Mission Statement

Expected Student Learning Goals

The mission of the Traditional Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is to provide an education that develops competitive managerial leaders and decision-makers in both the private and public sectors through the combination of a liberal arts background and a comprehensive education in both theory and its application in business with flexible managerial perspective.

Program Director
Dr. Donald Crooks
Campus Hall Room 229
(718) 390-3429
dcrooks@wagner.edu

Wagner College, through its Business Administration Department, is nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools (ACBSP), and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

By graduation, an MBA student should know or have demonstrated

• A comprehensive knowledge in both theory and empirical application in business with a global perspective
• Competence and in-dept understanding of key business concepts and skills
• Strong quantitative skills to analyze and describe major business issues
• How to conduct empirical research and report the results effectively and professionally

The MBA Program focus primarily on strengthening students’ analytical and problem-solving skills, effective communication, managerial leadership and responsibility, and information-technology skill, all of which are highly required of effective managerial leaders in this challenging world of modern business.

Concentrations

Degree Requirements

The degree of Master of Business Administration will be granted upon completion of 45 credits of graduate course work, which include a 15 credit core curriculum, a 15 credit concentration, a 9 credit final tier, and 6 credits of elective courses. There is no Pass/Fail option available in any Graduate Programs at Wagner College.

Tier I:  Initial Tier (5 Courses; 15 Credits)  These courses must be taken prior to Tier III courses; check course pre-requisites.

Tier II:  Concentration Tier (5 Courses; 15 Credits)

Tier III:  Final/Capstone Tier (3 Courses; 9 Credits)

Electives:  (2 Courses; 6 Credits)  Students will be allowed to take electives - not just from those listed - but also from any other course that is offered in the MBA program.

Pre-Admission Requirements

All incoming students must demonstrate proficiency in computers, mathematics, statistics and accounting. All pre-admission requirements must be completed by the end of the first semester of the M.B.A. program. Computer proficiency in word processing and spreadsheet packages is required.

- Computer proficiency can be demonstrated in one of two ways:

• Satisfactory grade (B or better) in a word processing and spreadsheet processing college course(s) within the last four years;

• Completion of both of the following workshops:

• BA 602 Computer Workshop 1: An Introduction to Word Processing. non-credit. An introduction
  to DOS commands, windows applications, and the use of a basic word processing
  package. Offered fall semester.

• BA 603 Computer Workshop 2: An Introduction to Spreadsheet Processing. non-credit. An
  introduction to a basic spreadsheet processing package that will prepare students for doing
  analyses in accounting and finance. Offered fall semester.

- Mathematical proficiency can be demonstrated in one of two ways:

• Satisfactory grade (B or better) in a basic algebra and pre-calculus college course within the last four years;

• Completion of the following workshop:

• BA 604 Math Workshop. non-credit. A review of relevant mathematical concepts that will prepare
  students for more advanced work in finance and statistics. Topics include: basic algebra,
  mathematics of finance, and probability theory. Offered fall semester.

- Statistics proficiency can be demonstrated in the following way:

• Satisfactory grade (C or better) in a Statistics college course within the last four years

Note: Students that have not met this requirement may still be admitted, but an undergraduate statistics course is necessary to fulfill this requirement. The additional course may be taken concurrently with other graduate courses, but the student will not be permitted to take a graduate level statistics course before this requirement has been met.

- Accounting proficiency can be demonstrated in the following way:

• Satisfactory grade (C or better) in an Accounting college course within the last four years

Note: Students that have not met this requirement may still be admitted, but an undergraduate accounting course is necessary to fulfill this requirement. The additional course may be taken concurrently with other graduate courses, but the student will not be permitted to take a graduate level accounting course before this requirement has been met.

M.B.A. Admission Statement of Policy

The following materials must be submitted for review of an application:

1. A Bachelor's degree or the equivalent is the minimum requirement for admission to the M.B.A. Program. Transcripts of academic records from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools attended.

2. A score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). This examination is conducted all year and is given at numerous centers throughout the United States and abroad. For further details, applicants should address inquiries to the Graduate Management Admissions Test, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6103, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6103. It is strongly recommended that applicants take the GMAT no later than:

• January, for the May term
• March, for the September term

• October, for the January term

If a later test date is chosen, it is possible that the test scores will arrive too late to allow to consider of the applicant for the desired term.

3. Two reference forms completed by appropriate recommenders. Applicants who are college students or who have less than one year of business experience should submit a letter of reference from a professor and a summer employer, if possible. Those with more than one year of business experience should have current supervisors submit letters.

4. Candidates will be judged on the basis of the undergraduate G.P.A., work experience, GMAT score, letters of recommendation, and personal statement.