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Graduate College of Management Waiver Policy

Policy for Course Waiver:

Students must demonstrate they have successfully completed equivalent course work. We will review your transcripts to determine if you are eligible. Student must demonstrate equivalent graduate or undergraduate course work in the last seven years and received a minimum grade of B or higher. Waivers are granted at the discretion of the graduate program staff and are not guaranteed.

Upon acceptance into the program, your letter from the College of Management will include the courses you have waived. Waiver decisions are final and made prior to the start of the program. Requests for additional waivers will not be accepted thereafter. Courses you have waived will appear on your transcript in the WISER system, you are not required to submit additional forms.

Possible equivalent course work:

Degree Program

Graduate College of Management required business core courses

Equivalent course completed

MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSIT,MSF

MBAMS 600 Mathematical Analysis for  Managers

Two Courses: (1)Calculus 1 & (2) Calculus 2, or 70 % or higher quantitative score on GMAT

MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSIT,MSF

MBA AF 601 Economics for Managers

Two Courses: (1)Microeconomics & (2) Macro Economics

MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSF

MBA AF 610 Accounting for Managers

Two Courses: (1)Financial Acct & (2)Managerial Acct

MBA,MSA,MSIM,MSF

MBA AF 620 Financial Management

Two Courses: (1) Intro to Finance & (2) higher level Finance elective

MBA,MSIT

MBAMS 630 Statistical Analysis for Managers

Two Courses: (1)Business Statistics & (2) Managerial Decision Making

MBA,MSIT

MBAMS 635 Operations Management

One Course: (1) Higher level Operations Course

MBA,MSIT

MBAMS 640 Computer Info. Processing Systems

One Course: (1) Higher level information systems elective (programming courses not included)

MBA,MSIM

MBAMKT 670 Marketing Management

Two Courses: (1) Intro to Marketing & (2)higher level Marketing elective

 

Only students enrolled in the MSA program are also eligible to waive the following courses:

Degree Program

Graduate College of Management course

Equivalent course completed

MSA

MBA AF 611 Intermediate Accounting

Two Courses: (1)Intermediate Acct  I & (2) Intermediate Acct II

MSA

MBA AF 612 Cost Accounting

One Course: (1)Advanced Cost Accounting

MSA

MBA AF 613 Federal Tax Planning

Two Courses: (1)Taxation I &(2) Taxation II

MSA

MBAMGT 664 Legal Environment of Business

One Course: (1) Business Law

 

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