William Fannin, Ph.D., Dean
William Phillips, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Darrell Scott, M.B.A., Assistant Dean
George Johnson, Ph.D., MBA Director
Michael Anderson, Idaho Falls MBA Advisor
Professors Balsley, Boes, Fannin, Gallagher, Gantt, G. Johnson,
M. Johnson, Jolly, Kilpatrick, LeBlanc, Longmore, Pawar, Phillips,
Plewa, Pumphrey, Schou, Schwendig, K. Smith, Stratton, Wells
Associate Professors Hackert, Watts
Assistant Professors Aytes, Burke, Dishman, Dunn, Nitse, Picard,
Reis, Salazar
The College of Business (COB) at Idaho State University (ISU) offers a program leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) to holders of business and non-business bachelor's degrees. The MBA program is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). ISU's MBA program was the first to be accredited by the AACSB in the State of Idaho and we remain committed to the delivery of a high quality, rigorous program.
The MBA program serves Southeast Idaho's need for part-time education and as such is primarily an evening program. The MBA program, accounting option, meets the needs of students who wish to satisfy requirements for certification as public accountants (CPA) or certification as management accountants (CMA). In the interest of a more diverse student body, the college encourages and attracts a small number of full-time students from other parts of the United States and foreign countries.
The goal of the MBA program is to prepare students for leadership roles in all areas of business requiring skilled and ethical decision-making and analytical abilities. Specific goals are to develop:
The accounting emphasis program produces graduates with the knowledge and skills for successful professional accounting careers. The goal of the accounting emphasis is to provide graduates with the following characteristics:
The MBA Accounting Emphasis program enhances knowledge and skills for rapid advancement in either managerial or public accounting. MBA graduates should be prepared to pass certification examinations for both the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
The MBA program consists of seven first-year graduate core courses (MBA I), a core of six second-year courses (MBA II), and four elective courses. Students who select an emphasis in accounting for their program take a series of four advanced accounting courses in place of the four elective courses.
The first-year core courses develop a broad competence in the functional fields of business: Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Marketing. The core also examines behavioral, information system, and industry analysis issues that cut across the functional boundaries and provide a basic educational background. In addition, the core specifically addresses manufacturing competitiveness critical in the global environment.
The second year consists of six required and four elective courses. The required courses, although anchored in traditional functional fields are designed to provide a strong integrative focus building upon the competencies developed in the first year.
Admission to the program and maintenance of good standing, will be in accord with the requirements of the Office of Graduate Studies of Idaho State University and additional College of Business requirements.
Admission to the MBA program is granted only to students showing high promise ofsuccess. The College of Business uses various measures of high promise, including the candidate's performance on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), upper-division grade-point average, and work experience. Ordinarily such measures, along with other reasonable indications of promise, will be used in combination to arrive at a final judgment.
Normally, the minimum requirements that must be met to be considered for admission are defined by the following:
Meeting these minimum requirements does not assure admission since many factors are weighed in such a decision.
Please note that no admission decision can be made until the College of Business has received the applicant's official transcripts, resume of work experience, and official GMAT score.
MBA classes are offered at the Pocatello campus and at Idaho Falls. In some instances students may have to travel to Pocatello or Idaho Falls to obtain a specific class.
The minimum level of mathematics required for the MBA program is a basic course in statistics and one other advanced math course (one with college algebra as a prerequisite). If students have not completed this work, they must do so early in their program.
Computer literacy is an essential skill for success in the MBA program and success in a professional business career. The minimum skills required are the ability to use a word processor, a spreadsheet, DOS, and Windows. Students are required to attend a non-credit, one-day seminar early in their programs to acquaint them with the software and computing environment at Idaho State University. Students are required to maintain an account on the ISU network.
Good communication skills are fundamentalfor students and managers. Students are expected to have a high degree of proficiency in both oral and written communication skills. Students failing to demonstrate communications proficiency will be required to take remedial work.
The ISU MBA program uses the case method extensively. Students are required to attend a non-credit, one-day seminar on case research and analysis early in their programs. This seminar provides students with faculty expectations for case analysis and class discussion. It is also designed to expose students to the various skills and library resources useful in doing case analyses.
Learning to work effectively in groups is an important skill in business organizations, and MBA courses require considerable group effort. A non-credit, one-day seminar in team-building skills is required early in the student's program to provide an initial foundation for group effort in later courses.
MBA I (21 hours)
MBA I courses are the first year courses that form the foundation for advanced study.
MBA 610 Applied Economics (Fall)
MBA 611 Financial Reporting and Managerial Accounting (Fall)
MBA 612 Human Behavior in Organizations (Fall)
MBA 613 Marketing (Spring)
MBA 614 Information Systems (Fall)
MBA 615 Finance (Spring)
MBA 616 Manufacturing Competitiveness & Industrial Analysis (Spring)
For students who have a recent degree, courses will be waived where equivalency of content with the ISU MBA core can be established. Students with older business degrees may be required to take refresher courses or they may waive courses by demonstrating current competency by examination. Work experience is not a basis for waiving MBA I coursework; however, students with substantial work experience may demonstrate competence in a particular field through examination.
MBA II (30 hours)
After all MBA I requirements are satisfied, students may enroll in the MBA II core component courses listed below.
MBA 621 The Decision Making Environment (Fall)
MBA 622 Managerial Decision Analysis I (Spring, Summer)
MBA 623 Managerial Decision Analysis II (Fall)
MBA 624 Management of Quality and Technology (Fall)
MBA 625 Managerial Information and Control Systems (Spring, Summer)
MBA 626 Business Policy/Strategy in a Global Environment (Fall)
Students will complete a minimum of twelve credit hours of graduate work as electives. At least six credit hours must be in courses reserved for graduate students only (600 level courses). Electives must be specified as part of the student's program of study.
Students may select as electives any courses offered by the College of Business at the 600-level with the exception of courses numbered between MBA 600 and MBA 626 inclusive. Elective courses outside the College of Business must be specifically approved by the MBA Director. The electives may include MBA 650 Thesis (6 credit hours), or MBA 639 Paper (3 credit hours).
A maximum of two 500-level courses may be used as electives. Students may not take a 500-level course as an elective if a similar course has been taken at the undergraduate level. MGT 512 may not be used as an elective in the MBA program.
Students choosing an emphasis in accounting will take the following courses. Appropriate prerequisite courses in accounting are required to take the 600-level accounting courses.
ACCT 631 Accounting Theory
ACCT 632 Advanced Auditing
ACCT 633 Legal Environment of Accounting
ACCT 634 Seminar in Accounting
Program of Study
All MBA students are required to meet with the MBA Director or the Idaho Falls MBA advisor prior to or during their initial term in the program in order to develop an approved program of study. This program of study must be approved by the College of Business and the Office of Graduate Studies of Idaho State University. Students will be blocked from registering their next term until this program of study is approved.
The MBA program requires the satisfactory completion of an oral examination in the final term of the student's program.
Any student who, after admission to the College of Business graduate program, falls below a 3.0 GPA in MBA II coursework (including electives) is deemed to be doing unsatisfactory work and is subject to review by the College of Business MBA Committee and to dismissal from the program. Any student who falls below a 3.0 GPA in MBA I coursework is deemed to be doing unsatisfactory work and is subject to review by the College of Business MBA Committee and to dismissal from the program. Students dismissed for academic reasons may apply for re-admission to the MBA program no earlier than four months following their dismissal. However, such requests for re-admission are not encouraged by the College of Business unless students requesting re-admission can demonstrate their ability to perform satisfactorily in the MBA program.
Courses in which a grade of D or F has been earned will not be counted toward fulfillment of MBA I or MBA II program requirements.
Students enrolled in the Pharm D Program at Idaho State University may combine that degree program with an MBA degree with approximately one year of additional effort. The program follows the Pharm D program with the following changes and requirements:
_In the two years in pre-pharmacy the student takes ECON 201 (Macro Economics), ECON 202 (Micro Economics), ACCT 201 (Financial Accounting), and ACCT 202 (Managerial Accounting). ECON 202 and the accounting courses satisfy four hours of the 18 hours of electives required in the first two years.
Award of the MBA degree requires successful completion of the Pharm D degree or some other bachelor's degree at Idaho State University.
Admission to the MBA program will normally take place at the end of the second professional year. Pharm D students must meet the regular admission requirements of the MBA program except they are required to only have completed the equivalent of an undergraduate degree at the time of admission. Applicants must request the School of Pharmacy to certify to the Graduate School that the student has completed 128 hours and that those 128 hours are equivalent to an undergraduate degree.
Idaho State University Academic Information
Revised: May 1, 1996
URL http://www.isu.edu/academic-info/prev-isu-cat/grad96/gradbus.html