Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Administration (MBA)

Strong value proposition
Despite the high quality of the MBA program, we are more affordable than you think. The UA Little Rock MBA is the only MBA program accredited by the AACSB in the city. However, it is also the least expensive.

Afternoon students pay for regular tuition and fees. The weekend program is $ 25,000 all-inclusive. They include books, course materials, Wall Street Journal, graduation attire and even meals.

Work-life balance
Whether you choose the night or the weekend program, our classes are scheduled with the professional work in mind. Evening students set their own pace and adapt the load of their courses each semester to balance work, family and education.

Administration (MBA)

Weekend students attend classes on campus only one Saturday a month and the remaining content is delivered online. The balance between work and life is incorporated.

Customizable
Graduate certificates (GC) can be followed at the same time as the MBA to further customize your graduate education in business.

You can use six to twelve credit hours of a graduate business certificate program for the MBA. (The number of hours applicable to the MBA program depends on the CG and the courses chosen).

Administration (MBA)

Curriculum
The MBA program consists of 32-36 credit hours. Students who choose a concentration in Human Resources or Organizational Communication are required to take an additional course for a total of 35 to 39 credit hours.

The program includes three basic one-hour credit courses (accounting, economics and finance) that can be suspended by passing online assessments. These assessments are not mandatory and students can choose to try any or all of them. There is a charge associated with each evaluation that ranges from $ 45 to $ 60.

All incoming students must demonstrate proficiency in the use of Excel spreadsheets through the approval of an online assessment.

The evaluation step of Excel is required. The fee for the evaluation of Excel is $ 48.

Students with more than three years of professional experience are not required to take a one-hour course on career management; However, any MBA student can choose to take this course.

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Development of leadership skills
Embedded in the curriculum is a program designed to help students improve their leadership skills. Behavioral competencies are evaluated at the beginning of the program with comments and suggestions for improvement. Each skill is evaluated at least three times in the program with feedback provided to help students assess their progress.

The program concludes with a final leadership experience at the end.

Admission requirements

(200 x total GPA) GMAT score {or equivalent in GRE} ≥ 1020 O
(200 x GPA in the last 60 hours) GMAT score {or GRE equivalent} ≥ 1080
Minimum accepted:

GPA – 2.5
GMAT score – 420
GRE score – approximately 300
(The GMAT or GRE scores are valid for five years, the GRE score was converted to the GMAT equivalent).

Weekend MBA: three or more years of baccalaureate, professional experience is also required.

The GMAT / GRE exemptions are considered if you meet one of the following conditions:

Have a graduate degree or are currently enrolled in a graduate program or professional degree with equivalent admission requirements;
3.25 total GPA or 3.5 GPA in the last 60 Administration (MBA) hours of the business school accredited by AACSB;

Written documentation of academic and professional achievements that indicate possible success in a rigorous graduate program (eg, CPA certification, CFP, etc.), current job responsibilities that require high level analytical skills (eg, P

Minimum 2.5 GPA with at least 5 years of graduate work, professional experience that includes management and promotion functions at increasing levels of responsibility.