MBA Comprehensive Curriculum Overview

The West Chester University MBA is accredited through AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the leading international accrediting body for business programs.

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The WCU MBA follows a Comprehensive Curriculum model in which students are exposed to a wide-range of business issues. The Comprehensive Curriculum is intended to prepare students with the knowledge and skill sets to manage and lead across nearly any industry and business situation.

Our MBA Program consist of 34 credits (eleven 3-credit courses and one 1-credit course) of MBA-Level courses for all students and 15 credits (five 3-credit courses) of Foundation-Level courses, though under certain conditions Foundation-Level courses may be waived. Thus, the total number of credits needed will vary depending on the student and can range from 34 to 49 credits.

For further information on each category click on the appropriate link below.

Foundation-Level Course Requirements - Total 15 credits
Five Foundation courses are required though it is possible that some students may be permitted to waive some or all of these requirements.

MBA-Level Business Core Courses - Total 31 credits
The course offerings in this section represent advanced coverage of major functional and strategic business areas. All courses at the MBA-level must be taken by all MBA students.

Elective Course - Total 3 credits
To complete their MBA requirements, students must take at least one elective course from one of the following areas: Accounting, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, or Technology & E-Commerce.

The West Chester University MBA Program