Professional MBA

The Professional MBA is designed for working professionals seeking to advance their careers. Students must have prior work experience and be currently employed full-time or part-time, completing an internship, or job shadowing.

Program Objectives

  • Develop a high level of professional competence in a specialized field.
  • Encourage broad scholarship within the field of specialization.
  • Provide supportive coursework to enhance professional competence beyond the specialization.
  • Emphasize contemporary management practices.
  • Prepare students for career advancement and potential doctoral study.

Admission Requirements

  • A bachelor’s or advanced degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum GPA of:
    • 2.5 overall, or
    • 2.6 for the last 60 hours.
  • Official transcripts from all institutions attended, sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
  • A completed application for admission.
  • English Proficiency (for international applicants):
    • TOEFL (Internet-based): Minimum 79-80
    • Duolingo: Minimum 100
    • IELTS: Minimum 6.0
    • Pearson (PTE): Minimum 53
    • U.S. College Coursework: Minimum 3.0 GPA with at least 6 credit hours
  • Credential Evaluation: Official evaluation of foreign academic work submitted before acceptance.
    • The following transcript evaluation agencies have a custom application for Campbellsville University students to ensure you get the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate.
      • For SpanTran click here.
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    • International students who do not hold a permanent resident visa in the United States must submit evidence of financial support before an I-20 form can be processed.

Program Format

  • The PMBA with IT Track is available in a hybrid format at the Louisville Education Center (LEC). Courses follow an eight-week term schedule with select hybrid courses spanning 16 weeks on Fridays or Saturdays.
  • Term Schedule:
    • Graduate Terms (8-week format):
      • Term 1: July–September
      • Term 2: September–October
      • Term 3: October–December
      • Term 4: January–March
      • Term 5: March–April
      • Term 6: May–August
    • Hybrid LEC Terms (16-week format):
      • Terms 1 & 2: July–October
      • Terms 2 & 3: August–December
      • Terms 3 & 4: October–March
      • Terms 4 & 5: January–May
      • Terms 5 & 6: March–July
      • Terms 6 & 1: May–August
  • International students must enroll full-time and register appropriately for CPT authorization.

Foundational Requirements

  • Applicants without undergraduate coursework in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics must complete prerequisite courses or pass the PMBA Primer pretests before admission.
  • PMBA Primer Details:
    • Free, one-time pretests.
    • Minimum score of 70% required; otherwise, preparatory modules must be completed.
    • Expect to spend 20-30 hours on the modules.
    • Web-based format; no textbooks required.
    • Scores do not appear on transcripts.

Course Requirements

  • Total Credit Hours: 36
  • Core Courses (27 Credit Hours)
    • ACC 601: Managerial Accounting
    • BA 601: Marketing Management
    • BA 611: Organization Theory
    • BA 602: Management Information Systems
    • BA 614: Human Resource Management
    • BA 616: Business Ethics
    • BA 620: Managerial Finance
    • BA 690: Business Strategy
    • ECO 610: Managerial Economics
  • IT Track Courses (9 Credit Hours)
    • BA 631: Project Management
    • BA 632: Information Systems Security
    • BA 633: Information Systems Infrastructure

Academic Standards

  • Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA throughout the program.
  • Grades below a C may result in academic dismissal.
  • A maximum of two C grades is allowed before dismissal.
  • A student may retake one course to improve a grade.
  • Students have six years to complete the program.

Work Experience Verification

  • PMBA hybrid courses require documented work experience as part of the course grade.
  • International students are required to be enrolled full-time and register for the appropriate experiential learning course. International students require Curricular Practical Training (CPT) authorization prior to engaging in experiential learning.

Program Availability

  • Campbellsville
  • Louisville
  • All Locations

For additional details, visit our admissions office or contact us online.

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