The Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program will prepare candidates to advance professionally as effective, innovative and ethical leaders. The program will equip professionals with the competitive skills, knowledge, and experience to effectively use technology, engage people, enact change, improve operations, and reach individual professional goals. Students will emerge from the program with the practical knowledge and critical-thinking skills to enhance their organization and advance their career. The MBA program is globally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Admission Requirements

Master of Business Administration Admission Requirements

Admission standards for graduate studies at California Baptist University can be found under Graduate Program Admission in the Online and Professional Studies section of the University Catalog. Additional admission requirements for graduate program in Business Administration are:

1. Grade Point Average
   • Applicants are considered based on a combination of GPA, management, and professional work experience. The minimum GPA is 2.5
2. Prerequisites
   Applicants should possess the following common body of knowledge from prerequisite courses, acceptable scores on pre-approved academic leveling exams, or approved work related experience in:
   • Business and Organizational Management
   • Business Ethics
   • Business Finance
   • Business Law
   • Business Policy and Strategy
   • International Business
   • Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
   • Principles of Accounting I
   • Principles of Marketing
   • Statistics
   • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
3. Two recommendations, completed on forms provided, from academic or professional sources. Family members and friends may not complete recommendations
4. Comprehensive essay of at least 500 words that includes the following:
   • Purpose for entering the program
   • Long-term professional goals
   • Reasons for choosing to study at California Baptist University
   • Factors that will make applicant a good MBA candidate
5. Current resume

Additional Requirements for Accounting Concentration

Additional admission requirements for the Accounting Concentration are:

1. Prerequisites
   • Auditing
   • Federal Income Tax Accounting
   • Intermediate Accounting I
   • Intermediate Accounting II