Business Administration (MBA): Corporate Program

Overview

An Illinois State University MBA can boost your career to the next level. If you are already on a career path, you can choose to do our CMBA program, which is designed for working professionals.

In the CMBA, each course is five weeks long. During each five-week course, the HyFlex model allows you the option to meet in a classroom or participate online on the first, third, and fifth Saturdays. The rest of the course content is delivered online asynchronously so you have the flexibility to earn your degree while still meeting the demands of daily life.

You’ll go through this program in a cohort. This provides you an outstanding opportunity to build long-lasting relationships with other business professionals.

This program takes approximately 22 months to complete.

The CMBA student population includes working professionals from a wide variety of industries in Illinois. Ongoing contact with professionals from other fields not only strengthens your network, it also gives you a deeper understanding of what it takes to compete in an increasingly complex business environment.

Other MBA Options

Traditional Program: Earn an MBA as a full or part-time student with the freedom to choose your own electives.

Panama Program: We’ve partnered with Quality Leadership University to offer our MBA program to professionals working in Panama City, Panama.

Build Your Academic Foundation

Pre-MBA Courses at Illinois State

The MBA degree assumes a knowledge base in business and economics normally acquired by students who have earned an undergraduate degree in business. Students who have not taken college algebra, economics, accounting, finance, and/or statistics within the past five years are strongly encouraged to take the Pre-MBA Program courses as a refresher, prior to their first core course.

Students admitted without sufficient academic background in one or more business areas may be required to complete Pre-MBA Program courses before enrolling in the MBA core courses. You will be contacted by the Associate Director of the MBA Program regarding which, if any, Pre-MBA Courses you will need to take. The responsibility for demonstrating prior academic coverage of the material at the appropriate level rests with the student, and should be completed prior to the beginning of the first semester of course work.

Students without sufficient academic background in one or more business areas should expect to complete some or all of the following Pre-MBA Program courses online:

Business Law Essentials

Business Math and Statistics

Fundamentals of Economics

Financial Accounting

Managerial Accounting

Principles of Management

Principles of Marketing

Understanding Corporate Finance

Please click here to purchase the appropriate Pre-MBA Course(s). The cost for each Pre-MBA course is $175 USD. Once you have registered, and your payment is received, you will be emailed a link to the course(s). Course information can take up to two business days to receive.

Your MBA Advisor

Christine Knuth

Associate Director MBA Program/Academic Advisor

Office Address: SFHB 201
Mailing Address: Campus Box 5570
Office Phone: (309) 438-2960
Email: cmknuth@illinoisstate.edu