Early Advantage MBA

The Early Advantage MBA Program is a 16-20-month program for recent graduates/students with little-to-no work experience. Designed to give graduates an early career advantage in the workplace, the program emphasizes real-world projects, consulting projects, cases, required internships, and a two-semester integrated capstone experience. Students also participate in a week-long international trip.

Please note that not all courses listed are offered every year, courses listed may be dropped from the curriculum, and new courses not listed may be added to provide instruction in the latest management topics.

Curriculum (55.5 credits)

Area 1: Foundation (3 credits)

Area 2: Core (33 credits)

Area 3: Integrating (7.5 credits)

Area 4: Electives (12 credits)

Students must take a total of 12 credits. Courses can be 1.5 or 3 credits.

Concentrations

Students have the option to complete a single (9 credit hours) or a dual (18 credit hours) in the following areas:

Business Analytics
Entrepreneurship (ENT)
Finance (FIN)
International Business (INTL)
Marketing (MKT)
Operations and Technology Management (OTM)
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Enterprise (SESE)

Elective courses listed below are not offered each semester or academic year.
Each elective can only count toward one concentration.
Only one consulting project may be taken for a total of 3 credit hours.
Only one travel elective course can towards an INTL concentration.

Business Analytics

At least 6 credits from the following:

Early Advantage MBA

Curriculum (55.5 credits)

Area 1: Foundation (3 credits)

Area 2: Core (33 credits)

Area 3: Integrating (7.5 credits)

Area 4: Electives (12 credits)

Concentrations

Business Analytics

At least 6 credits from the following:

At most 3 credits from the following:

Entrepreneurship

At least 6 credits from the following:

At most 3 credits from the following:

Finance

At least 6 credits from the following:

At most 3 credits from the following:

Marketing

9 credits from the following:

International Business

At least 6 credits from the following:

At most 3 credits from the following:

Operations and Technology Management

At least 3 credits from the following:

At most 6 credits from the following:

Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Enterprise

Requires both courses:

3 credits from the following: