CURRICULUM
| Total Credit Hours Required: |
| 39
Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree |
The one-year, full-time track in the MBA program is designed as a bridge for recent undergraduates to transition into the business world. Required classes are offered only during the daytime, and students complete the program as a group. Qualified students are accepted in order of application date up to the program limit. Minimum admission requirements for this program include a 550 GMAT or 1200 GRE score and a 3.3 GPA in the student’s last 60 hours in an undergraduate program. Program highlights include:
- Full-time, 12-month program
- Cohort group
- No work experience requirement
- Internship opportunities for experience
- Study Abroad option
Prerequisites
Foundation—12 Credit Hours
Students entering the MBA program without a business undergraduate degree or business minor may need to complete the MBA foundation core. This 12-credit-hour core of business foundation courses may be satisfied by a student’s prior equivalent course work, provided such course work has been satisfactorily completed at a regionally accredited university either at the undergraduate or graduate level.
The foundation core courses are offered in spring and summer and are defined by the course requirements listed below.
- ACG 6065 Accounting Foundations (3 credit hours)
- ECO 6418 Economic Concepts with Math Applications (3 credit hours)
- ECO 6405 Business Statistical Concepts and Methods (3 credit hours) Summer only
- FIN 6404 Foundations of Finance (3 credit hours) Summer only
Suggested One Year Schedule to Degree—39 Credit Hours
The suggested schedule below contains both 30 credit hours of professional core courses and 9 credit hours of electives. The professional core consists of advanced course work that substantially extends and applies knowledge developed in the foundation core using both decision-making tools courses and decision-applications courses. The electives may include Internship and Study Abroad opportunities.
Fall—15 Credit Hours
Required classes meet 7:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m, four days a week. Elective course times will vary.
- MAN 6245 Organizational Behavior and Development (3 credit hours)
- ECO 6416 Applied Business Research Tools (3 credit hours)
- ECO 6115 Economic Analysis of the Firm (3 credit hours)
- ACG 6425 Managerial Accounting Analysis* (3 credit hours)
- Elective or Internship Course GEB 6946 (3 credit hours)
Spring—15 Credit Hours
Required classes meet 7:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m, three days a week. Elective course times will vary.
- MAN 6721 Applied Strategy and Business Policy (grade of "B-" or better is required in this course) (3 credit hours)
- MAR 6816 Strategic Marketing Management (3 credit hours)
- FIN 6406 Strategic Financial Management (3 credit hours)
- Elective and/or Internship Course GEB 6946 (3 credit hours)
- Elective and/or Internship Course GEB 6946 (3 credit hours)
Summer—9 Credit Hours
Required classes meet throughout the summer.
- GEB 6365 International Business Analysis (3 credit hours)
- BUL 6444 Law and Ethics* (3 credit hours)
- ISM 6367 Strategic Information Systems (3 credit hours)
*Students planning to sit for the CPA exam must substitute approved CPA courses for ACG 6425 and BUL 6444.
Electives
Take electives any term, including summer. Electives include any 5000 and 6000 level business courses, excluding all 6000 level MBA foundation courses. In addition, a maximum of two courses or 6 credit hours taken outside the College of Business Administration can be electives, with permission from the Graduate Business Programs Office prior to taking the course. Internships up to a maximum of 6 credit hours may also be used as elective credits. Certain business electives can count toward certificate credit if the student is enrolled in an appropriate certificate program. Study Abroad credit may count toward elective credit.
Internship
Begin your internship search immediately following your admission by submitting your resume to the Office for Corporate Partnerships and Career Management (OCPCM). Contact Dennis Farraro, OCPCM Assistant Director at (407) 823-JOBS or dferraro@bus.ucf.edu. To receive 3 credit hours GEB 6946, you must have your internship approved by the OCPCM and submit academic paperwork while completing the required 288 work hours.
Job Placement
Full-time job placement is managed out of the OCPCM. Contact Dennis Ferraro at (407) 823-5627 or dferraro@bus.ucf.edu for more information.
Four Semester Option—9 Credit Hours
Follow the current One Year MBA course schedule for fall, spring and summer and use the following fall term to complete your internship or electives. If you choose this option, you will be able to walk with the One Year MBA students at the summer graduation ceremony, and then receive your diploma after you complete the fall semester.