The M.B.A. degree requires completion of no less than 60 credits
distributed over the categories that are discussed in the
following pages.
Proficiency Requirements
Core Courses, 32 credits, including 3 integrative course credits
Interfunctional Team Consulting, 4-credit course requirement
Elective Courses, 24 credits
Proficiency Requirements
Incoming full-time students are expected to demonstrate competence in calculus, statistics, and computer skills.
Calculus/Statistics Proficiency
While not normally a requirement for admission, applicants are urged to
complete, if at all possible, their study of these subjects prior to
starting the program. They may do so at Rutgers Business School:
Graduate Programs-Newark and New Brunswick in the summer preceding
enrollment.
Students admitted in fall 1996 or later who have
completed prior 3-credit undergraduate level courses in calculus and/or
statistics with a grade of B or better will have satisfied the M.B.A.
proficiency requirements. A completed course that carries the title
"calculus" or "statistics" is presumed to meet the requirements. A
3-credit, college-level course in mathematics which does not carry the
title "calculus" may qualify if it covers the following areas: algebra,
functions, limits, differentiation, optimization, partial derivatives,
and matrix algebra (operations and systems of equations). A 3-credit,
college-level course which does not carry the title "statistics" may
qualify if it covers the following areas: descriptive statistics,
probability, probability distributions, normal distribution, sampling
distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests. Students who
have completed such courses with a grade of B or better must
provide copies of the college catalog description if the courses do not
carry the title "calculus" and/or "statistics."
Otherwise, all
incoming students must complete 2-credit courses in calculus and/or
statistics during the first trimester of enrollment. The courses are
offered in the evening fall and spring trimesters. Credits for calculus
and/or statistics courses taken at Rutgers Business School: Graduate
Program-Newark and New Brunswick during the first trimester of
enrollment will count toward the degree, reducing the number of
elective credits taken.
Contact the Office of Admissions
(973/353-1234) for a syllabus outlining the qualifying requirements.
Faculty members assume that students will have active knowledge of the
required materials throughout the program.
Computer Proficiency
Students are expected to have basic knowledge in the use of word
processor, spreadsheet, and database programs, as well as basic DOS and
Windows skills.
Although lab sessions will be provided during
the new full-time student orientation, students with limited exposure
to computers might consider enrolling in a course prior to the
beginning of classes.
The purchase of a laptop computer is
required for full-time students. Contact the Office of Admissions for
information (973/353-1234).
