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MBA Programs at FDU

Master of Business Administration

Advance to the Next Level in Your Career. Our educational focus combines essential business skills with the global perspective that is critical for success in the 21st century.

MBAs with Six Different Specializations

4+1 Combined BA-MBA Degree

Liberal arts or business undergraduate students can earn an MBA with one additional year of study through this innovative option. Designed for the motivated learner, the Combined Degree provides you with the broadened perspective and technological skills needed to manage enterprises engaged in global business

Saturday MBA@FDU

The Saturday MBA@FDU features a balanced blend of in-class and online studies leading to an MBA in less than 21 months. Competitively priced, this 30- to 42-credit general MBA is an ideal option for business and non-business majors. Individuals with a prior academic business background may qualify to be excepted from some or all of the foundation courses (totaling 12 credits). All-day Saturday classes are offered, on average, every other weekend; the balance of other studies occurs online.

The MBA Program is 42 credits, but it is possible to waive as many as 12 foundation credits with grades of B or better within the last 5 years from an AACSB accredited college or university within the United States. Once you are accepted into the program, your transcript is reviewed to determine whether any foundation courses are eligible for waiver. For more information regarding waiver credits please visit the Waiver Policy and Procedures section of our website.
New students are notified concerning registration procedures by the Graduate Advising Office. Continuing students receive advanced registration privileges. This advanced registration begins in April for summer and fall terms and mid-November for spring and winter terms. Students may register in person with a graduate advisor, or register on their own using WebAdvisor. For more information regarding web registration, see web registration information from Enrollment Services.

Late Registration – Students registering after the first week of any semester will be required to have written permission from the instructor to register.

NOTE: Students requesting a late registration into a Silberman College of Business course should write a formal memo to the Graduate Program Director providing an explanation for their delay in enrolling and attach it to the registration form (or closed course authorization card, if applicable see below). Please be advised that writing the memo does NOT guarantee the late registration will be approved.
A leave of absence allows a student to interrupt their graduate studies if necessary. MBA students are permitted two one-semester leaves of absence. The total time to complete the degree is seven calendar years, excluding leaves of absence. A complete withdrawal from the University can also be requested on the same form.
- Domestic Students – Request for a leave of absence must be approved in writing by the MBA Program Director.
- International Students
IMPORTANT – Any student who interrupts their studies without receiving an approved leave of absence will be required to reapply to the program and will be subject to the requirements and policies in effect at the time of readmission.
Any alteration of a student’s schedule must be made in writing, with the student’s signature, to the Office of Enrollment Services. Forms to delete a course(s) are available in the Graduate Advising Office. Only those alterations with an effective date prior to the first day of the semester will be accorded a 100 percent refund of tuition or a cancellation of 100 percent of the tuition due to the University. For a full refund schedule please consult the Graduate Studies Bulletin.

Note – To receive a full refund for a Saturday class, a request must be made by the Friday prior to the first Saturday class.
At FDU, we offer Post-MBA Certificates in one of the following areas:
- Accounting
- Finance International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Pharmaceutical Management

MBA Core Curriculum Requirements

The MBA program consists of 42 credits. In addition to the requirements set forth by each specialization (10 of 42 credits) and the capstone course (2 of 42 credits), all students must complete the Silberman College of Business core requirements for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree (18 of 42 credits) that includes:

Foundation Courses (12 Credits)

The Foundation includes six two-credit courses:

For each foundation course, the Silberman College of Business grants waiver credit. The waiver policy that governs each course is established by the department responsible for that course. Requests for waivers must be submitted and approvals received before the end of the student’s first semester in the program. For further information please visit the Waiver Credit Policy Procedures section of the MBA Advising website.

Each waiver of a foundation course reduces the number of required credits by the amount indicated.

FDU MBA Core (18 Credits)

The MBA Core consists of nine required two-credit courses. These courses cannot be waived; however, a student will be eligible to transfer a maximum of two classes provided these credits have been earned in an MBA program at another AACSB-accredited institution under the conditions listed in the “Transfer Credit” section below. The MBA Core includes:

Capstone (2 Credits)

All MBA students must, within the final 8 credits of coursework, complete:

MGMT7012 Global Business Capstone

International Student Requirement

In certain circumstances it may be necessary for students to further develop their proficiency in English in order to ensure academic success. In these cases students are required to take the English for Professional Success course EPS 5109 as well as the lab EPS 5119.

NOTE: Although EPS is a zero credit course students may elect to apply three developmental credits (using EPS) to their first semester plus six credits of graduate coursework to complete full-time student schedule requirements.

Transfer Credit

A maximum of 6 nonwaivable credits of graduate course work required for a degree may be approved for transfer from another AACSB accredited college or university under the following conditions:

the course work must be approved as part of the student’s program of studies;
it must not have been applied to the completion of the requirements for another degree;
it must have been taken at the graduate level;
it must have been taken within the past five years; and
the student must have received a grade of B or better.

Approval of transfer credit will be made by petition to the department chairperson. A transcript of the course work must be on file before the petition can be considered. Only grades for courses taken at Fairleigh Dickinson University or taken off-campus with authorization figure into the cumulative grade point ratio.