The information below is a guide to help Willamette Early Career/Career Change MBA students who entered the program in fall semester 2020, plan their MBA curricular path.
BA/MBA and JD/MBA students should refer to the BA/MBA and JD/MBA registration guides.
MBA students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of sixty (60) credits of approved MBA course work. The sixty (60) credits for Early Career/Career Change MBA students includes thirty-three (33) credits of MBA required courses, four (4) credits of MBA Experiential Elective coursework, and a minimum of twenty-three (23) credits of MBA elective coursework.
Specific information about all graduation requirements (including minimum gpa, IKEWS, Management Writing Program, etc.) is available in the student handbook. If you have questions about your graduation requirements, curricular path or registration options, contact Alex Subert or Karen Arthur.
1st Year - Fall Semester - 15 MBA credits
- GSM 5103: Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
- GSM 5104: Managing Individuals, Teams and Organizations
- GSM 5105: Accounting for Managers
- GSM 5108: PACE I: Practical Application for Careers and Enterprises
- GSM 5111: Finance and Economics I
1st Year - Spring Semester - 16 MBA credits
- GSM 5107: Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
- GSM 5109: PACE II: Practical Application for Careers and Enterprises
- GSM 5112: Finance and Economics II
- GSM 5114: Operations and Systems Management
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)
Summer Between 1st and 2nd Year - 3 MBA credits (Optional)
- GSM 7251: Internships for Management
2nd Year - Fall Semester - 16 MBA credits
- GSM 6121: Politics and Public Policy for Managers
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)
2nd Year - Spring Semester - 15-19 MBA credits
- GSM 6123: Strategic Management
- GSM 6___: MBA Experiential Elective (four credits)
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)
- GSM 6___: MBA Elective (four credits)