Core Business Knowledge Certificate of Advanced Study

The Core (17 Units)

The Core is a multi-disciplinary graduate 600-level set of eight 2-unit courses and a 500-level, 1-unit career planning and development course. They are distinct from, and more advanced than, the Foundation, and assume mastery of the basic business education. Admission to the Core requires successful completion of the Foundations with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, or a waiver of the Foundations and successful completion of the MBA Bridge. Students whose Foundations GPA falls below 3.0 may petition to move forward to the Core, but if approved, they will be placed on academic probation.

Students who successfully complete the Core but do not continue in the program may earn a Certificate of Advanced Study in Core Business Knowledge. Successful completion of this certificate requires a minimum GPA of 2.5 and a minimum grade of 2.0 in all courses.

Students who continue in the program to earn the MBA degree must complete the Core with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

• BA 602 - Statistics for Business Decisions Units: 2
• MGMT 602 - Leadership and Business Ethics Units: 2
• BA 604 - Research Methods for Business Units: 2
• ACCT 602 - Accounting for Managers Units: 2
• MKTG 602 - Marketing Management Units: 2
• FIN 602 - Corporate Finance Units: 2
• MGMT 604 - Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Units: 2
• MGMT 606 - Managing the Sustainable Enterprise Units: 2
• BA 502 - Career Planning and Development Units: 1