Texas A&M International University College of Business Administration Recent Recognitions 1
College of Business Administration UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting (BBA-ACC) Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Management Information Systems (BBA-MIS) Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in: Business Administration (BBA-BA) International Economics (BBA-ECO) Finance (BBA-FIN) Management (BBA-MAN) Marketing (BBA-MKT) College of Business Administration GRADUATE DEGREES Doctorate in International Business Administration (Ph.D. - IBA) MBA in Business Administration (MBA) (Taught in English and Spanish) MBA with a major in International Banking (MBA-IBK) Master of Business Administration in International Trade (MBA-IT) Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc) Master of Science in Information Systems (MS-IS) http://www.tamiu.edu/gradschool/prospective_students.shtml 2
MBA Admission Requirements Statement of Purpose 2 Letters of Reference Résumé Complete application for graduate admission accompanied by a $25.00 non-refundable application fee. Official transcripts must be received in a sealed and signed envelope sent directly from all previous universities attended. Official GRE or GMAT test scores (within the last 5 years) must be sent directly from ETS. Students whose native language is not English or do not have an undergraduate degree from a U.S. university must submit TOEFL scores of 213 computerized or 550 paper-based and required financial documentation. Test scores must be dated within two years of anticipated semester of enrollment. http://www.tamiu.edu/gradschool/pdfs/coba_mba_eng_brochure.pdf MBA Business Foundation The following Business Foundation is required of all students entering any of our MBA programs*: ACC5300 Accounting Concepts MIS5300 Information Systems Concept DS5300 Business Quantitative Methods ECO5300 Economic Concepts FIN5300 Business Finance Concepts MGT5300 Management Concepts MKT5300 Marketing Concepts POM5300 Production and Operations Management *A student admitted into our MBA program and who earned an undergraduate degree in business from an AACSB- International university will be waived from the business foundation. Alternatively, students may be waived from any or all of the business foundation courses by presenting evidence of having taken equivalent course work at either the undergraduate or graduate level at any recognized institution of higher education. 3
MBA Business Core REQUIRED MBA COURSES 21 SCH BA5310 Research Methodology BA5390 Strategic Management ACC5310 Financial Statement Analysis ECO5310 Managerial Economics FIN5310 Financial Management MGT5310 Seminar in Management Concepts MKT5310 Seminar in Marketing Management To remain in good standing, students must have a minimum average of 3.00/4.00 ( B ) for the courses listed above. MBA Concentration CONCENTRATION 9 SCH Accounting Information Systems International Business International Finance International Trade Economics Logistics Management Marketing 4
TAMIU-UR Dual Degree Program Spring 2005 TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Laredo, Texas UNIVERSIDAD REGIOMONTANA, Monterrey, Mexico TAMIU-UR Dual Degree Program Students must meet all TAMIU MBA admission requirements. Students take 8 courses from Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) MBA Program and 8 courses from one of Universidad Regiomontana (UR) Masters in Business Program. 2 of the courses taken from the Masters at UR will be transferred to the MBA at TAMIU Students obtain 2 Masters degrees, pending all graduation requirements. Students take 2 TAMIU MBA courses per semester, one onsite at UR and one online. The TAMIU MBA courses taught onsite at UR are delivered by TAMIU faculty members intensively on approximately five weekends per semester. 5
TAMIU-UR Dual Degree Program UR covers all transportation and per diem expenses of TAMIU faculty members delivering courses onsite in Monterrey. Current tuition and fees for Texas residents is $605.05 for one class and $1,122.10 for two classes per semester Current tuition and fees for non-residents of Texas is $1,430.05 for one class and $2,772.10 for two classes. For online courses add $150 per course to the total tuition and fees. Students from Monterrey may qualify for the Mexican Tuition Waiver Program. This may allow students from Mexico to pay Texas resident tuition and fees. Total tuition and fees is subject to change. Students must meet all TAMIU MBA requirements to remain in good standing. TAMIU-UR Dual Degree Program The following Business Foundation is required of all students entering any of our MBA programs*: ACC5300 Accounting Concepts MIS5300 Information Systems Concept DS5300 Business Quantitative Methods ECO5300 Economic Concepts FIN5300 Business Finance Concepts MGT5300 Management Concepts MKT5300 Marketing Concepts POM5300 Production and Operations Management *A student admitted into our MBA program and who earned an undergraduate degree in business from an AACSB- International university will be waived from the business foundation. Alternatively, students may be waived from any or all of the business foundation courses by presenting evidence of having taken equivalent course work at either the undergraduate or graduate level at any recognized institution of higher education. 6
TAMIU-UR Dual Degree Program REQUIRED MBA COURSES 21 SCH BA5310 Research Methodology BA5390 Strategic Management ACC5310 Financial Statement Analysis ECO5310 Managerial Economics FIN5310 Financial Management MGT5310 Seminar in Management Concepts MKT5310 Seminar in Marketing Management CONCENTRATION International Business* 9 SCH *Two courses transferred from UR and one delivered by TAMIU TAMIU-UR Dual Degree Program STATUS OF THE PROGRAM Started with a cohort of 14 students in spring 2005 7 students graduate in December 2006 Current cohort of 38 students Projected to 50 students by fall 2007 7