The MBA degree program at LSUS is a non-thesis general MBA. The program consists of two parts: foundation courses and graduate courses. It is designed to meet the professional education needs of full-time and part-time students and is appropriate for holders of either business or non-business undergraduate degrees.

Foundation courses prepare students for the advanced material taught in the graduate courses. Students with business undergraduate degrees typically do not take foundation courses, but may need to complete some foundation coursework if their undergraduate programs did not include all of the foundation courses. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees usually need to complete up to 24 semester hours of foundation coursework, which may be taken on a pass/no credit basis. Some foundation courses have prerequisites, please check the course descriptions for details. The foundation courses, listed in their alphabetical sequence are:

FOUNDATION COURSES Total Hours: 24
Foundation Courses*	Credit Hours	Semester Offered
Accounting 285 Accounting Concepts	3 hours	Fall
Business Law 280 Legal Environment of Business	3 hours	Fall, Spring, Summer
Economics 285 Foundations of Economics	3 hours	Spring
Finance 301 Managerial Finance	3 hours	Fall, Spring, Summer
Information Systems/Decision Sciences 350 Information Systems	3 hours	Fall, Spring, Summer
Management 301 Principles of Management	3 hours	Fall, Spring, Summer
Marketing 301 Principles of Marketing	3 hours	Fall, Spring, Summer
Mathematics 260 Elementary Statistics	3 hours	Fall, Spring, Summer

Descriptions of the foundation courses taught at LSUS can be found by following the Course Descriptions link.

The 30 hours of graduate coursework consist of eight required courses and two electives. Because the MBA is an advanced degree that provides students with the knowledge and skills needed in a variety of business careers, the program is a combination of quantitative and non-quantitative courses. The required graduate courses (3 semester credits each) are:

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Total Hours: 30
Graduate Curriculum Courses	Credit Hours	Semester Offered
Accounting 701 Managerial Use of Accounting Data	3 hours	Spring
Economics 705 Economic Analysis for Management	3 hours	Fall
Finance 701 Financial Management	3 hours	Fall, Spring
Information Systems/Decision Sciences 702 Quantitative Methods in Management	3 hours	Fall
Management 701 Organizational Behavior	3 hours	Fall, Spring
Management 720* Managerial Communication	3 hours	Fall, Spring
Management 760 Organizational Strategy and Policies	3 hours	Fall, Spring
Marketing 701 Marketing Strategy	3 hours	Spring
Two elective courses from the following list: ACCT 620 ACCT 660 BLAW 730 FIN 642 FIN 650 FIN 710 ISDS 705 MADM 710 MADM 730 MADM 775 BADM 790 BADM 795	.	.

* It is recommended that MADM 720 be taken early in the program

Descriptions of the required and elective graduate courses taught at LSUS can be found by following the Course Descriptions link.

A variety of courses are offered to fulfill the elective requirement (6 semester credits). Electives allow the MBA student to select courses in a chosen area, such as finance, accounting, real estate, health care management, marketing or international business. Online courses from AACSB-International accredited business programs may be accepted with approval from the MBA Manager.

Courses at LSUS are 15 weeks long (a semester). During the summer term, courses are accelerated, but the classroom hours are equivalent to a 15-week term.