Earning an MBA from the UAA College of Business and Public Policy provides students with the perspectives and skills needed to assume significant leadership and managerial roles. Through action-based learning students will learn the collaborative skills necessary to lead effective teams to success. Students will learn how to ask the right questions, to identify challenges, and generate solutions. With a thorough understanding of the underlying principles of business, students will graduate prepared to lead organizations to be adaptive to change, and realize success, in the complex global environment in which they operate. Learn more about the UAA difference today!

Our MBA program is designed to fit around your schedule! Designed around an 8:00am-5:00pm workday, our MBA program allows you to build a degree relevant to your profession and interests without disrupting your existing responsibilities during the day.

Our upcoming MBA hybrid format will provide you with even another level of flexibility so you can fit your degree into your busy life without losing the benefits of face-to-face interaction with your instructors! Students can begin completing their MBA degree in this new hybrid format in Fall 2020. Contact us to learn about the program and your options.

Additionally, as an MBA student at the College of Business and Public Policy you will experience innovative teaching techniques, such as working in and managing teams, student led classes and presentations, simulations, case studies, and role play. These are cutting-edge techniques employed by best-in-class universities nationwide. It is through these techniques you will learn the skills necessary to communicate and be successful in today's business environment.

Our MBA program has deep ties to the economy and business community in the largest metropolitan area in the state of Alaska. Through faculty, alumni, professors, and perhaps most importantly other MBA students, you will be exposed to a vast network of professionals.

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The MBA in General Management provides students with perspectives and skills to prepare them for increasingly significant managerial and leadership roles.

The focus of the program is management practice, recognizing that sound practice requires a thorough understanding of underlying management principles and techniques. The MBA graduate should be thoroughly grounded in state-of-the-art management theory and practice, aware of the complex global environment in which modern organizations operate, adaptive to change, articulate, and ethical.

The program serves full- and part-time students, and classes are generally scheduled on evenings or Saturdays. Most courses are offered in fall and/or spring, with a limited number offered in summer.

Students graduating with a Master of Business Administration in General Management will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the organization as a complex goal-seeking system interacting with and adapting to the dynamics of its external environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the key elements and tools of business performance management.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills utilizing a variety of tools and media suited to specific situations.
• Provide leadership in settings ranging from the organization-wide level to the team.
• Demonstrate professionalism through the maintenance of high standards of personal performance, teamwork, professional development and ethical behavior.

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Admission Requirements

Students may apply to enter the program at the beginning of either the fall or spring semester. Applicants must meet both the Admission Requirements for Graduate Degrees and the College of Business and Public Policy requirements outlined here.

Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25 or a GMAT score of 525 or greater is required for acceptance into the program. A GMAT quantitative score of the 30th percentile or higher is preferred for the Quantitative section*. If the score is less than the 30th percentile, students may be required to take a quantitative foundation course.

GMAT waivers may be considered for applicants who meet any of the following criteria:

• Hold another master’s degree from an accredited university.
• Hold a terminal degree from an accredited university.
• Have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher or a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher for upper-division courses.

Additional indicators for predicting success in individual cases may be provided through documented evidence of creativity and leadership, or a sustained record of accomplishment in business or other professional activity.

Each applicant must submit the following to the UAA Office of Admissions as part of their application materials:

• A statement of purpose.
• A resume, including the names and contact information of three references.

Applicants whose native language is not English must score at least 80 (Internet-based exam scale) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Students may apply to enter the program by the published university deadlines. International students will need to provide extra documentation and are advised to apply three months earlier to allow for the extra processing time.

*All students must meet a quantitative skills requirement to be admitted.

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Ready to Apply?

For more information please contact Andrea Jones (ajjones5@alaska.edu - 907-786-4101).