Business Administration, MBA

MBA Mission

The Master of Business Administration program in Online, Nontraditional, and Graduate Education extends OBU’s mission through rigorous graduate programs that help students transform their careers, their lives, and their world through:

• professional, real-world, results-minded instruction
• a Christ-centered outlook on the world
• a global perspective

MBA Program Admission Requirements:

Official Admissions Requirements

Application - MBA Application  

• Official Academic transcript  
• An earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a foreign equivalent as approved by specific program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The undergraduate degree does not need to be in a business field.   
• Students with a GPA within the range of 2.0-3.0 may be conditionally accepted into the MBA Program at Oklahoma Baptist University. Conditional acceptance is contingent upon the submission of additional admissions materials, as determined by the program director. These materials may include letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, a resume, or additional academic transcripts.  

MBA Program Prerequisite Policy

• Applicants to the MBA program who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field are required to demonstrate basic competency in general business knowledge before admission. This includes proficiency in financial accounting, economics, finance, and business math/statistics.  
• Demonstration of basic competency in general business knowledge including financial accounting, economics, finance, and business math and statistics is required.   
• Competency can be demonstrated by submitting transcripts demonstrating successful completion of coursework in the required areas at an accredited institution.  
• Passing the appropriate College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)* Exams; or passing the appropriate Ivy Software Examination (Pre-Course Assessment or Post-Course Exam)  
  • Create an account with Ivy Software  
  • Courses are $100 each. If a student passes the Beginning Assessment Test, they pass the course and Ivy Software will refund $75 as long as the student contacts Ivy Software and it is verified that they passed the Beginning Assessment Test.   

Integrated OBU Bachelor’s Degree/ MBA Degree Program

Admission Requirements  

• Official Transcript  
• Official Recommendation

Integrated Online Courses 

• Our integrated classes are offered in the traditional graduate format of 8-week online classes.  
• Undergraduate students may count up to 12 hours of OBU MBA cross-listed course work for undergraduate credit. The program effectively reduces the number of OBU MBA credit hours needed to be taken in year five from 33 to 21. The following 12 hours of required business courses must be completed for provisional admission to the MBA degree program:  

• FIN 3403 - Introduction to Business Finance  
• MATH 2003 - Basic Statistics  
• ACCT 2013 - Principles of Accounting I  
• ECON (Micro or Macro)  

Transfer Requirements 

A maximum of six credit hours or two courses from an accredited graduate school will be considered for transfer credit in the MBA. See the full policy on transferring credit in the Transfer Credit section.

MBA Graduation Requirements 

• Successful completion of 33 credit hours. 
• Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all OBU coursework.  
• Fulfillment of all financial obligations to the University.  
• Payment of graduation fee.  

• Approval by the Council of Online, Nontraditional, and Graduate Education minus student membership.