MA and MBA Foundation Courses
The foundation courses appearing below may be required for students in MBA and MA programs. (Note that foundation courses for MS programs are listed within the description of each MS degree.) The Business Concepts, Accounting Concepts, and Economics Concepts foundation courses are required for (1) MA or MBA students who have not completed sufficient academic coursework in business, marketing, accounting, or economics or (2) students who have not earned a grade of B or better in courses previously taken (from regionally accredited institutions) in those areas. These courses or their equivalents, if required, must be completed during the students’ first 18 credit hours of an SB&E graduate program.
Requirements
Courses
| EPB 50100 | Academic Writing for Graduate Students (6) | 6 |
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Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
(2) Students may opt to meet the course foundation requirements by (a) taking these courses at the graduate level at Lindenwood or at another regionally accredited institution or (b) taking the equivalent undergraduate courses at Lindenwood or any regionally accredited institution. In either case, students must have received a grade of B or better in order to waive the foundation course.
(3) Alternatively, students wishing to waive one or more of the business foundation courses without a transcript showing equivalent coursework may attempt to do so by achieving a score of 70% or better on a diagnostic exam (one exam per course) prior to the start of the business program. To schedule an appointment to take this exam, contact the School of Business & Entrepreneurship.
(4) The prerequisite Academic Writing for Graduate Students may be required for any international student whose first language is not English, based on the results of the student’s academic writing placement exam, taken prior to the start of the business program. The writing prerequisite course must be taken during the student’s first term of the program.