College of Business Administration

Overview

Opportunities for graduate studies

You can expect high-caliber teaching, quality and current curriculum and meaningful interaction with faculty when you take graduate courses in the College of Business Administration at the University of North Texas. Completion of these courses can lead to a master of business administration, master of science or a dual M.B.A./M.S. degree.

Currently, more than 500 students are enrolled in the college's master's programs. The program's flexible class schedule allows you to pursue your degree while working full time or part time in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Afternoon, evening, weekend and online course are offered. You have up to six years to complete the degree, but many students finish the program in two.

The college is accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business [777 South Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, Fla. 33602-5730, telephone (813) 769-6500]. This accreditation means the college has passed strict academic standards for excellence. UNT is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Ga. 30033-4097, telephone (404) 679-4500] to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Inquiries to the commission should relate only to the accreditation status of the institution.

In addition to these accreditations, other programs within the college have earned national recognition. The college's online M.B.A. program was named a Top 25 Best Buy by GetEducated.com. The logistics and supply chain management program is among the nation's best after UNT finished fourth at the 2006 National Logistics Challenge.

UNT's College of Business Administration is made up of five departments: accounting; information technology and information sciences; finance, insurance, real estate and law; management; and marketing and logistics.

Information sessions

Master's program information sessions are held several times during the year at the College of Business Administration. You can ask questions, learn what to expect in graduate course work, degree options, program costs, course requirements and admission standards at these sessions. Visit www.coba.unt.edu/programs/masters/infosession.php for dates and signup information.

Admission requirements

You must meet the admission requirements of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies, in addition to individual program requirements. For graduate school requirements and possible exceptions, access the graduate catalog at www.unt.edu/catalog or the College of Business Administration web site at www.coba.unt.edu

The College of Business Administration's program requirements are:

• a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited institution
• a 2.8 overall GPA or a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work. Applicants with a master's degree must have at least a 3.4 GPA.
• satisfactory scores on the GMAT or GRE, but no minimum score is required
• resume
• essay

You are encouraged to contact an adviser in the College of Business Administration for additional information related to admission.

Degree requirements

M.B.A. degree

The M.B.A. degree requires a minimum of 36 semester hours, and you must complete 18 hours of core courses. These 18 hours are designed to provide you an overall understanding of the field of business. With the remaining 18 hours of graduate course work, you may pursue a specialization in:

• accounting
• decision sciences
• decision technology
• e-business
• finance
• health services management
• information technology
• logistics and supply chain management
• marketing
• operations and supply chain management
• organizational behavior and human resource management
• strategic management

Dual M.B.A./M.S. programs

The College of Business Administration offers several dual degree programs combining an M.B.A. and an M.S. Dual programs require more courses than the standard 36-hour program. The college offers the following:

• an M.B.A. with a concentration in operations and supply chain management and an M.S. with a major in engineering technology
• an M.B.A. in any professional field and an M.S. with a major in hospitality management
• an M.B.A in any professional field and an M.S. with a major in merchandising

M.S. degree

The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 30 to 36 semester hours, depending on the major. The specialized interests include:

• accounting
• decision technologies
• finance
• information technologies
• real estate
• taxation

Non-degree option

If you have not taken the GMAT or GRE but satisfy other admission requirements, you may take graduate business courses as a non-degree student. A maximum of 12 hours of graduate courses taken as a non-degree student can be applied to a master's degree program. GMAT and GRE review courses are offered by UNT's Center for Continuing Education and Conference Management.

Certificates

These certificates provide conceptual understanding and technical proficiency in the specific field of study. Certificates are available in:

• e-commerce
• human resource management
• leadership and supervisory management
• logistics and supply chain management

Exclusive privileges

As a graduate student in the College of Business Administration, you gain special access to:

• graduate executive lounge
• graduate student lab
• business networking opportunities
• Career Center services, which include career guidance, interview preparation, job placement and resume preparation
• Co-op/internship program
• professional leadership program
• student organizations

Computer and library facilities

The College of Business Administration's computer facilities include state-of-the-art hardware and software to serve the instruction and research needs of students and faculty members. More than 300 Pentium systems in the Business Administration Building and Curry Hall are networked together in a Novell environment. Eight student computer labs are staffed by student lab attendants, and support is given by a student technical support team, full-time lab manager, computer support specialist, and network and systems manager.

Two College of Business Administration labs are used exclusively by students who are taking business courses, while another lab is for use by only graduate students. Five other labs are also designated as general-access labs for all UNT students.

The electronic business library provides extensive access to online databases nationwide and to a variety of CD-ROM products.

Graduate Faculty

The nearly 90 full-time faculty members in the college are highly regarded for their research interests as well as their excellent teaching. Ninety-eight percent of the faculty members in the college have doctoral degrees in their academic disciplines. More than 60 percent have been designated Category III Graduate Faculty, the university's highest faculty designation. Ten faculty members have been recognized for their teaching and research by attaining the rank of Regents Professor. Many faculty members are active professionally in the Dallas-Fort Worth business community.