The Concentrations

The Gary E. West College of Business (WCOB) at West Liberty University offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in the following:

• Management
• Accounting
• Healthcare

The accelerated online MBA forum is academically robust, accessible, and focused on helping you achieve your career goals. The program is offered 100% online.

The online MBA program from West Liberty University is designed to help you enhance your core business competencies and develop the confidence to thrive as a strategic and resourceful professional. The program promotes career changing professional and personal development by providing you with advanced knowledge and tools to excel in the business world.

WLU’s online MBA program is 30-credit hours (10 courses).  Each course is offered online in an accelerated format of seven-week classes.

The program is designed with a prescribed course sequence with classes starting in January, May, and August. During the first term after admission all students will enroll in GBUS 525 – Social Responsibility & Business Ethics and a no charge, no credit 4-week MBA orientation course. Depending on the student’s preference or needs and course schedule, the MBA program with a concentration in management can be completed in as little as 12 months by taking two courses per seven-week term or at a slower pace in one year and eight months taking one course in each seven-week term. The MBA program with a concentration in accounting is taken at the slower pace over a twenty-month schedule.

Admission to the MBA Program

A bachelor’s degree, in any field, from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 2.5 overall undergraduate grade point average International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency. Prior to full admission and enrollment in courses, students must take the Inbound Placement Exam*. Applicants with identified deficiencies in one or more foundational business area are required to complete the associated online leveling/tutorial module(s)*. All required modules must be completed successfully prior to enrolling in courses. Applicants with an undergraduate degree and an overall GPA below the minimum 2.5 will be considered for provisional admission into the MBA program with the permission of the MBA Program Director. These students must meet all other requirements prior to starting coursework. A student admitted under provisional status must complete his or her first 12 credit hours or four courses in the program with a grade of “B” or higher to continue in the program.

All online MBA students must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 and adhere to the West Liberty University Code of Conduct as well as policies of the WCOB.

International Student Admission Requirements

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