(36 credits)
Required Core Courses (27 credits)
(for all but Accounting/CPA and Public and Not-for-Profit Programs)
The academic terms in which the courses normally are offered are listed to the right of the course title.
Note: All courses in the MBA program are three credit hours unless otherwise noted.
One of the following two courses
| BSAD 504 | Business and the National Economy | 3 |
| (PRQ for both BSAD 501 and BSAD 502) | |
Take all of the following eight courses
| BSAD 510 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BSAD 540 | Financial Management | 3 |
| (PRQ BSAD 518 and BSAD 530) | |
| BSAD 550 | Management Theory and Practice | 3 |
| BSAD 560 | Marketing | 3 |
| BSAD 580 | Introduction to Business Research | 3 |
| (PRQ Math 223 or MATH 224) | |
| BSAD 590 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| BSAD 530 | Managerial Accounting and Control | 3 |
| (PRQ BSAD 524) | |
| BSAD 696 | Business Planning and Strategies | 3 |
Required Elective Courses (9 credits)
To obtain an MBA without a specific concentration a student can choose any three of the following ten electives:
Other courses as approved by the advisor or program director
BSAD 685: Different topics are taught each semester; more than one class can be taken as long as each topic is different. Contemporary Topics in the past few years have included the following: Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare Administration, Entrepreneurship, Business Forecasting, Leadership, Project Planning and Risk Control, Role of Information Tech in Healthcare Administration, Services Marketing; Project Management, Gender Relations, the Entrepreneurial Experience and International Marketing, Program Management
MBA Concentrations
Concentrations are designed for students interested in obtaining additional depth in a particular area of study.
Finance
Complete three of the following courses
Health Care Administration
Complete the following three courses
- BSAD 676 Healthcare Finance & Reimbursement
- BSAD 676 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
- BSAD 676 US Healthcare Strategy
| BSAD 676 | Special Topics in Business Administratn | 3 |
| BSAD 676 | Special Topics in Business Administratn | 3 |
| BSAD 676 | Special Topics in Business Administratn | 3 |
Global Strategic Project Management
Complete the following three courses.
| BSAD 650 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BSAD 685 | Contemporary Topics and Issues in Orgs | 3 |
| BSAD 676 | Special Topics in Business Administratn | 3 |
Accounting/CPA Track (36 credits)
The Accounting/CPA is an MBA track designed for those individuals who want to acquire the necessary course work and hours to qualify to sit for the CPA exam in Illinois. All courses are three credit hours.
The student must take the following accounting courses at Rockford University or equivalent courses at another institution in order to be able to sit for the exam. These courses can be undergraduate courses or taken at the graduate level. All regular PRQ for the MBA program also apply to the Accounting/CPA Track. If these courses are taken at the graduate level as a part of the MBA program, they can be used as electives.
Undergraduate PRQ
Graduate PRQ
Students should also have one or two semesters of Business Law.
Required Core and Track Courses (36 credits)
One of the following two courses
Take all of the following seven courses
Four additional electives as approved by the advisor or program director.
These can include any accounting courses above taken at the graduate level except BSAD 524 .