When we seek something more,
we become something greater.
Student-focused, flexible in delivery, top ranked amongst the region’s part-time programs (US News & World Report, 2022) and faculty that know your name & your professional goals.
Applicaton Deadlines and Program Start Dates
Master of Business Administration
Xavier University’s MBA program uses rolling admissions, so there is no fixed application deadline and students may start in the fall, spring, or summer.
Recommended submission dates are August 1 for fall entry and December 1 for spring entry. International applicants should apply by January 1.
Executive MBA
The Executive MBA program offers rolling admissions, with applications accepted until July 1 for the fall cohort. The program begins each fall semester in August.
Take the next step in your career.
Xavier’s full-time MBA offers rolling admission with no formal deadline, though applicants are encouraged to apply by Aug. 1 for fall or Dec. 1 for spring to ensure timely processing and registration.
Xavier's EMBA program starts each fall. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until July 1 for the following fall semester. Scholarship applications are due June 1 for priority consideration.
MBA programs at Xavier University no longer require the GMAT or GRE test scores of applicants.
Sample Courses and Curriculum
The total number of credit hours required to complete the MBA program varies from a minimum of 39 hours (all foundation skills waived with a nine-credit-hour concentration) to a maximum of 48 hours (all foundation skills and a 12-credit-hour concentration in Finance).
- ACCT 550 - Managerial Accounting (3)
- BAIS 550 - Business Information Systems (3)
- BAIS 551 - Operational Analysis (3)
- BLAW 550 - Business Law and Ethics (3)
- BUAD 550 - International Business (3) or other approved course
-
The MBA program concludes with a capstone course integrating foundation and core knowledge. Students enroll in their final semester.
Students must complete at least nine credit hours of electives. A concentration fulfills this requirement.
Concentration areas include:
- Business Administration
- Business Intelligence
- Finance
- Innovation
- Change/Entrepreneurship
- International Business
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Values-Based Leadership
- ACCT 750 - Financial Accounting (3)
- BAIS 752 - Operations Supply Chain Management (3)
- BLAW 755 - Business Law & Ethics (3)
- BUAD 755 - International Residency (4)
- ECON 750 - Managerial Economics (3)
- MGMT 751 - Leading Organizations Macro (3)
Experiential Learning Courses
BUAD 751
A 12-week course in which students apply an integrated approach of classwork from Strategy, Finance and Marketing to develop a strategic recommendation for a local small business ($1M - $10M in annual sales).
BUAD 752/754
A six-month capstone project with a different set of client companies, requiring a full-scale internal and external analysis. Students identify, select, plan and provide an implementation strategy to senior management.