Accounting, M.B.A.

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The Master of Business Administration in Accounting program is a professional degree designed to prepare students for leadership positions in business. The purpose of this program is to develop students’ skills in the functional areas of profit and non-profit organizations.

SCHEDULE

Most courses are offered in eight-week time frames, one night a week.

DEGREE AWARDED

Master of Business Administration in Accounting

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the requirements stated under the Graduate Admissions Policy, the requirements for admission to the MBA in Accounting are as follows:

Baccalaureate or graduate degree in Accounting from a regionally accredited institution.
Two letters of recommendation: one employer, one personal.
Completion of the program interview process and written approval of admission by the Program Director after review of the admissions requirements.

CONTACT

Dr. Jay Johnson, Program Director
Business Administration
316-295-5661

jay_johnson@friends.edu

Business, Technology, and Leadership Division Foundations Courses

Students entering a degree program in the Graduate School BTL Division with a bachelor’s degree in business or accounting from an ACBSP, AACSB, or IACBE candidate or accredited institution will be enrolled in the courses associated with the graduate degree they seek. No BTL Foundations courses are required.

Students entering a degree program in the Graduate School BTL Division with a bachelor’s degree in business or accounting from an institution without secondary business accreditation or candidacy who do not have a minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in the field of study they enter at Friends will be required to take courses in BTL Foundations in order to proceed with studies in their chosen graduate business program.

Students entering a degree program in the Graduate School BTL Division without a bachelor’s degree in business who do not have a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in the field of study they enter at Friends will be required to take courses in BTL Foundations in order to proceed with studies in their chosen graduate business program.

All BTL division students required to take the foundation course must do so within the first 12 hours of their program requirements.

Clarification on when students required to take BSAD 500 and/or BSAD 501 Foundation courses must have completed the courses.

All BTL division students required to take the foundation courses must do so within the first 12 hours of their program requirements.

BTL Foundations Courses maybe required, consult the Program Director or your Success Coach.
BSAD 500 - Foundations of Business, Technology, and Leadership
BSAD 501 - Foundations of Accounting and Finance

Major Requirements:

Total Degree Requirements: 36-42 credit hours

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

Students interested in earning a Graduate Certificate in Accounting must meet current admissions requirements for the MBA in Accounting program.

Certificates must be completed within 5 years of start date of certificate coursework and are subject to any/all other Graduate School academic policy requirements in effect at time of student enrollment.