Customized Program BS & MBA
A person with academic objectives not readily achievable through an existing Zapara School of Business (ZSB) baccalaureate program or Master of Business Administration program may receive a Bachelor of Science degree or an MBA degree with a customized concentration from the Zapara School of Business after the completion of a special curriculum approved by the School.
Program Offered
Customized
Master of Business Administration
Quick Facts
Level
Graduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Accreditation
WASC
Description
A customized MBA curriculum must feature a minimum of forty-eight units of non-Foundation courses, including at least thirty-two units offered by the School of Business. It should feature sixteen units of concentration courses. A student completing a customized MBA concentration will be expected to meet all applicable MBA Integration and Foundation requirements.
Customized
Bachelor of Science
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Accreditation
WASC
Description
A customized BS curriculum must include the Business Core and sixteen additional units.
Customized Curriculum
- A proposal for a customized concentration should ordinarily include the following:
- A list of the courses to be included in the proposed curriculum;
- A title for the concentration, which will be the only designation to appear on the student’s diploma and transcript if the curriculum is approved; and
- Documents or other materials supportive of the proposal and requested by the Program in Customized Concentrations, including any information requested regarding the rationale for the curriculum, the curriculum’s intended academic focus, and the goals it is intended to serve
- A customized MBA/BS curriculum meeting the requirements contained in this policy may be designed and approved simultaneously for a specific cohort of students.
- No undergraduate course will fulfill any requirement for an MBA with a customized concentration.
- A customized MBA/BS concentration proposal must be approved in accordance with a review process established by the dean’s office. The Program in Customized Concentrations is primarily responsible for certifying the academic credibility of each proposed customized MBA/BS curriculum during the review process. Thus, it may require revisions in a proposal, or reject it entirely. The Program will notify the Office of University Records once a customized MBA/BS concentration has been approved.
- While the University will attempt to ensure that a person whose customized MBA/BS concentration has been approved will be able to complete requirements for the concentration on schedule, the approval of a customized MBA/BS concentration constitutes only a commitment on the university’s part to make reasonable efforts to ensure the concentration’s completion. Approval of a customized MBA/BS concentration is not a guarantee that the courses included in the proposal, or others to be substituted for them, will be available at the times required for the degree to be completed as planned.
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