G.O.A.L. M.B.A. (Accelerated)

The G.O.A.L. M.B.A. (Accelerated) Program is presented in a fast-track format so that busy, committed managers can obtain their M.B.A. in just 17 months. It provides an invaluable opportunity to learn from your peers—every admitted student is an experienced professional with extensive managerial experience. 

The G.O.A.L. program emphasizes critical and conceptual thinking, innovative leadership, team building, and analysis. Courses are held on Saturdays only, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on the Garden City campus. The first two Saturdays of the program involve orientation modules that cover accounting, computer applications, economics, environmental and organizational factors, marketing, and quantitative methods. The basic details are listed below, and a list of courses can be found in the Plan of Study.

• 14 courses (42 credits)
• two courses taken every term 
• terms are eight weeks long
• seven terms total
• a cohort format is used for the entire program
• eight hours of online activities per course in addition to in-class instruction

Graduate Opportunity for Accelerated Learning

Applicants to the G.O.A.L. M.B.A. program must have a minimum of four years’ managerial experience to be considered. The G.O.A.L. M.B.A. program offers busy managers a fast-track format in which to obtain their M.B.A. in 17 months. The program provides a balanced, diverse, and global orientation to business education. It emphasizes leadership, team building, analysis, and problem solving.

The G.O.A.L. M.B.A. requires 14 courses (42 credits), taken as 2 courses per term of eight weeks, over seven terms. A cohort format is used for the entire program. Courses are held on Saturdays only, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on the Garden City campus. The first two Saturdays of the program are orientation modules covering accounting, computer applications, economics, environmental/organizational factors, marketing, and quantitative methods.

There will be at least eight hours of online instructional activities per course in addition to the in-class instruction