ACCEPTED INTO MBA PROGRAM!!

[FMitchell5036]

University of Texas at Permian Basin
and
Missouri State Univ.

After already getting rejected at Louisiana State at Shreveport (back in August) and
accepted at Mississippi State last week.

FYI - Mississippi State, Missouri State, and UTPB all asked for my Sophia and Study transcripts.

Which is your first choice?

I'm think I'm leaning between UTPB and Missouri State.

UTPB will cost $10,380, they have 6 terms per year, 30 credits 10 classes, and I definitely can graduate by December 2021 by taking 2 classes for 5 terms or spreading it out over 6 and take 1 class the first and last terms of the calendar year.

Missouri's regular tuition before leveling course needed is $11,682, they have regular, Spring, Summer, Fall semesters, with some classes offered during a, 8-week block for a part of a term, but not all, most classes are full-term classes, and their program is 33 credits, 11 classes, plus out of their 6 prerequisite/Foundation business courses, they only accepted 5 from my transcript, which means I have to take FIN 600 at cost of about $1062 bringing the total for Missouri to $12,744. It may be hard to graduate in December  2021 from here, as I would have to take 4 classes each for Spring Summer and Fall. With the amount of 8-week block classes they offer I would at least be taking 3 classes all at once. The plus side, they have built into the MBA program a Graduate Certificate without having to take any extra classes. And I like the idea of earning at Graduate Certificate in Management, Entrepreneurship, or Leadership. You actually can plan it to earn 2 Graduate Certificates in Management and Leadership, if you choose the right electives that overlap. See below for other grad certificates offered.

Graduate Certificates
Focus your MBA with specialization in the following areas:

• Computer Information Systems *
  
• Cybersecurity *
  
• Data Analytics
  
• Entrepreneurship
  
• Finance *
  
• Financial Analysis *
  
• International Business
  
• Leadership
  
• Management
  
• Marketing*
  
• Quantitative Enterprise Risk Management*
  
• Project Management * 
  

I'm debating. I will have a better idea after I speak to my academic advisor at Missouri tomorrow. Already spoke to advisor at UTPB today.

Thanks and any feedback is appreciated!

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Good, you got good information about MSU MBA program, but there is one issue. All the graduate certifications (Management, Entrepreneurship, or Leadership) can not take online yet. Some of the classes you need to go take on campus. You can confirm with the advisor, when those graduate certifications can be fully online. I am current taking MSU MBA in cybersecurity and Finance.

 Wow, thanks for the heads up. I thought I had my degree plan all planned out. I just got off of the phone with the academic advisor. And she explained what you just told me, not all classes in those particular Grad Certs are online. ANd I'm interested in any of the rest that are. That changes things because I was 99% sure I wanted to go to Missouri. The added bonus of getting a Grad certificate justified the higher cost of the program to me, and having to take FIN 600 foundation course. But now it is not possible, Univ of TX Permian Basin is looking better to me, only 10 classes and $2300 cheaper.

question, what class did you take and where, did they use to check off your FIN 600 Foundation Course. I'm trying to figure out is there anyway I can transfer it in cheaper from Study, Straighterline, or TESU. The advisor is checking to see if FIN 301 or 104 from Study.com would fulfill the prereq.

thanks