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Recommended MBA Online Study Plans


Note that electives are normally only offered in the summer, and core courses are only offered in the fall and spring. There are some exceptions. MBA Evening and MBA Online students have up to seven years to complete your degree. MBA 502, 529, 565, 556, 577, & 554 may be taken in any order.

This is only a suggested guide and you may deviate from this plan with the following exception: **You will not be permitted to take Strategic Management until you have completed at least four MBA core courses. *We strongly recommend that you take Managerial Accounting and Global Managerial Finance before you take Strategic Management


  One Year Two Year Four Year
First Semester
- Year 1
MBA 502
MBA 529
Choose any two remaining core courses except
MBA 593
MBA 502
MBA 554



MBA 502




Second Semester
- Year 1
Choose any four remaining core courses including
MBA 593
MBA 529 and choose any 1 of the remaining core courses except MBA 593 MBA 529


Summer Semester
- Year 1
Elective 1
Elective 2
Elective 1

Elective 1

First Semester
- Year 2
  Choose any 2 of the remaining core courses. Choose 1 remaining core course except MBA 593
Second Semester
- Year 2
  MBA 593 and choose any 1 of the remaining core courses Choose 1 remaining core course except MBA 593
Summer Semester
- Year 2
  Elective 2 Elective 2
First Semester
- Year 3
    Choose one of the remaining core classes
Second Semester
- Year 3
    Choose one of the remaining core classes
Summer Semester
- Year 3
    N/A
First Semester
- Year 4
    Choose one of the remaining core classes
Second Semester
- Year 4
    MBA 593
Contact the MBA Department, College of Business Grove Hall 324 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-477-1483