To receive regular admission to the Professional MBA program, you need a combination of satisfactory grades and a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). You can achieve provisional admission if your grade point average is 3.0 or higher or you have earned a suitable GMAT score; if you complete 12 units as a provisional student with a GPA of at least 3.0, you can move to regular status.

La Sierra’s Professional MBA comprises between 48 and 64 quarter units of work. You may waive pre-requisite/foundation courses (*) ACCT 507, ACCT 508, ECON 537 or MGMT 547 on the basis of prior academic work or documented, significant professional experience. Each course is offered 6-10 p.m. one night each week for six weeks with one additional Sunday session.

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La Sierra’s Professional MBA comprises between 48 and 64 quarter units of work. You may waive pre-requisite/foundation courses (*) on the basis of prior academic work, or documented, significant professional experience. Each course is offered 6-10 p.m. one night each week for six weeks with one additional Sunday session. Concentrations offered at our existing locations include Finance (Chino Hills), and General Management (Glendale, Los Angeles, and Riverside). However, a new cohort group may customize their major emphasis according to the interests of the group.

Pre-Requisite Foundation 0-16 units*

ACCT 507 Financial Accounting (4)

ACCT 508 Managerial Accounting (4)

ECON 537 Managerial Economics (4)

MGMT 547 Business Law (4)

Integration 12 units (Required)

MGMT 524 Communication for Managers (2)

MGMT 544 Business Ethics (2)

MGMT 545 Workplace Spirituality (2)

MGMT 546 Social Entrepreneurship (2)

MGMT 691 Management Strategy (4)

Major (min 16 units) and Electives (20-36 units)

The General Management major requires 36 units selected from at least three academic areas. For other majors, such as Finance or Human Resource Management, a student must complete at least 4 classes (16 units) from that specific discipline. Any School of Business class not used for Major requirements, Integration, or Foundation, may be used as elective courses in any of the majors. Total Integration, Major and Elective units required for MBA degree is 48.

ACCT 541 Intermediate Accounting I (4)

ACCT 542 Intermediate Accounting II (4)

ECON 540 Current Iss in the Glob Econ (4)

FNCE 521 Managerial Finance (4)

FNCE 621 Corporate Financial Strategy (4)

FNCE 668 Investments & Portfolio Analy (4)

FNCE 687 International Finance (4)

FNCE 695 Topics in Finance (4)

MGMT 534 Human Resource Mgmt (4)

MGMT 555 Crisis Management (2)

MGMT 564 Entrepreneurship (4)

MGMT 578 Organizational Behavior (4)

MGMT 584 Operations Management (4)

MGMT 587 Ldrshp Creat & Orgn’l Dyn (4)

MGMT 613 Motivation & Productivity (4)

MGMT 634 Compensation Management (4)

MGMT 636 Health Care Management (4)

MGMT 644 Employment Law (4)

MGMT 654 Public Pol & Empl & Lab Rel (4)

MGMT 655 Negotiation (2)

MGMT 657 Women in Management (4)

MGMT 695 Topics in Management (1-4)

MKTG 538 Marketing Management (4)

MKTG 631 Marketing Planning & Strat (4)

 

Taking the next step in education is a personal investment in your own future. At La Sierra University, we have a student-centered focus when it comes to the quality and cost of your education. By providing you with competitive tuition costs, eliminating many of those pesky additional fees, freezing tuition based upon your rate at program entry, and offering free access to our highly qualified Student Financial Services staff, you can be free to focus on your education.

For financial aid and financial advising, Denyu Miller, from the La Sierra University Student Financial Services Office, is available for students in our programs. You can contact Denyu Miller at: 951-785-2175 ext. 2943 or email him at dsmiller@lasierra.edu

Cost per unit: $755 for 2012-2013. Total cost for the regular program is $36,240 for students beginning during 2012-13 academic year enrolled in the traditional 48-unit program. Your tuition is frozen at the current rate of the year you begin, as long as you don’t break residency. The La Sierra MBA program is one of the best values for private education on the market today. La Sierra offers financial aid to help you cover the costs of your graduate education, and your employer may also have educational assistance available.

Information you need to know as an Executive Education Off-Campus student:

• Confirm your student Status with Admission & Records or School of Business Contact
• If you are expecting Financial Aid, apply for FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov

What kind of Federal Aid would I be eligible for?

• Professional MBA students are only eligible for Federal Loans. Maximum loans for graduate students for a school year would be $20,500; however, amount may vary based on the individual student loan aggregate and total number of units that will be completed for the school year. PMBA students must be enrolled for a minimum 4 units per quarter to be eligible for financial aid (loans).

Note: For new and returning students, our Loan process has changed. We are no longer using private lenders to process your federal loans. All federal loans will be process through the Department of Education using the following website www.studentloans.gov. Using your FAFSA pin, please complete your Mastery Promissory and Loan Entrance Counseling so as to expedite the processing of your financial aid.

If you are not planning on using financial aid or your financial aid will not cover your tuition costs, you are expected to pay in full as soon as you register. For further information regarding your finances, please contact Denyu Miller in the office of Student Financial Services at: 951-785-2175 ext. 2943 or email him at dsmiller@lasierra.edu

FALL 2012

1st Session
	MGMT 568  Conflict Resolution
2nd Session
	MGMT 534 Human Resource Mgmt

 

Winter 2013

1st Session
	MGMT 578  Organizational Behavior
2nd Session
	MGMT 655 Negotiation
	MGMT 544 Business Ethics

 

Spring 2013

1st Session
	MGMT 545 Workplace Spirituality
	MGMT 546 Social Entrepreneurship
2nd Session
	MGMT 584 Operations Management

 

Summer 2013

1st Session
	MKTG 538 Marketing Mgmt.
2nd Session
	FNCE 521 Financial Management

 

Fall 2013

1st Session
	FNCE 668 Investments & Portfolio Mgmt.
2nd Session
	MKTG 631 Marketing Planning & Strategy

 

Winter 2014

1st Session
	MGMT 578 Leadership, Creativity & Organizational Dynamics
2nd Session
	MGMT 691 Management Strategy

 

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Click here for a simple guide to courses from other institutions we accept as equivalent to certain waivable requirements in our programs.

Students who have completed previous undergraduate or graduate academic coursework in business areas may be able to waive certain classes in the MBA program, including Foundation classes (which would reduce the overall number of units required to complete the program), and certain course-specific requirements of regular (non-Foundation) degree requirements (which does not reduce the overall units required, but allows a student to advance his or her knowledge by taking different coursework in its place).

La Sierra University has determined the course equivalency of certain undergraduate business classes offered at other Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities to the undergraduate classes offered at La Sierra University. These classes, or combinations of these classes, may be used to waive MBA program requirements.

To view a chart indicating which undergraduate classes at other SDA institutions are accepted as equivalent to those offered at La Sierra University, please CLICK HERE.

If a student wishes to use one or more of these classes listed on the equivalency chart, she or he should email such a request to the MBA Advisor indicating which class(es) is/are suggested for waiver of the La Sierra requirement(s).

MBA Advisor
Mrs. Heather Miller
Email: hmiller@lasierra.edu

If a student wishes to request a waiver based on previous coursework that does not appear on the equivalency chart, she or he will need to make a formal request of the program coordinator in that area, and provide appropriate supporting documentation (syllabus of the course(s) being requested as waivers, and copy of a transcript showing units and grade earned), and copy the MBA advisor on the request. Below is the name and contact information for the program coordinators and for which areas each is responsible:

Requests for classes in Accounting, Economics and Finance:
Dr. Lee Reynolds
Email: profreynolds@sbcglobal.net

Requests for classes in Management and Marketing:
Dr. Elias Rizkallah
Email: erizkall@lasierra.edu

MBA Advisor
Mrs. Heather Miller
Email: hmiller@lasierra.edu

Please note that a student must have earned a grade of C or above in any class she or he wishes to have considered for waiver.

Please CLICK HERE. to access a waiver request form.

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If you experience any difficulty in opening the form, please first open "Adobe Reader" on your computer, then click on "File" and then "Open." Input the following complete address into the filename box: http://goo.gl/T0gvS

Once you have completed the form, save it and e-mail the .pdf and supporting documents to the appropriate contact(s) listed below.

If a student wishes to use one or more of these classes listed on the equivalency chart., she or he should email such a request to the MBA Advisor indicating which class(es) is/are suggested for waiver of the La Sierra requirement(s).

MBA Advisor
Mrs. Heather Miller
Email: hmiller@lasierra.edu

If a student wishes to request a waiver based on previous coursework that does not appear on the equivalency chart, she or he will need to make a formal request of the program coordinator in that area, and provide appropriate supporting documentation (syllabus of the course(s) being requested as waivers, and copy of a transcript showing units and grade earned), and copy the MBA advisor on the request. Below is the name and contact information for the program coordinators and for which areas each is responsible:

Requests for classes in Accounting, Economics and Finance:
Dr. Lee Reynolds
Email: profreynolds@sbcglobal.net

Requests for classes in Management and Marketing:
Dr. Elias Rizkallah
Email: erizkall@lasierra.edu

MBA Advisor
Mrs. Heather Miller
Email: hmiller@lasierra.edu

Please note that a student must have earned a grade of C or above in any class she or he wishes to have considered for waiver.

If a student wishes to have previous graduate coursework considered as units to be transferred into the 48 degree units of the MBA program, that student will need to make a formal request of the program coordinator in that area and copy the MBA Advisor, by writing a request and providing appropriate supporting documentation for each class being considered.

Please refer to the Waiver and Transfer information sheet for complete details by CLICKING HERE.

Requests for classes in Accounting, Economics and Finance:
Dr. Lee Reynolds
Email: profreynolds@sbcglobal.net

Requests for classes in Management and Marketing:
Dr. Elias Rizkallah
Email: erizkall@lasierra.edu

MBA Advisor
Mrs. Heather Miller
Email: hmiller@lasierra.edu

Please note that a student must have earned a grade of B or above for any class she or he wishes to be considered for transfer.
If you need more direction on how to request coursework be considered for waiver or transfer credit, please consult with the MBA Advisor.