Business Administration | 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog | SIU

The Business Administration area offers two main programs, the Master of Business Administration, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration.

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is oriented toward preparing students for managerial positions in business and government. The program emphasizes the ability to comprehend internal and external social, legal, political, and economic forces as they affect the decision-making process within a business organization. The programs have been structured so as to serve both holders of baccalaureate degrees in business administration and those who hold degrees in other disciplines. The M.B.A. program is accredited by the AACSB International.

Learning Goals

In March 2020, the College considered input from faculty, students, and employers in adopting the following as the student learning goals for the M.B.A. programs:

1. Students will possess a mastery of the content knowledge in business administration and their specific area(s) of focus.
2. Students will have the critical thinking skills to competently analyze the circumstances, develop courses of action, and evaluate potential outcomes to business problems.
3. Students will possess a mastery of professional communication, sufficient for being professionals, team members, and leaders in a business context.
4. Students will possess a mastery in understanding global perspectives within business contexts.

Admission

Applications for admission to the program are accepted in summer for the online program, and the fall for the residential program.

Application Deadlines

Applications are only accepted for entry in summer semesters for the Online M.B.A. programs, and for entry in fall semesters for the residential M.B.A. programs.

The College of Business and Analytics Associate Dean of Graduate Studies may approve acceptance of residential M.B.A. applications for review by the admissions committee on a case-by-case basis for entry to spring and summer semesters as courses and seats become available.

Application Materials

Applicants to the program must submit the following:

1. SIU Graduate School application form (https://gradschool.siu.edu/apply/)
2. Transcripts from all prior institutions other than SIU Carbondale
3. Resume or CV
   1. Include all professional experience since earning a bachelor’s degree.
   2. Only title, dates, location, and company are needed for older entries.
4. Evidence of one of the following four items –
   1. Professional Experience (resume):
      1. Five or more years of post-baccalaureate full-time professional work experience
   2. Academic Excellence (transcripts):
      1. An AACSB accredited bachelor’s degree with a 3.5 or better GPA, or
      2. Another graduate degree already awarded
   3. Personal Statement:
      1. A personal statement detailing the applicant’s fit with the program
   4. Entrance Examination:
      1. GMAT, or
      2. GRE.
5. Contact information for at least three references (can be included in the resume).
6. International applicants –
   1. Additional requirements for international students are outlined elsewhere in this catalog as well as online at https://gradschool.siu.edu/apply/international.php.
   2. Note that financial disclosures and other materials that are only used for obtaining a student VISA are not required for our online program. Please contact Graduate School (gradschl@siu.edu) for more information.

Application Requirements

Admissions applications are given holistic consideration. The primary areas of consideration are academic performance (e.g., GPA, examination scores) and professional experience (e.g., length and breadth of experience, level of responsibility, significance of impact, references).

If the admissions committee recommends admission for an applicant despite academic deficiencies, the Graduate School will decide whether or not to directly admit that applicant. If Graduate School determines they are not qualified for direct admission, an applicant may instead seek non-declared graduate admissions until they establish a Graduate GPA of at least 3.0 at which point they may re-apply for admission to the program.

Transfer Credit

Within limits imposed by the policies of the Graduate School, an incoming student may receive transfer credit for up to six credit hours of equivalent coursework if the courses were taken at an AACSB International accredited graduate school.

A graduate student who has six credit hours or less of coursework remaining in their program may petition the Master’s Programs Committee for permission to complete up to six credit hours of equivalent coursework at another AACSB International accredited graduate school. The determination of equivalency is to be made by the director of the Master of Business Administration degree programs.

Coursework from other than AACSB International accredited graduate schools must be approved by the Master’s Programs Committee.

Degree Requirements

Foundation Areas

As an accredited member of the AACSB, the College of Business and Analytics (COBA) requires that students either currently have or swiftly obtain the requisite understanding of the common body of knowledge in business and administration. Current and prospective students can demonstrate their knowledge of these Foundation Areas through successful completion of the relevant Foundation Workshops offered by the College of Business and Analytics, proficiency examinations, or appropriate coursework at the level of C or higher. For a list of current SIU courses that fulfill these Foundation Areas, please contact the M.B.A. admissions coordinator.

Admitted or prospective students should provide course syllabi for other courses they wish to have evaluated as fulfilling the Foundation Area requirements. These should be provided no later than 2 weeks prior to their final advisement appointment before registering. The M.B.A. admissions coordinator may consider course catalogs from the relevant years at their discretion if syllabi are not available. All Foundation Courses must have been successfully completed at a grade of C or higher to be considered. Transcripts may not be substituted for syllabi/catalog descriptions.

Accounting, Finance, and Economics Foundation Area (Required)

Students should have a basic understanding of these three vital areas of business. A basic understanding of the concepts and functionality of financial accounting, finance, and macro- and micro- economics as they apply to a business setting is necessary to competently and effectively participate in the M.B.A. program at a graduate level.

Business Analytics I (Required)

Globally, organizations have placed increasingly heavy emphasis on metrics and analytics in making sound business decisions. The M.B.A. program reflects this ever-increasing need throughout the coursework. Therefore, it is necessary that students understand basic statistics and analytics to participate in the program competently.

Business Analytics II (Optional)

Those seeking a deeper understanding of business analytics through taking graduate courses in this topic area must begin with greater knowledge than the typical student must otherwise. To that end, this Foundation Area emphasizes knowledge in more advanced statistical techniques as well as their methods of application.

Online M.B.A. Coursework

The AACSB-Accredited Online M.B.A. program is designed for those students who are working professionals and need an advanced degree. The students must be admitted to the Graduate School and complete an application to the College of Business and Analytics Online Master Program available through the Online Master’s Degree website at onlinegrad.business.siu.edu. Once admitted students will be provided an online advisor to guide them through the program. This is a cohort-based program and students are required to complete all courses specified over a 24-month period. Students are awarded the M.B.A. degree upon satisfactory completion of all requirements, including the same G.P.A. and Foundation Area requirements of the residential M.B.A. program. The program is 100 percent online delivery. Descriptions of the individual courses below may be found in the Course Description section.

Students in the Online M.B.A. program must successfully complete 42 credit hours to be eligible for the degree. These hours come from the “Core Business Courses” (18 credit hours), the “Core International Business Course” (2-3 credit hours), and the “Core Online Soft-Skills Courses” (10 credit hours). Additionally, students need to complete one of the “Optional Online Concentration” lists (12 credit hours).

Analytics for Managers Concentration. The online M.B.A. concentration in Analytics for Managers will prepare students to take advantage of big data and data analytics in order to make effective strategic business decisions. Managers who know analytics are needed in virtually every business sector, including healthcare, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, retail, hospitality, and financial services to name a few. This concentration focuses on skills managers need to lead organizations using the most recent developments in analytics, artificial intelligence, and data visualization. Students will obtain this knowledge along with a solid M.B.A. foundation.

In addition to the “Core” course lists, students in the Analytics for Managers concentration will need to complete the “Optional Online Concentration – Analytics for Managers Courses” list. Students who switch from Analytics for Managers to the General concentration must only take the hours they did not successfully complete in the Analytics for Managers Courses list with courses from the General Courses list to be eligible for the degree with a general concentration.

General Concentration. In addition to the “Core” course lists, students in the Analytics for Managers concentration will need to complete the “Optional Online Concentration – General Courses” list.

Residential M.B.A. Coursework

In total, students in the Residential M.B.A. program need 33 credit hours to be eligible for the degree. Students must successfully complete the “Core Business Courses” (18 credit hours), and the “Core International Business Course” (3 credit hours).

Additionally, students must complete four classes (12 credit hours) from one of the three residential electives lists depending on their chosen concentration, Finance, Marketing, or General: (1) “Optional Residential Concentration – Finance Electives Courses,” (2) “Optional Residential Concentration – Marketing Electives Courses,” or (3) “Optional Residential Concentration – General Electives Courses.”

Core Business Courses (18 Credit Hours)

• BA 510: Managerial Accounting and Control Concepts (3 CH)
• BA 522: Operations & Supply Chain Management (3 CH)
• BA 530: Financial Management (3 CH)
• BA 540: Managerial and Organizational Behavior (3 CH)
• BA 550: Marketing Management (3 CH)
• BA 598: Business Policies (3 CH)

Core International Business Courses (1 of 5, 2-3 Credit Hours)

• BA 580: International Dimensions of Business and Management (2 CH) - Online M.B.A. only
• BA 581: Global Marketing (3 CH)
• BA 582: International Finance (3 CH)
• BA 588A: Study Abroad-Business (3 CH)
• BA 588B: Study Abroad-Business (3 CH)

Core Online Soft Skills Courses (10 Credit Hours)

• BA 506: Fundamentals of Business & Communication for M.B.A. Professionals (2 CH)
• BA 507: Critical Issues for Business Leaders (2 CH)
• BA 508: Seminar on Career Effectiveness (2 CH)
• BA 509: Advanced Seminar in Leadership Development (2 CH)
• BA 511: Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice (2 CH)

Optional Online Concentration – Analytics for Managers Courses (12 Credit Hours)

• BA 525: Data Science and Analytics for Managers (3 CH)
• BA 526: Advanced Analytics and AI for Managers (3 CH)
• BA 527: Advanced Analytics and Visualization for Managers (3 CH)
• BA 528: M.B.A. and Analytics Capstone (3 CH)

Optional Online Concentration – General Courses (12 Credit Hours)

• BA 505: Brand Management (3 CH)
• BA 514: Ethics of Business (3 CH)
• BA 531: Advanced Financial Management (3 CH)
• BA 560: Management of Information Systems (3 CH)

Optional Residential Concentration – Finance Electives Courses (4 of 6, 12 Credit Hours)

• BA 532: Financial Institutions and Markets (3 CH)
• BA 533: Investment Concepts (3 CH)
• BA 536: Financial Analysis and Security Valuation (3 CH)
• BA 582: International Finance (3 CH)
• BA 591: Independent Study (3 CH)* – supervised by graduate finance faculty only
• Maximum one from “Optional Residential Concentration – General Electives Courses” (3 CH)

Optional Residential Concentration – Marketing Electives Courses (4 of 6, 12 Credit Hours)

• BA 505: Brand Management (3 CH)
• BA 551: Product Strategy and Management (3 CH)
• BA 558: Promotional Strategy and Management (3 CH)
• BA 581: Global Marketing (3 CH)
• BA 591: Independent Study (3 CH)* – supervised by graduate marketing faculty only
• Maximum one from “Optional Residential Concentration – General Electives Courses” (3 CH)

Optional Residential Concentration – General Electives Courses (4 of 14, 12 Credit Hours)

• BA 505: Brand Management (3 CH)
• BA 514: Ethics of Business (3 CH)
• BA 532: Financial Institutions and Markets (3 CH)
• BA 533: Investment Concepts (3 CH)
• BA 536: Financial Analysis and Security Valuation (3 CH)
• BA 537: Intellectual Property & Commercialization (3 CH)
• BA 548E: Project Management (3 CH)
• BA 551: Product Strategy and Management (3 CH)
• BA 558: Promotional Strategy and Management (3 CH)
• BA 560: Management of Information Systems (3 CH)
• BA 561: Database Design and Applications (3 CH)
• BA 581: Global Marketing (3 CH)
• BA 582: International Finance (3 CH)
• BA 591: Independent Study (3 CH)*

*Students must obtain approval from the supervising instructor and the program director or coordinator prior to registration for this to count towards an electives course list.

Note: When the same course appears on multiple lists, that course may be counted towards the one and only one list. For instance, BA 581 is on the Core International Business Courses, General Electives Courses and Marketing Electives Courses lists. If successfully completed, a student must choose which one of the three lists they wish to use it towards. This choice can be changed until graduation.

Typical Schedule - Online M.B.A.

The Online M.B.A. is cohorted. As such students will follow the schedule with their cohort for two academic years beginning in a summer term. Below is the typical schedule. Final schedules are subject to change.

Substitution

Students may request approval to take up to six credit hours of elective coursework outside of business which would provide training unavailable through business courses and would facilitate the student meeting career goals.

Additionally, course(s) which students may not join (e.g. BA 510, BA 530) due to prior education (e.g. accountancy or finance undergraduate majors) may be substituted with other 500-level course(s) subject to the approval from the director of the program. In all cases, the student must still achieve the credit hour requirements listed in their respective modality's coursework (above).

Double Major Policy

Any graduate student wishing to pursue a single master’s degree with two majors that includes Business Administration must satisfy the following requirements in addition to any requirements elsewhere stated in the Graduate Catalog:

• The individual must satisfy all admissions requirements.
• The individual must satisfy all foundation requirements.
• The individual must complete all core courses, and elective course requirements.
• No more than six credit hours of coursework outside the College of Business and Analytics may be counted toward elective requirements.

Interested students should contact the program director for further details. 

Academic Retention Policies

The following policies are in addition to the retention policies of the Graduate School.

Grade Policy

A student may earn no more than five credit hours of C or lower in graduate courses taken beyond the foundation requirements. Exceeding five credit hours will result in suspension from the program.

Incomplete Policy

A student who has three outstanding recorded grades of INC or DEF remaining on the grade record at the end of any semester or session, for any reason, will be deemed to be not making normal progress and will be placed on probationary status. If the student has three outstanding grades of INC or DEF remaining on record at the end of the next semester or session, the student will be suspended from the program. The definitions of INC and DEF may be found in the Graduate Catalog.

A student who is to receive a grade of INC in a course is to meet with the instructor to work out a time and conditions for completion of the course within policy guidelines. Typically, a Notification of Incomplete Grade Agreement form is completed and the student is provided with a copy.

Assistantship Policy

M.B.A. students holding graduate assistant positions supported by the College of Business and Analytics are required to maintain a 3.0 graduate grade point average or automatically lose their graduate assistant position.

Satisfactory Progress Policy

Upon admission to the M.B.A. program, students have 6 years to complete the degree, however this requires that students stay actively enrolled in classes, request a leave of absence, or register for 1 credit hour each semester for continuing enrollment to remain active in their program. In all three scenarios, the time counts towards the required 6 years to completion.

Students who request a leave of absence may do so for a period not to exceed one year. At the end of that year, students must return from leave and be actively registered in classes or request a continuation of the leave to be extended. Failure to do so will result in immediate dismissal from the program due to unsatisfactory progress. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the policies and due dates of their program.

Concurrent Degree Programs

Programs of study which offer two degrees across two majors must be officially approved by the University before any students may begin pursuing them. The following sections detail the dual degree programs with the M.B.A. which are currently approved. Prospective students/applicants that are interested in one should reach out to both programs for further details.

M.B.A./B.A. Computer Science Concurrent Degrees (Residential). The College of Business and Analytics in conjunction with the College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics offers a five-year integrated M.B.A./B.A. (Computer Science) Program. Selected students will be admitted to this program directly after high school. These students should take the undergraduate foundation requirements for M.B.A. as their electives while completing their B.A. degree. Their admission to the M.B.A. is guaranteed as long as they maintain a 3.0 GPA in the B.A. in Computer Science. However, they will be required to take the GMAT test prior to admission to the M.B.A. program.

M.B.A./J.D. Concurrent Degrees (Residential). The College of Business and Analytics and the School of Law, together, offer the M.B.A./J.D. concurrent degree program. The J.D. degree alone requires completion of 90 credit hours of coursework and the M.B.A. degree alone requires completion of 33 credit hours of coursework; however, in the M.B.A./J.D. concurrent degree program, the School of Law accepts nine credit hours of business coursework toward meeting the J.D. credit hour requirement and the College of Business and Analytics accepts nine credit hours of law toward meeting the M.B.A. credit hour requirement. The end result is that the concurrent degree program actually entails completion of 81 credit hours of law courses and 24 credit hours of business courses, with an 18 credit hours savings over pursuing both degrees separately.

A student interested in enrolling in the M.B.A./J.D. concurrent degree program must apply both to the graduate program in law (which involves a law school application) and to the graduate program in business (which involves a Graduate School application and an M.B.A. program application) and be accepted by each program. The student may then request permission to pursue the concurrent degree program. This request must be made both to the College of Business and Analytics and the School of Law and should be made prior to commencing the second-year law curriculum.

During the first academic year, the student enrolls only in the first-year law curriculum. In any subsequent academic term, the student may enroll for courses either in the School of Law or in the Master of Business Administration program. A student registered for both law and graduate business courses in the same term must enroll for a minimum of 10 credit hours in law, and 12 credit hours in total, in order to meet A.B.A. residence requirements and the academic requirements of the School of Law.

M.B.A./M.S. Professional Media and Media Management Degrees (Residential). The College of Business and Analytics and the College of Arts and Media (CAM) together offer a concurrent degree program leading to a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Professional Media and Media Management.

Separately, the M.B.A. in the College of Business and Analytics requires completion of 33 credit hours of coursework, and the CAM M.S. in Professional Media and Media Management requires 30 credit hours of coursework. The concurrent degree program entails completion of 21 credit hours of CAM-approved courses and 24 credit hours of CoBA-approved courses, for a total of 45 credit hours. CoBA accepts nine credit hours of CAM approved coursework and CAM accepts nine credit hours of CoBA approved coursework. This is a savings of 18 credit hours over pursuing both degrees separately. The 24 credit hours of required CoBA M.B.A. courses includes all seven core classes (BA 510, BA 522, BA 530, BA 540, BA 550, BA 598, and an International Requirement) and one BA elective course.

Students wishing to be admitted to the concurrent program must apply and be accepted into the M.B.A. program in the College of Business and Analytics, as well as apply and be accepted into the M.S. program in the College of Arts and Media. This initiates the process to pursue the concurrent degrees. Applicants for the concurrent degree program must also earn a satisfactory score on the GMAT or GRE to be admitted to the M.B.A. program. Completion of the CoBA M.B.A. Foundation Areas is also required.

M.B.A./M.S. Agribusiness Economics Degrees (Residential). The College of Business and Analytics and the School of Agricultural Sciences offer a concurrent degree program leading to both the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Science in Agribusiness Economics (ABE).

The M.B.A. degree requires completion of 33 credit hours of coursework; the M.S. ABE requires the completion of 30 credit hours of coursework. In the concurrent M.B.A./M.S. degree program, the College of Business and Analytics accepts six credit hours of ABE approved coursework, and ABE accepts six credit hours of College of Business and Analytics approved coursework. The end result is that the concurrent degree program entails completion of 27 credit hours of College of Business and Analytics approved courses and 24 credit hours of ABE approved courses, for a total of 51 credit hours. This is a savings of 12 credit hours over pursuing both degrees separately outside of the M.B.A./M.S. concurrent degree program.

Students interested in enrolling in the M.B.A./M.S. concurrent degree program must apply to both the graduate program in the College of Business and Analytics and the graduate program in ABE. The student must be accepted by both programs. This initiates the process to pursue the concurrent degrees.

Students enrolled only in the M.B.A. in the College of Business and Analytics or the M.S. ABE may request admission into the other program and approval to pursue the concurrent degree program. Admission to the concurrent degree program must be done at least one semester before the last semester of registration at SIU.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Business Administration

The Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration program is designed to prepare individuals for faculty research and teaching positions in academic institutions and for high-level administrative or staff positions in business, government, and other organizations. Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of business and administration and high potential to undertake significant research.

Students in the program must select a broad area of interest from Accountancy, Finance, Management, and Marketing. The selected area's faculty will guide students through their academic career.

Learning Goals

In March 2020, the College considered input from faculty, students, and employers in adopting the following as the student learning goals for the doctoral program in business administration:

1. Students will have sufficient mastery of the content knowledge to act as a Subject Matter Expert of, and contribute to, their specific area’s body of knowledge.
2. Students will possess strong teaching skills to facilitate student learning in their area(s) of knowledge.
3. Students will possess a mastery of research skills to contribute to the body of knowledge in their area of expertise.
4. Students will be participants in contributing their time to the service of their academic community at the College, University, national, or global levels.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission, students must have completed a master’s degree or its equivalent. A grade point average in all graduate level work of 3.5 (A = 4.0) is preferred, but not less than 3.0 is permitted for admission.

In certain instances, admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program directly from the baccalaureate degree is permitted. To be considered for this admission route, students must have demonstrated promise of success in the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program through outstanding achievement at the undergraduate level (minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale) and superior performance in both the verbal and quantitative components of the Graduate Management Admission Test (minimum GMAT score of 600).

Applicants with exceptional research potential or outstanding academic preparation may have the option to enter the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program after at least one semester as an M.B.A/M.Acc. student at SIU.

To apply to the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program, each applicant is required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (of the Educational Testing Service) and have an official report of these scores sent to SIU. The applicant needs to complete and submit a Graduate School application and a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program application. Applicants must also identify their area of interest (accountancy, finance, management, or marketing) within the application. An applicant interested in applying to more than one area of interest must complete a separate application for each area chosen. The application process is entirely online and is located at gradschool.siu.edu/apply. Official transcripts can be sent to: Graduate Programs, College of Business and Analytics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901-4625. Email: gradprograms@business.siu.edu.

This program requires a nonrefundable $65 application fee that must be paid electronically with the online application for Admission to Graduate Study in the Doctor of Philosophy program in Business and Administration.

Degree Requirements

Students in the program must complete course work in certain foundation areas. A student who has successfully completed the requirements for the M.B.A. degree from an AACSB International accredited graduate business program will have met the foundation requirements. A student with a M.Acc. degree from an AACSB International accredited program will be expected to take some courses outside the accounting area, to be determined by the student’s advisory committee. All other students will either complete the following courses or demonstrate proficiency based on prior academic work:

• BA 410: Financial Accounting Concepts (3 CH)
• BA 426: Managerial Economics (3 CH)
• MATH 140: Short Course in Calculus (4 CH)
• QUAN 506: Inferential Statistics (4 CH) - AND -
• Five courses from any 3 of the following 4 areas:
  • BA 430, BA 510, BA 530
  • BA 450, BA 550, BA 598
  • BA 540, BA 598
  • BA 560

In addition, the student must demonstrate proficiency in computer programming.

The student must complete a prescribed program of doctoral coursework beyond the foundation work. A minimum of 60 credit hours is required: 12–18 credit hours in the major field; 6–12 credit hours in a support field; 6–12 credit hours of research tools; and 24 credit hours of dissertation credit. Additional credit hours may be required as prescribed by the student’s program advisory committee (PAC). Students on CoBA assistantships must teach at least three-six credit hours during their program with the appropriate student/teacher evaluations. The assistantship student’s PAC determines whether sufficient proficiency has been attained before being admitted to candidacy, and an evaluation listing must be inserted into the student’s permanent file and signed by the Ph.D. Director.

It is expected that all doctoral coursework will be completed at SIU. In exceptional cases, the PAC may consider petitions to accept credit, not to exceed six credit hours, for doctoral coursework done at other institutions.

In addition to the retention policy of the Graduate School, for the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program five credit hours of C or three credits of D or F in any graduate level course will result in automatic dismissal from the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program without any rights of appeal.

Advisement

For each student, a program advisory committee (PAC) is constituted and approved according to procedures described in the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program policies and procedures document of the College of Business and Analytics. The PAC is responsible for developing and approving a program of study for the student which meets all requirements of the Graduate School and the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program. The specific program is designed in terms of the individual student’s career objectives.

Comprehensive Examinations

The comprehensive examination is designed to determine the breadth and depth of the student’s knowledge within the discipline. A minimum of two years of study (48 credit hours) beyond the baccalaureate must be completed before the student is permitted to sit for the comprehensive examination, and the student must be in the last semester of all scheduled coursework.

The comprehensive examination has a written and oral portion. After successful completion of the written segment, the student will sit for the oral portion of the comprehensive examination. Students who pass the oral portion will be recommended for candidacy when the residency and research tool requirements have been met. Students who fail the comprehensive examination, or any part thereof, may petition to retake the examination or any part thereof.

Specific conditions may be stipulated before the student can sit for the examination a second time. Those who fail the comprehensive examination a second time will be dismissed from the program.

Dissertation

Upon admission to candidacy, a dissertation committee is constituted and approved according to procedures described in the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree program policies and procedures document of the college. The student will prepare a written proposal and submit it to the dissertation committee and make an oral presentation of the dissertation proposal. On acceptance of the written and oral presentation of the dissertation proposal by the dissertation committee, the student will proceed with further work on the dissertation topic. The dissertation committee will monitor the student’s progress in completing the dissertation. A final oral examination will be administered by the dissertation committee and will cover the subject of the dissertation and other matters related to the discipline. Upon successful completion of the final oral examination, the candidate will be recommended for the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration degree.

Other Graduate Programs from the College of Business and Analytics

The College of Business and Analytics also offers the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics, the Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.), the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economics, the Master of Science (M.S.) in Business Analytics, the Master of Science (M.S.) in Economics, the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), and the post-baccalaureate (graduate) certificate in Analytics for Managers. The reader is referred to the relevant sections of this catalog for details. For additional information on the M.Acc. degree, please contact the School of Accountancy. For all other programs, please contact the College's Graduate Programs office (details below).

Tuition and Fees

Differential Tuition

The College of Business and Analytics has a differential tuition surcharge of 15 percent of applicable tuition for graduate College of Business and Analytics majors. The differential tuition surcharge will be assessed at the in-state tuition rate and will be capped at 15 credit hours per semester.

Online Program Tuition

The College of Business and Analytics has a flat tuition rate of $854 per credit hour for students in the online M.B.A. programs. This tuition covers the cost of textbooks and software that are required by the online program and courses. Further, students under this tuition rate are not charged for the out-of-state tuition differential, the College of Business and Analytics Technology Fee, the CoBA Differential Tuition Surcharge, university imposed credit-hour based fees, or university imposed semester-based fees that would otherwise apply to residential or off-campus students at SIU.

Non- Business Graduate Students

• Non-business graduate students will be limited to six credit hours of 500-level BA prefix courses. These courses require the consent of the instructor and the program, and all course prerequisites must be met.
• Non-business graduate students who are put on academic probation will NOT be allowed to continue in 500-level BA prefix courses.
• Non-business graduate students will be allowed to register for BA level foundation courses ( i.e., BA 410, BA 426, BA 430, and BA 450).

For more information about the programs, please contact:

Graduate Programs Office
College of Business and Analytics
Mail Code 4625
1025 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Telephone: 618-453-3030
gradprograms@business.siu.edu