Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program Requirements for 2024-2025

Master of Business Administration

This 30-credit-hour MBA program can be completed at your pace. You can complete it in as little as one year or take up to six years. Students typically progress through the program by taking a balance of core and concentration courses.

Requirements

The number of credits for each course is designated in parentheses after the course title. Requirements will vary based on program concentration.

MBA Business Foundations- MBA Math Toolkit

To support program success, students admitted to the program may wish to refresh or improve foundational business knowledge by completing the self-study MBA Math Toolkit. Based on an incoming student's background in foundational business subjects, the MBA Math Toolkit may be recommended or required.  The MBA Math Toolkit addresses the following areas: Microsoft Excel; Economics; Accounting; Finance; and Statistics. The student cost for the MBA Math Toolkit is $150.

MBA Core Courses :  15 credits

Students in the Accounting, General Management or Pharmaceutical Industry concentrations, take five MBA core courses totaling 15 credits.

  • GMGT 643 - Quantitative Methods and Introductory Analytics (3)
  • GMGT 680 - Marketing Concepts and Strategy (3)
  • GMGT 681- Capstone: Business Strategy and Policy (3)
  • GMGT 682 - Financial Management   (3)
  • GMGT 685 - Leadership Development (3)

Students in the Health Systems Management concentration take 5 MBA core courses totaling 15 credits.

  • Choose ONE:
    • GMGT 641 - Project Management (3)
    • GMGT 643 - Quantitative Methods and Introductory Analytics (3)
  • GMGT 680 - Marketing Concepts and Strategy (3)
  • GMGT 681 - Capstone Business Strategy and Policy (3)
  • GMGT 682 - Financial Management  (3)
  • GMGT 685 - Leadership Development (3)

In the final semester of the program, MBA learning is assessed in a national business simulation.   The student cost for this assessment is $65.

Concentration Courses - 15  credits

Concentration courses (chosen from below) to equal the required number of credits.

Accounting Concentration - 15 credits
  • GMGT 647 - Advanced Topics in Federal Taxation (3)
  • GMGT 648 - Accounting and Business Analytics (3)
  • GMGT 649 - Commercial Law and Professional Responsibilities (3)
  • GMGT 695-  Accounting Theory/ Research (3)
  • Choose ONE:
    • GMGT 674 - Forensic Accounting (3)
    • GMGT 673 - Valuation (3)

Students wishing to prepare for CPA licensure should check that the specific courses meet the necessary requirements for their state.

General Management Concentration - 15 credits
  • GMGT 617 - Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management (3)
  • Four 3-credit GMGT 6XX  General Management electives*

*  Please consult with your Academic Advisor for elective courses that best fit your personal objectives. Please review courses offered before registration each term. New courses are added and others dropped as the business world changes. There are special topics (671/672) and other elective courses offered each semester and on a rotating basis from which you can select to complete the remaining 12 credits of your General Management concentration course requirements.  

Health Systems Management Concentration - 15 credits
  • GNUR 704 - Advanced Technology in support of  Clinical Management (3)
  • GNUR 706 - Healthcare Delivery Systems, Policy & Law (3)
  • GNUR 707 - Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3)
  • GNUR 710 - Complex Population Health (3)
  • GMGT 6XX - Graduate Management Elective (3) *

* Please consult with Academic Advisor for an appropriate elective topic.

Pharmaceutical Industry Concentration - 15 credits

Students are required to take 15 credit hours from the following list:

  • PHAR 3123 - Clinical Application of Epidemiology I (2)
  • PHAR 3135 - Healthcare Delivery (3)
  • PHAR 3218 - Introduction to Diversity (1)
  • PHAR 3226 - State Pharmacy Law (2)
  • PHAR 4135 - Communications and Counseling Skills (3)
  • PHAR 4223 - Clinical Application of Epidemiology II (2)
  • PHAR 4236 - Population-Based Healthcare (2)
  • PHAR 5125 - Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (2)
  • PHAR 5225 - Federal Pharmacy Law (2)
  • PHAR 5236 - Managing Practice and Personnel (3)

** Please consult with your Academic Advisor for an appropriate elective topic. MBA students in the Pharmacy Industry concentration should check for possible prerequisites in PHAR electives and confer with their advisor on any applicable waivers or substitutions

Note: (PHAR 4135 or 3226/5225) and (PHAR 4236 or 5236) are required. Pharmacy classes are offered on campus during the day. Please consult with your Pharmacy advisor on course selection.

Total: 30 credits

Joint Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration (Pharm.D./MBA)

The School of Business and the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher University have established a Pharm.D./MBA program. The goal of this cooperative program is to educate students to assume responsibilities associated with management, executive, and administrative positions within the healthcare pharmaceutical industry, as well as healthcare delivery systems that provide pharmaceutical information, services, and products to patients.

The Wegmans School of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and the School of Business MBA program is accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Both programs are individually and jointly registered with NYSED.

Candidates for this degree program must first meet the entrance and admissions requirements for the Doctor of Pharmacy program. Students may apply to the MBA program after successful completion of their first professional year in pharmacy by completing a Petition for Change of Program form, available through the Pharmacy Department. Pharmacy students who have at least 90 credit hours of undergraduate and/or graduate coursework may take up to six (6) credits of the MBA Core Courses prior to applying to this program, consistent with current graduate school policy. It is highly recommended that pharmacy students take undergraduate business courses in accounting, statistics, finance, and economics, or complete the self-study MBA Math Toolkit covering these areas.

The Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration degrees will be granted individually as each degree program requirements are met.

At any point, should a student no longer wish to pursue the Pharm.D./MBA degree program, they will need to petition for a change of program and move to the standalone pharmacy degree program to complete the degree requirements. After a student completes the pharmacy degree, should they wish to re-enroll in the MBA program, an accelerated application will need to be completed and any new degree requirements met.  

On-Campus Students: Students will be billed standard tuition costs as associated with the pharmacy program, which can include up to six (6) credit hours of MBA coursework approved to satisfy pharmacy electives. Students who take six (6) credit hours of MBA foundation coursework in satisfaction of pharmacy elective coursework will not be billed separately for those 6 credit hours, as the courses are included as part of the pharmacy program tuition. Additional MBA courses will be billed at the current per-credit-hour graduate tuition rate. Questions concerning financial aid/billing should be directed to Student Financial Services.

Online Students: Students will be billed standard tuition costs as associated with the pharmacy program, which can include up to six (6) credit hours of MBA coursework approved to satisfy pharmacy electives. Students who take six (6) credit hours of MBA Core coursework in satisfaction of pharmacy elective coursework will be billed at the pharmacy rate, consistent with elective credits for a pharmacy course. Additional MBA courses will be billed at the current per-credit-hour graduate tuition rate. Questions concerning financial aid/billing should be directed to Student Financial Services.  

Note: The program requirements listed are for the current academic year. Past and future program requirements may differ. Visit the catalog website to access current and past catalogs.