Dr. Cheryl Adkins, Chair
Department of Management and Marketing
434.395.2381, adkinscl@longwood.edu
Dr. David L. Lehr, Interim Chair
Department of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Real Estate, and ISCS
434.395.4952, lehrdl@longwood.edu
Dr. Charles D. White, MBA Program Director
434.395.2832, whitecd@longwood.edu
The Master of Business Administration degree provides a comprehensive business education. This program furthers the mission of the Longwood University College of Business and Economics:
- To prepare effective and successful business leaders by guiding students to develop their full potential.
This will be accomplished by recruiting, educating, and graduating master’s level students who:
- Develop knowledge and skills necessary for administrative level business management.
- Integrate academic knowledge into practical applied experiences.
- Demonstrate application of ethical business practices.
Students can pursue their own business interests by choosing between three online concentrations: General Business, Real Estate, and Retail Management.
Admission Criteria
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university, and
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 (4.0 scale) OR a GPA of 3.5 or higher on six hours of Longwood MBA degree program courses taken within the last 12 months, and
- GMAT or a GMAT waiver, or GRE (test scores must be no more than 5 years old) and
- Minimum score of 570 (paper test) or 80 (Internet test) on the TOEFL or a minimum 6.5 on the IELTS for individuals whose first language is not English.
MBA applications are evaluated on the undergraduate GPA, GPA for any completed graduate course work, GMAT score or GMAT waiver request or GRE score, personal essay, recommendations, and other materials submitted as part of the MBA application packet. No more than nine Longwood non-degree graduate hours may be counted towards the MBA degree program. Students should submit all application materials before the completion of six hours.
Applicants who have not completed undergraduate principles level courses in accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics, and statistics must take ACCT 500 - MBA Foundation: Accounting ; ECON 500 - MBA Foundation: Economics ; FINA 500 - MBA Foundation: Finance ; MANG 500 - MBA Foundation: Management ; MANG 501 - MBA Foundation: Statistics ; and/or MARK 500 - MBA Foundation: Marketing . Each course (1 credit) is required as necessary before enrolling in any other MBA courses. Credits earned in these courses will not count towards the 36 credit hours required for the degree, nor will they count toward the student’s graduate GPA. The grades in ACCT 500 , ECON 500 , FINA 500 , MANG 500 , MANG 501 , and MARK 500 may not be used to satisfy the GPA admission criteria.
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