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Ship MBA Evening Programs

The Ship MBA program format is designed to meet the needs for both working professionals on a part-time basis and those seeking to attend on a full-time basis. Shippensburg allows evening MBA students to choose to attend classes on campus in an in-person format or synchronously online. (Students choose the format when they register for a particular course.) Courses are taught in accelerated, eight-week sessions. This provides students to concentrate fully on each course and to complete courses more quickly. For working professionals the program can be completed in two years, taking two courses a semester and two courses in the summer. In addition students can choose a MBA concentration with additional credit requirements including Management Information Systems (MIS), Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Finance (FIN).

AACSB Accredited Program

The John L. Grove College of Business is accredited by AACSB International, which certifies the quality of the curriculum, faculty, and support services. The Ship MBA l program consists of 10 courses (30 credits), which includes 8 core courses and 2 elective courses. The core courses cover critical elements of business management in today's technologically advanced and global business environment.

The course sequence is flexible, as the core courses do not have prerequisites beyond the basic requirements to enter the MBA program.

MBA Course Schedules

MBA Concentrations

Ship MBA Evening Admission Requirements

Ship MBA Online

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate course work and degree, relevant work experience, and goals statement will be evaluated and form the basis for admission. To be eligible for admission to the MBA Program applicants must:

Have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Applicants will be evaluated on grade point average, course content, work experience, job level, leadership ability, team skills, suitability of goals, and whether they graduated from an AACSB-regionally accredited college.
Submit a current resume through your Ship Admissions portal.
Submit a goals statement through the "Program Statement/Questionnaire" link in your Ship Admissions portal.

In addition, applicants are required to meet the following prerequisites: Work experience or undergraduate credits in:

quantitative analysis
computer usage
oral and written communications

These areas are covered in the following courses offered at Shippensburg University:

ENG 114 Academic Writing Credits
SCM 200 Statistical Applications in Business
MIS 142 Business Computer Systems
HCS 100 Introduction to Human Communication

To go directly into the Upper Level MBA course, applicants must have the 18 semesters hours of prerequisite knowledge in accounting, economics, finance, organizational behavior, marketing and operations management. These areas are covered in the following courses offered at Shippensburg University:

ACC 200 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ECO 113 Principles of Economics
FIN 311 Financial Management
SCM 200 Statistical Applications in Business
SCM 330 Supply Chain and Operations Management
MIS 142 Business Computer Systems
MGT 305 Organizational Behavior
MKT 205 Principles of Marketing

Foundation courses can be substituted for some or all of the above prerequisites. Students can be admitted to the MBA without having completed all prerequisite foundation courses, but they will not be permitted to register for any particular graduate course unless they meet the specific prerequisites for the course they would like to take.

Ship MBA Evening Degree Requirements

Ship MBA Online

Degree Requirements

Foundation Courses (16 credits) – or equivalent coursework

BSN-511 Business Operations (4 credits)
BSN-519 Essentials of Information Systems (2 credits)
BSN-520 Economics for Business Administration (2 credits)
BSN-521 Essentials of Accounting (2 credits)
BSN-530 Essentials of Finance (2 credits)
BSN-531 Essentials of Organizational Behavior (2 credits)
BSN-534 Essentials of Marketing (2 credits)

The Foundations courses may be waived if an applicant has 18 semester hours of prerequisite knowledge in accounting, economics, finance, organizational behavior, marketing, and operations management. These areas are covered in the following courses offered at Shippensburg University:

ACC 200 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
ECO 113 Principles of Economics
FIN 311 Financial Management
SCM 200 Statistical Applications in Business
SCM 330 Supply Chain and Operations Management
MIS 142 Business Computer Systems
MGT 305 Organizational Behavior
MKT 205 Principles of Marketing

Core Courses Required (21 credits)

Complete any 7 of the following 8 core courses (3 credits each)

MBA 502 Managerial Accounting
MBA 529 Corporate Financial Management
MBA 548 IT Management and Innovation
MBA 554 International Business
MBA 556 Organizational Leadership
MBA 565 Contemporary Decision Making
MBA 570 Marketing Management
MBA 577 Supply Chain Management

Capstone Course (3 credits)

MBA 593 Strategic Management (may be taken only after completion of at least four MBA core classes)

Possible Electives (6 credits)

MBA 550 Business Environment of Europe
MBA 557 Negotiation
MBA 558 Ethics and Sustainability
MBA 571 International Marketing Management
MBA 575 Global Supply Chain Management
SCM 590 Warehousing and Distribution
SCM 515 Procurement
SCM 555 Supply Chain Quality Management
FIN 512 Investment Analysis
FIN 520 Financial Risk Management
FIN 525 Multinational Business Finance
FIN 533 Applied Financial Analysis
Others possible based on student and faculty interests