Curriculum

The CCU MBA curriculum includes 13 courses designed to develop effective, ethical leaders. Courses are sequenced so that 501-level coursework can be taken before enrolling in more advanced courses. Each course is taken over a seven-week time period, and the entire program can be completed in as little as two years. Students may complete the program in less than two years by taking a combination of online and classroom-based courses. Weekly assignments are required, but the course design generally allows participants to complete coursework at the times and places that work best for them (prior to scheduled deadlines).

For online courses, CCU has partnered with eCollege, a world leader in electronic education, to deliver MBA classes that blend the latest in eLearning technology with the latest business theory and practice. Students attend classes electronically, do research using the Internet, exchange e-mail, and participate in online discussions. Even assignments and tests are submitted online.

Prerequisites

All applicants to the MBA program are required to have a background in the areas listed below. This background can be obtained through undergraduate coursework as demonstrated by the student’s transcript, or taken at CCU or another accredited undergraduate institution prior to registering for the MBA courses: Using Accounting Information, Financial Foundations, and Business Research, or by completing the equivalent CLEP or DANTES tests available through the Student Life Directions Center.

Accounting – An introduction to corporate financial accounting, focusing on the accounting process, balance sheet, and income statement. Emphasizes the accounting cycle, financial statement analysis, and generally accepted accounting principles. Includes an introduction to performance measurements, budgeting, and income tax accounting.
Finance or Economics – The Finance prerequisite can be met through coursework or testing that involves a practical overview of relevant foundational aspects of business finance such as the role of the finance manager, risk-return, time value of money, ratio analysis, and financing decisions; basic application of these principles to the business environment. The Economics prerequisite must be representative of coursework or testing that examines the scope and structure of economic principles and their effect on the business enterprise. The distinction between macro and microeconomics, their relationship to each other and their combined effect on the business sector, an understanding of the various economic systems.
Statistics – An introduction to probability and statistics with primary focus on collecting, displaying, analyzing, and interpreting sample data. Using probabilities to solve problems. Application of basic probability distributions, methods of statistical inference including parameter estimation and hypothesis testing.

Transfer of Courses

Students may transfer up to nine semester hours of graduate credit from a regionally accredited college or university. The coursework must be comparable to that offered at CCU and fulfill the CCU MBA degree requirements.