圣弗朗西斯大学

Program Description:

The Management (Accelerated MBA), B.S. program not only prepares students in the field of accounting but also provides special academic programming and the ability to accelerate the completion of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program through a 6-credit waiver of MBA course work and by earning 9 credits in partial completion of the undergraduate degree that will fulfill requirements in the MBA program. Upon successful completion of all undergraduate degree requirements, and if all progression standards are met, students will be automatically accepted into the MBA program and will not be required to complete the GMAT exam. Beyond preparing students for enrollment in the graduate MBA program, the program prepares students to manage profit or non-profit organizations through an education in the classical principles of management developed by the field’s major thinkers and practitioners.

The program emphasizes the history of management, business ethics, the legal environment of business, human resource management and labor relations, organizational behavior, production management, risk management, marketing, decision- making, statistics, quantitative methods, leadership and strategic management.

Student Learning Outcomes:

The Shields School of Business will graduate students who have the knowledge, skills, love of learning, confidence, drive, and ethical and moral values needed to be spiritually fulfilled in life and successful in professional careers. Upon completion of this program, students are able to:

• Demonstrate, in the Spirit of Saint Francis in the Marketplace, knowledge of the ethical value choices and responsibilities of businesses and business leaders;
• Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental principles in business in the functional areas of accounting, information systems, finance, management, and marketing;
• Demonstrate knowledge of the legal, social, economic environments of business;
• Demonstrate knowledge of the global dimension of business;
• Integrate the functional areas of business in the process of decision making;
• Demonstrate the ability to professionally communicate.

Estimated Completion Time:

Typically 4 years of full-time study

Total Credits Required:

128 credits minimum