2005 - 2006 The Accelerated MBA Program for Westminster Students

Program Director: Gaylen Bunker
Graduate Coordinator: Shelley Kelson

Graduate Faculty: Gaylen Bunker, Claire Richards, Jerry VanOs, Maria Wrotniak, Michael Mamo, Aric Krause, Vicki Whiting, Kirk Wessel, Georgia White, Alysse Morton, Kimberly Dodson, Shannon Bellamy, Rob Patterson, Frank Shaw

Students who have completed an undergraduate business program within five years at Westminster College in Accounting, Aviation Management, Business, the B.S. in Economics, Information Resource Management, or International Business may have the option, based on admission to the MBA program, of completing an accelerated Master of Business Administration degree. A minimum of 36 graduate semester hours are required to complete the program to earn the Master of Business Administration degree. Individuals who graduated with any of the above-listed degrees five years ago or longer may be required to complete foundational preparation in addition to completing the 36 semester hours of graduate core and elective coursework.

Program Goals

Graduate programs in the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business prepare students for executive decision making in dynamic business environments. Students build skill in decision making through a combination of coursework, experiential requirements, and skill-building exercises and simulations. Innovative delivery of courses gives students expertise in the functional areas of business.

In addition to building expertise in the functional areas of business, students completing graduate programs in the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business are required to demonstrate mastery of the following professional skills:

• Strategic Thinking
• Global Consciousness
• Critical & Analytical Thinking
• Communication
• Business Ethics
• Career Development and Networking
• Information Literacy & Research
• Leadership

Program Requirements

The program requires 36 credit hours for completion. There are four program requirements: three modules and an elective block. All core courses are delivered in a blended format, meaning that courses use a combination of classroom, online, project-based and experiential components. In the classroom, courses may use a combination of learning methods, such as: lecture, case study, or in-class projects.

Module 1 contains courses that should be taken at the beginning of the MBA program; courses in this module introduce the model of the entire program. While taking module 1 courses, students and their advisors will work together to complete a program of study and to plan out elective courses and/or graduate certificates to meet the student's individual career goals.

Module 2 and elective courses may be taken as early as desired upon completion of prerequisites. Module 3 can only be taken upon completion of all core required courses as it serves as the capstone for the core program.

A maximum of 9 approved graduate hours may be transferred toward the MBA Program from other professionally accredited institutions (AACSB or ACBSP) upon the written permission of the program director. Courses eligible for transfer are only those that contribute to, or build upon, the program goals. Courses completed at other graduate institutions must be awarded a minimum of a B grade to be eligible for credit.

A grade of C is the lowest passing grade for all MBA and graduate certificate courses.

For course prerequisites please refer to the course description.

Westminster undergraduate students planning to apply for the accelerated MBA program should consider completing their admissions application, including GMAT score, in the spring semester of their senior year to ensure full consideration for admission.