Clemson's working professional MBA curriculum includes a range of relevant courses and enrichment events intended to give students a firm grasp of broad-based business fundamentals. The program's learning environment is open and interactive, drawing on the rich work experiences and varied backgrounds of the students and professors. Designed for the convenience of working professionals with a minimum of two years of post-undergraduate degree, career-related work experience, this program is typically taken part time at the University Center of Greenville in the evenings. Some students elect to take the program mostly on the Clemson campus, usually in full-time mode. Students may also focus their MBA in the health services area (available in Greenville only), or pursue dual graduate degrees, combining the MBA with another advanced degree. This program may be started in any semester (spring, summer, fall).

To accommodate the diverse backgrounds of our students, the curriculum is broken into components:

• Enrichment events (3 required) provide enhanced business-related workshops and career development training.
  
  
• Foundation courses (5 classes, 11 credit hours) give the necessary background in business concepts needed to move to more advanced topics. Students with undergraduate courses in business may have satisfied some or all of these requirements.
  
  
• The advanced graduate courses (11 classes, 33 credit hours) move the students forward to handle the realities and challenges of real business issues. In addition, students attend a choice of 3 enrichment events.
  
  
• The health services emphasis , available in Greenville only, focuses at least five of the advanced courses on the specific concerns and context of the health care industry.
  
  
• Access to a laptop computer is required and a basic knowledge of MicroSoft Excel is expected. All Career Accelerator students must have 2-years of work experience. Applicants with acceptable credentials and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 may start the foundation courses in a non-degree status prior to completing the GMAT.
  

Current Schedule of Classes:
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CURRICULUM:
Foundation Courses: These lay a solid foundation for developing the necessary knowledge and skills to handle more advanced business topics.

NOTE: Some or all of these foundation courses may be waived through prior course work or an applicable CLEP test. Contact the Clemson MBA Office in Greenville (864-250-8888, email: emba@clemson.edu) or on the Clemson campus (864-656-3975, email:mba@clemson.edu) for more information .  

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Advanced Graduate Courses: Building upon the business basics, these courses provide the analytical tools and increased sophistication in understanding and relating to the dynamic challenges of real-world business decisions. See health services emphasis for the advanced courses specific to that concentration.

* If you have a bachelor's degree in accounting from an AACSB International accredited school within the last five years or have at least two years of experience in managerial accounting, replace MBA 804 with an additional elective course.

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Health Services Emphasis: This targets health care professionals wanting to learn more about the management of health care services and/or those wishing to reposition their careers in the fast growth health care sector. This emphasis, offered in Greenville only, tries to focus the best of business knowledge and practices on the specific concerns and context of the health care industry.  Five advanced-level classes, 15 hours, must be in the Health Services area. Courses are taught by Clemson’s business and public health faculty.

* If you have a bachelor's degree in accounting from an AACSB International accredited school within the last five years or have at least two years of experience in managerial accounting, replace MBA 804 with an additional elective course.

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Email: emba@clemson.edu or mba@clemson.edu
Phone: (864) 250-8888 or (864) 656-3975
Fax: (864) 250-8889 or (864) 656-0947

Mailing Address:
Clemson MBA Program
University Center
P.O. Box 5616
225 S. Pleasantburg Dr.
Greenville, SC 29606

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Clemson MBA Program
124 Sirrine Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29631-1315

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