Business Administration, P.M.B.A.

The new one-year, weekend Professional Master of Business Administration program at Fontbonne University is designed for busy professionals looking to enhance their expertise and opportunities for career advancement. While working with their peers, students will focus on the identification, analysis and solution of complex management problems. All Fontbonne faculty members have professional experience in and out of the classroom relevant to student learning. As leaders looking for relevant, real-world knowledge, students will interact with a variety of professionals currently in industry through our unique professional development seminar designed to expand application of topics being taught in the classroom. The courses in this degree are offered in face-to-face format.

Admission

For detailed information on university admission policies, please refer to the graduate program information  section in this catalog. In addition, the Eckelkamp College of Global Business and Professional Studies requires the following:

1. A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, degree-granting college or university. Official transcripts must be received directly from the institution.
2. A completed application form
3. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
4. Students are required to have 3 years of cumulative professional work experience to apply for program.

A maximum of six credit hours of graduate work may be transferred into the program at the discretion of the academic administration of the college. Such graduate transfer credit must:

1. Be approximately equivalent to a specific course in the curriculum.
2. Have a letter grade of A or B.
3. Have been earned at an accredited, degree-granting institution of higher education.
4. Have been completed within the six years prior to entry.

Requirements and Policies

1. Students must complete all courses in the graduate program’s curriculum.
2. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required for the program. A student receiving a grade less than B- in two or more courses or an F in one course in the curriculum may be dismissed from the program, notwithstanding a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
3. The maximum time for completion of the program is six years from the date of the beginning of the first course in the program.
4. Business faculty admission council will review all applications.