A series of Prerequisite, Core, and Skills courses is required to give all MBA students a common body of knowledge.  Students may be exempt from up to 15 credits of Core and Skills courses, depending on previous background verified by evaluation of transcripts, course syllabi, and exemption exam.  All entering students are required to take MGMT 501. 

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For  Penn State Great Valley prerequisites, please click on the course number in the column on the left.   
Do NOT use the course descriptions listed in the schedules to determine prerequisite requirements. 
For a complete list of PSGV MBA and certificate program prerequisites, click here.

Course #

Course Name

Schedule

B A 517

Communication Skills for Management

Summer 2008

BUSAD 501

Statistical Analysis for Managerial Decision Making

Summer 2008

MGMT 501

Behavioral Science in Business

ACCTG 512

Financial Accounting Theory and Reporting Problems

BUSAD 523

Prices and Markets 

FIN 531

Financial Management

OPMGT 510

Operations Management

MKTG 500

Marketing Management

BUSAD 551

Business Stakeholder Relations

BUSAD 537

Management Information Systems

ACCTG 524 

Managerial Accounting 

Managing & Leading People Elective

     Choose ONE of the following.

BUSAD 545

Negotiation Strategies

BUSAD 555

Full-Range Leadership Development

BUSAD 556

Diversity Leadership

MGMT 523

Organizational Change: Theory and Practice

MGMT 541

Human Resources Management

Managing Technology & Innovation Elective

     Choose ONE of the following

BUSAD 511

New Ventures I

BUSAD 576

MGMT 573

Corporate Innovative Strategies

M I S 538

Decision Support Systems

BUSAD 577
(formerly MIS 539)

Management of Information Technology

Electives

Choose from the list of electives, or petition your faculty adviser for a different elective.

MGMT 571

Strategic Management

Summer 2008