The Master of Business Administration program leads towards mastery of all aspects of Business Administration and is the standard for upper-level management functions. It highlights specific business functions as well as a cross-functional view of the business enterprise. Concentrations in Accounting, Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, and Economic Development may lead toward certification or advanced specialization in those fields.

Program Coordinator:  Dr. Cathy Scott, Founders Hall, Suite 309, Phone: 972-338-1357, Email: Cathy.Scott@untdallas.edu

Academic Standards

  • The MBA program requires that a student maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B) or better.

  • The School of Business Admissions Committee will recommend dismissal of a student from the master’s program if the student receives two course grades below C (for purposes of this rule, the lowest grade received in a course is used).

  • MBA students may not graduate with more than two C’s in their program requirements, although a course may be repeated to raise a grade of C or less.

  • Master’s students whose academic performance falls below a cumulative 3.0 GPA on all graduate work attempted will be notified by the Office of Graduate Admissions that they have been placed on academic probation.

  • Students will remain on probation and be allowed to re-enroll for a subsequent term/semester as long as they achieve a minimum 3.0 GPA on all graduate work attempted during the term/semester even if their overall graduate GPA remains under 3.0.

  • Students on probation who fail to make a 3.0 GPA in graduate work attempted during a term/semester (fall, spring or summer) will be notified by the Office of Graduate Admissions that they have been placed on academic suspension for one term/semester (fall, spring or summer) during which the student may not enroll at UNT Dallas.

  • Probationary students who have previously been placed on suspension will be notified by the Office of Graduate Admissions that they have been terminated from the program should they fail to make a 3.0 GPA on all graduate work attempted during an academic term/semester (fall, spring or summer).

  • Course work taken at another university by a student on suspension cannot be applied toward the degree program.

Course Offering Sequence

MBA Core and Concentration Courses are offered in a cohort rotation throughout the year. Deviating from the cohort degree plan schedule may extend your time in the program.

Courses are offered in an 8-week hybrid format during the fall and spring terms and in an 8-week online format during the summer. Hybrid courses meet on campus the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Saturday of an 8-week term. Morning classes meet from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM; afternoon classes meet from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

More about the MBA with a Concentration in Economic Development

Offered in partnership with The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). A student who successfully completes the requirements of this concentration will earn an MBA with a concentration in Economic Development from UNT Dallas and a Graduate Certificate in Economic Development from USM. 

Students enrolled in the MBA Economic Development Concentration must meet all deadlines and follow all policies and procedures for both universities as outlined in the universities’ academic catalogs. Additionally, students must satisfy the degree requirements for the MBA Program of the Graduate School at UNT Dallas and the Graduate Certificate in Economic Development requirements for The University of Southern Mississippi.

Students who wish to pursue this concentration must apply and be admitted for graduate study by both the UNT Dallas MBA program and The University of Southern Mississippi Graduate School for the Graduate Certificate in Economic Development program.

Fall semester admission intakes only.

(It is recommended applicants apply early for this concentration. UNT Dallas and USM admission deadlines, processing timelines, and semester start dates may differ.)

The four (4) USM courses below are required:

  • ED 722 - Economic Development Theory & Research Methods (Fall)

  • ED 646 - Business Attraction & Retention (Fall)

  • ED 736 - Real Estate and Land Use Planning (Spring)

  • ED 725 - Entrepreneurship and Technology-Based Economic Development (Spring)

Course descriptions can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3g1Cujy.

In addition to the UNT Dallas Graduate School and MBA degree requirements outlined in this catalog, students pursuing the MBA Economic Development concentration and the Graduate Certificate in Economic Development also have the following additional requirements:

  • USM: A grade-point average of 3.0 and no grade less than a “C” are required for a graduate student to be in good academic standing. Students who fail to meet these requirements will be placed on probation.

  • USM: Course retake is limited to one course: On the recommendation of a student’s graduate committee or advisor, a student may retake one course throughout the entire degree program to improve the grade point average (GPA).

UNT Dallas: A grade of B or better must be earned in each Economic Development concentration course taken at USM to be accepted as a transfer as defined by the Use of Transfer Credit policy.