Business Administration Professional Program, MBA (online)

This innovative master’s in business program enables you to earn a prestigious BGSU MBA online with the flexibility to accommodate the schedules of working professionals. You will study managerial accounting, marketing management and strategy, financial management in global environments, strategy design and implementation, business ethics and law, and much more. In addition to our dynamic core curriculum, you can choose electives that fit your interests and goals. For the Online MBA, you must complete core courses and a capstone course, but also have an opportunity to select some electives for a concentration. The four concentrations that students can choose from are General MBA, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, and Marketing. If you do not hold an undergraduate degree in business, then you must take an additional corequisite foundation courses (these can be taken concurrently with MBA core courses).  The program can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Master’s degree, students in the MBA program are expected to be able to:

• Goal 1: Demonstrate competency in business knowledge and its application.  
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of core business knowledge
  • Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of strategy in the global environment
  • Demonstrate competency in integrating knowledge across business disciplines.

• Goal 2: Demonstrate competency in applying business knowledge appropriate problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Identify a business problem, develop and critically evaluate and prioritize alternative solutions, and make recommendations and provide appropriate support

• Goal 3: Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills 
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Prepare effective business communication and reports
  • Make effective oral presentations in both individual and team settings.
  • Demonstrate the understanding and application of teamwork.

• Goal 4: Recognize the ethical aspects of business.
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Apply appropriate professional ethics knowledge in dealing with common ethical situations confronting managers.
• Goal 5: Recognize the roles of leaders in shaping behavior to achieve individual and organizational success.
  Outcomes: Students will -
  • Demonstrate an understanding of motivation and leadership concepts.

Admission Requirements

Spring Session 1 deadline is December 28^th.  Spring Session 2 deadline is February 22^nd.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 years of career experience. Career experience is defined as employment in an hourly or salaried capacity in an organization or organizations. In addition to typical employment experiences an applicant`s Military Service, Peace Corp Service, Student Internships and Co-ops (paid and unpaid) are to be included when identifying the total time of professional or career experience.
• Three References
• Professional Resume

International applicants are required to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTEA). Successful completion of ELS 112 will also be accepted for this requirement. 

Additionally, Duolingo test scores will be accepted for applications through Summer 2025. Applicants of the Graduate College who have completed a previous degree (associate, bachelor’s master’s or doctorate) from a U.S. college/university or are from a country (click here for a complete list) in which instruction was delivered in English (and attended the university for at least two years) are exempt from providing these test scores.

Application Requirements

Admissions Categories and Grade Point Average Requirements

International Application Information

Degree Requirements