Requirements
0-18 credit hours
The following foundational courses may be required for MBA students who have not completed sufficient prior academic coursework or students who have not earned a grade of B or better in courses previously taken from a regionally accredited institution. The foundational courses or their equivalents, if required, must be completed during the students’ first 18 credit hours of the MBA graduate program.
Foundation Coursework
0-6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
| EPB 50101 | Academic & Professional Writing for Business Students I | 3 |
| EPB 50102 | Academic & Professional Writing for Business Students II | 3 |
Accounting Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Economics Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Management Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
Statistics Coursework
0-3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:
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 percent 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 Plaster College of Business & Entrepreneurship.
(4) All foundation courses that have not been waived for a graduate degree are required as part of the individual student's graduation requirements.
(5) The prerequisite Academic & Professional Writing for Business 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.