Mission Statement
The School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology programs provide a broad-based curriculum preparing students for professional careers in Accounting, Business Administration, or Technology. MBU prepares students to become successful through curriculum tied to industry expectations coupled with real-world experienced faculty who share their faith-based knowledge and insights. The instruction provided by faculty enables students to shine bright and make a positive impact on their world.
Accounting Mission Statement: In accordance with the mission of Missouri Baptist University and the School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology, the Accounting program prepares students for the ethical and professional practice of accounting from a Biblically-based Christian perspective. Students are taught the foundational knowledge and skills of accounting along with the current technologies being applied in the field to meet business needs.
Business Administration: In accordance with the mission of Missouri Baptist University and the School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology, the Business Administration program prepares students to identify business needs, problems, and opportunities and apply relevant solutions from a Biblically-based Christian perspective. Students will learn foundational business knowledge and skills in the curriculum with flexibility to specialize.
Cybersecurity Mission Statement: In accordance with the mission of Missouri Baptist University and the School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology, the Cybersecurity program provides a curriculum from a Christian worldview with strong core technical knowledge in the specialization of Cybersecurity. We are committed to providing a high-quality education that stresses a Christ-centered excellence in scholarship and ethical application of cybersecurity skills to develop tomorrow’s cybersecurity leaders. The goal is to prepare students to meet the business information security challenges that are constantly changing as cyber-crime advances.
Network Engineering: In accordance with the mission of Missouri Baptist University and the School of Accounting, Business Administration, & Technology, the Network Engineering program provides a curriculum to prepare students to meet the challenges of business technology needs from a Christian worldview. The faculty are committed to providing high-quality education, technological skills, and fundamental core concepts of network engineering to successfully support the constant change within the business environment. Faculty are dedicated to preparing students based on a spiritual foundation to be in the forefront of a rapidly changing industry.
Associate of Science in Business Administration
A minimum of 64 semester hours are required to earn the Associate of Science degree with a choice of concentration in Accounting, Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Management, Marketing, or Organizational Leadership including the general education, business, and chosen concentration courses listed below.
Transfer credits will be accepted into this program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 42 semester hours of credit, up to 15 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 22 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Associate of Science degree.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all major (business component and concentration) courses and achieve an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the associate degree in Business Administration.
Certificate in Accounting
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Accounting Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Accounting Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Accounting Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the accounting certificate.
Certificate in Business Administration
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Business Administration Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Business Administration Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Business Administration Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the Business Administration certificate.
Certificate in Cybersecurity
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Cybersecurity Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Cybersecurity Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Cybersecurity Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the Cybersecurity Certificate.
Certificate in Network Engineering
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Network Engineering Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Network Engineering Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Network Engineering requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the Network Engineering Certificate.
4+1 Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Business Administration to Master of Business Administration
Missouri Baptist University offers an accelerated program for students to complete their Master of Business Administration (MBA) at an accelerated rate. Upon completion of their four-year undergraduate program, students can complete their MBA in two semesters. Undergraduate students will complete 6 credit hours of senior permission courses from their core curriculum. These senior permission courses will contribute to the student’s graduate coursework. The student will then take two semesters at 12 credit hours each to complete their MBA within two semesters.
Programs of Study
Specific course requirements can be found on the corresponding program page.
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