Academic achievement as demonstrated on official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended.

Additional information may be requested to better assess the candidate’s preparedness to enter the programs. For example, the KSU MBA programs do not generally require standardized tests for admissions consideration, however, in certain cases the department may ask candidates to take the GMAT or GRE exam in order for the admissions committee to more fully assess their admissibility to the programs.  If at any point before beginning KSU MBA or WebMBA classes an applicant or admitted student submits an official GMAT or GRE score to KSU, the submitted GMAT or GRE score may be used for consideration or reconsideration of an admissions decision.

*International applicants have additional requirements; see Graduate Admissions section of this catalog.

Admission Criteria for Unique Cases

The program does not admit non-degree seeking students. Students enrolled in graduate degree programs must register for at least one course in at least one semester per academic year in order for the original program requirements for their degree to remain unchanged (unless a Leave of Absence has been approved). Students applying for readmission must meet all admissions criteria in place at the time of readmission and they must re-enter at the lock-step point in the program where they stopped attending previously. 

Transfer Credits

The program allows, but does not encourage, a maximum of 25% of transfer credit from an AACSB accredited graduate institution. The transfer of credit for course work completed at another institution will be  approved only under the following conditions:

1. The course was completed at an institution accredited by AACSB at the time of transfer.
2. A minimum grade of “B” was received in the course.
3. The course was restricted to graduate students only.
4. The content of the course corresponds to that of a course required or permitted in the MBA program at Kennesaw State University.
5. The courses to be considered for transfer should not be more than five years old at the time the student enters Kennesaw State University. Moreover, the credits transferred should not be more than 6 years at the time of their graduation from the MBA program.

Students must submit a request for consideration of transfer credit to the program director during their first semester at KSU. The request must indicate the specific course(s) for which transfer credit is sought. An official transcript from the institution at which the course was taken and a course description from the catalog the year the course was taken must be submitted. A course outline may also be required.

KSU Course Substitutions

The six-hour transfer-credit limit includes courses earned at KSU and courses completed at another institution. The KSU program director will advise on and have final authority on any requests to use KSU courses as substitutions for required Georgia WebMBA courses. While remaining flexible to work and life changes, the director typically encourages students to take the prescribed Georgia WebMBA courses to preserve the integrity of the overall learning experience.

Mandatory Orientation

The Georgia WebMBA Orientation focuses on team building, program requirements and information, and includes interaction with our program faculty, administrators, and graduates. Sessions include technology seminars, communication and team maintenance, personality assessments and presentations by course leads for each WebMBA course. Students will work in their teams to create team contracts, have face-to-face time with their faculty, deans and administrators and participate in a panel discussion comprised of current students and alumni. All students must successfully complete this mandatory orientation held in Atlanta prior to starting the first semester.

Foundation Requirements

The below Foundation Requirements have been suspended for this program for three academic years starting in the Fall 2022 Catalog publication (i.e., 2022-2023 academic catalog, the 2023-2024 academic catalog and the 2024-2025 academic catalog). This suspension is effective beginning with the Spring 2023 application cycle. Students who anticipate starting the program during this time are exempt from these requirements.

Students can satisfy the foundation requirements for the MBA program in one of the following two manners:

• By completing the appropriate prerequisite modules in the areas of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance, and Statistics. 
• By completing the following undergraduate courses (or their KSU equivalents) with a grade of “C” or better:
  • Financial Accounting (ACCT 2101)
  • Managerial Accounting (ACCT 2102)
  • Principles of Finance (FIN 3100)
  • Business Statistics (ECON 2300)

Graduation Requirements

Each candidate must petition to graduate at least one semester prior to completion of program requirements. For more information, please view the corresponding section of Academic Policies: 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION .

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Program Course Requirements

The Georgia Web Master of Business Administration program is made up of foundation, orientation residency and core courses. All students must satisfy the 3 foundation requirements and the Orientation Residency, and complete the 30 credit hours of prescribed core MBA courses.