Master of Business Administration

An MBA can provide a basis for a management position or possible promotion opportunities to allow you to go further. Some use it to launch a career change while others find it a way to become more valuable to an employer. Whatever your reason, this degree positions you to become a strategic thinker, apply conceptual knowledge, and possibly increase your earning potential and employability. It’s a great addition to your portfolio.

This program is specifically designed for students who are currently enrolled or will be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at Columbia College, allowing them to take up to three MBA courses as part of their undergraduate studies and jumpstart a career in business. 

Undergraduate students studying any of the following majors are eligible to participate in the Accelerated MBA pathway:

• Accounting 
• Business Administration 
• Finance 
• Healthcare Management 
• Human Resources Management 
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship 
• International Business 
• Management 
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership 
• Sports Management 
• English 
• Communication Studies
• Criminal Justice Administration 
• History
• Philosophy
• Political Science 
• Public Administration
• Art
• Graphic Design
• Music
• Management Information Systems
• General Studies 

Contact your advisor to learn more about this pathway.

Professionals who hold a master’s degree are often the first considered for advancement and managerial roles. View the core requirements and electives needed to earn a Master of Business Administration from Columbia College.

Available MBA emphasis areas include Accounting, Human Resource Management, Real Estate Management, Supply Chain Management, International Business, and IT Project Management. 
  
Applicants may also choose to pursue the MBA without an emphasis area. 
  
Prerequisites for MBA without emphasis, and all emphasis areas, except Accounting:

• ACCT 280 Accounting (Financial)
• ACCT 281 Accounting II (Managerial)
• FINC 350 Business Finance
• MKTG 210 Principles of Marketing
• MGMT 230 Principles of Management

ACCT 280, ACCT 281, and FINC 350 must be taken sequentially. 
 
Alternatively, those without these five prerequisites, but who meet all other MBA admissions criteria, may have the option to take an 8-week online MBA Survey Course. Upon approval, this survey course will prepare students from all disciplines to begin the MBA program by providing an accelerated overview of the five prerequisite topics. 
 
Additional Prerequisites: Accounting Emphasis

In addition to the above five prerequisites, admission to the Accounting emphasis of the MBA program requires six additional undergraduate prerequisites with grades of B or higher (exception: one grade of C is any of the eleven undergraduate prerequisite courses is acceptable) in order to be considered for full admission:

• ACCT 381 Federal Income Tax-Individuals
• ACCT 382 Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT 383 Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 385 Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 386 Cost and Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 489 Auditing I 

• Business administration 
• Development & fundraising 
• Financial management 
• Human resource management 
• Marketing management 
• Non-profit leadership 
• Project management 
• Sales management

What you gain from Columbia College continues long after graduation. As an alum, you access exclusive benefits, including a 20% discount on the regular graduate tuition rate for our MBA program. Apply today and take the next step in your journey.