College of Business and Public Administration - Graduate Studies

William A. Nowlin, Dean

The College of Business and Public Administration presents strong theoretical and pragmatic programs at the graduate level which prepare students for careers in business, government, and industry. The majors are designed with the understanding that students enrolled in the college are pursuing management degrees for careers in the public or private sector. Accordingly, the college offers rigorous programs of study which challenge students and provide them with the preparation to assume positions of leadership and responsibility. To this end, the college emphasizes clearly defined instructional methods and curricula that reflect the growing sophistication of modern management techniques. To prepare leaders for the 21st century, graduate majors are designed to accommodate those with undergraduate degrees in business, as well as those with undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, sciences, engineering, education, and other disciplines.

All of the college’s business programs are fully accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The college’s Public Administration program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

Graduate Programs

Accounting (M.S.)
Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Management Information Systems (M.S.)
Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Certificates

Accounting for Managers
Business Management
Leadership and Organizational Development
Public Management
Strategic Human Resource Management

Faculty of the College of Business and Public Administration

Division of Accounting/Finance/Management Information Systems

Richard Finkley, Chairperson

Professor

Dale Max

Lloyd Sage

Aida Shekib

Associate Professor

Anthony Andrews

Margaret Neumann

Mary Washington

Assistant Professor

Dalsang Chung

Denise Grivetti

Heikki Heino
 

Lecturer

Anthony Fontana

Edna Fry

Kathy Hamby

Division of Management/Marketing/Public Administration

Akkanad Isaac, Chairperson

Professor

David Curtis

Marsha Katz

Zafar Malik

Farouk Shaaban

William Wilkinson

Associate Professor

Christopher Ann Robinson-Easley

Jun Zhao

Assistant Professor

John Simon

Lecturer

Phyllis Anderson

Carla Burruss

Constance Cook

Public Administration Program

Robert Donaldson, Program Director and Professor

Professor

Carl Stover

Associate Professor

John Swain

Assistant Professor

Mary Clark

Susan Gaffney

Announcements

Students are responsible for checking the college bulletin board located in the college entrance hall for announcements concerning scheduling, policies, job and financial aid opportunities, and collegial activities.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The university degree requirements for graduate programs are listed in the Master’s Degree Requirements section of this catalog.

In addition to university degree requirements, the College of Business and Public Administration has the following requirements for the master’s degree programs:

1.                  All students must have a signed study plan completed in the CBPA Academic Advising Office during the initial trimester of enrollment in the degree program.

2.                  Students must earn an overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher in all course work required for the degree.

3.                  Only credits earned with a grade of “B” or better will be considered for transfer credit.

4.                  Transfer credits earned more than five years before the request to transfer will not be accepted toward meeting degree requirements.

5.                  Transfer credits can be applied toward required courses only with the permission of the dean.

6.                  Credits for experiential learning will not be accepted toward meeting degree requirements unless approved by the dean.

7.                  A readmitted student may not apply credits earned more than five years before readmission to degree requirements, unless approved by the dean.

8.                  The total number of credits applied toward degree requirements earned in independent studies, internships, and practica cannot exceed six hours, unless approved by the dean. A maximum of three hours in internships can be counted toward this total.

9.                  A student who has enrolled in the same course three times without receiving a passing grade must receive permission from the dean to register for that class a fourth time.

10.              A maximum of six credit-hours of graduate course work earned in the last semester of an undergraduate program and before official acceptance in the graduate program may be applied toward graduate requirements, with permission of the division chair and the dean.

Requirements for specific degree programs follow.

Student Course Load

Graduate students may not take more than 12 hours per trimester without obtaining permission from the dean of the college or designee.