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The Willamette University MBA for Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Management (MBA) will be conferred on BA/MBA students who satisfactorily complete all the requirements listed below within the policies and regulations of the Atkinson School:
Minimum Credits Required: BA/MBA students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of sixty
(60) credits of approved MBA course work and have no pending grades or grades of "Incomplete." The sixty (60) credits for BA/MBA students includes forty-one (41) credits of required courses (which includes the required first-year and second-year core courses, experiential learning course, and internship), and nineteen (19) credits of additional elective course work.
Required Courses: The forty-one (41) credits of required courses include a combination of first- and second-year courses as listed below.
First-year Core Courses
GSM5103 - Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making (3 credits)
GSM5104 - Managing Individuals, Teams, and Organizations (3 credits)
GSM5105 - Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
GSM5107 - Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers (3 credits)
GSM5108 - PACE I: Practical Application for Careers and Enterprises (3 credits)
GSM5109 - PACE II: Practical Application for Careers and Enterprises (4 credits)
GSM5111 - Finance and Economics 1 (3 credits)
GSM5112 - Finance and Economics 2 (3 credits)
GSM5114 - Operations & Systems Management (3 credits)
Second-year Required Courses
GSM6121 - Politics & Public Policy for Managers (3 credits)
GSM6123 - Strategic Management (3 credits)
Experiential Elective Requirement
GSM 6xxx - Experiential Elective (4 credits)
GSM7251 - Internship for Management (3 credits)
BA/MBA students are required to complete a minimum of nineteen (19) credits of elective course work in addition to the required Internship (3 credits) and experiential elective (4 credits) required for graduation.
Required Experiential Elective: A minimum of four (4) credits from an Experiential Elective course is required for graduation as shown in the list of required courses. Experiential Elective courses are special elective courses that include a meaningful interaction with organizations or environments, input from the organizations or environments that affects the completion of a deliverable for the class, and an opportunity for students to formally reflect on the factors which led to the success or failure of the experiential activity. Experiential Elective courses are designated by the faculty and are identified on the schedule of classes. Students can take more than one Experiential Elective if they so choose.
Required GSM 7251 Internships for Management: BA/MBA students are required to complete GSM 7251 Internships for Management I as shown in the list of required courses. The internship course is generally completed during the summer between the first and second year of study.
Integrated Knowledge Experience Week (IKEW) Exercises: BA/MBA students must satisfactorily complete the IKEW requirement of the MBA program.
Academic Concentrations: Choosing a concentration is not required. Students may also choose to select elective courses based on their own needs and career goals.
Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average and Good Standing: BA/MBA candidates for graduation must have a cumulative Atkinson School grade point average of 3.00 (B) or higher, comply with requirements determined by the school's faculty, and be in Good Standing within all policies of the Atkinson School and Willamette University.
Maximum Credits from Pass/Fail, Pass/No-Pass, Transfer and Waived Courses: A maximum of twenty-one (21) credits from Pass/Fail and/or Pass/No-Pass course work, credit waiver or transfer credits may be applied toward the 60-credit graduation requirement. Credits may be applied from a combination of courses/credits within the limits listed below and may not exceed a total of twenty-one (21) credits.
A maximum of fifteen (15) credits may be applied from International Exchange.
A maximum of seven (7) credits may be applied from Internship for Management I, II, & III.
A maximum of six (6) credits may be applied from Independent Study and Research coursework.
A maximum of six (6) credits may be applied from GSM 6290 Foreign Languages.
A maximum of six (6) credits may be applied from a combination of approved transfer courses and Atkinson School courses waived for credit.
Course Exception for Students Who Go on Exchange for Fall Semester: Atkinson students who are selected for a fall semester International Exchange program and successfully complete the requirements for full credit from the GSM Exchange course will be waived from the second year required course GSM6121 (Politics and Public Policy for Mangers). This is a substitution waiver and does not reduce the 60 credits required for graduation.
Maximum Time to Complete Degree: The candidate must complete the MBA degree within six (6) years from date of initial enrollment in the degree program.
Completion of all MBA and BA Graduation Requirements: BA/MBA students must meet all academic regulations and graduation requirements governing the MBA program unless specifically described in these regulations. BA/MBA candidates must have also completed all graduation requirements of the BA or BS degree as stipulated by the undergraduate degree granting institution to be eligible for MBA graduation from the Atkinson School.
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