Students in the day, online, and evening/weekend MBA formats need to fulfill the degree requirement of 58 credits of study consisting of 18 credits of the MBA Foundation Requirement and 40 credits covering one specialization area as well as university requirements and elective courses.
MBA Foundation Requirement (18 credits)
In preparation for meeting the requirement of a track or several concentrations, each MBA student must demonstrate basic competence in the foundational fields of business. This is demonstrated by having a total of 18 MBA course credits earned, including at least 2 semester-hour credits in any four of the following seven fields:
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Finance
- Business Law
- Management: organizational behavior, human resource management, leadership
- Operations or quality management
- Management information systems
Students may fulfill the MBA Foundation Requirement in whole or in part by having completed equivalent undergraduate coursework at an accredited university and earned a grade of at least B. This means that up to 18 credits of foundational studies can be waived based on prior studies.
Students who have taken graduate coursework in business administration at another university and have not used those credits for a degree may apply to have those credits transferred to Maharishi International University and used as specialization or elective credits, up to a maximum of 20 credits toward the MBA.
MBA Specialization (40 credits)
MBA Depth Requirement: Specialization Areas of Advanced Study (16 credits)
In addition to foundational courses, all MBA students must complete one specialization area of advanced study. A specialization is a depth of study in one discipline or cross-functional field consisting of at least 16 credits. Each specialization includes a seminar or capstone course in which there is a substantial requirement of research and writing, designated below by an asterisk (*). A specialization is noted on the student’s transcript but not on the diploma. Courses in five specialization areas are shown on the respective site.
University Requirement (4 or more credits)
To graduate with an MBA, students must successfully complete all general requirements for a master’s degree, including the introductory course FOR 500 Science of Creative Intelligence (4 credits) at Maharishi International University or its equivalent STC 508 Exploring Consciousness, and one Forest Academy course in each subsequent semester a student is enrolled for 12 credits or more.
Electives
Any MGT course at the 5000-level may count as an elective course. With the permission of the department chair, a maximum of 8 elective credits may be taken as graduate courses in other departments of the university or as undergraduate courses designated 300-level or above in other departments of the University. MBA students who take undergraduate courses may be required to do extra work commensurate with graduate-level credit.
