Master of Business Administration On Campus MBA

accreditation— A Sign of Extraordinary QualityThe University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business, established in 1927, offers the only fully accredited business program in South Dakota. USD has been continuously accredited by AACSB International

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1949. AACSB accreditation is the mark of quality distinction most widely sought after by business schools less than 5% worldwide have earned the achievement. You can be confident that USD’s MBA is a high quality degree that is well regarded by the business community.

scHool of Business The MBA program is designed to meet the needs of modern businesses by broadly educating students to become management personnel who possess a generalized point of view, are adaptable to changing environments, and possess a high degree of analytical skill. Students across the state and around the world can also earn their MBA online.purposeThe purpose of the MBA program is to develop leaders for business, industry and government and to encourage those students who have an interest in teaching and an aptitude for an academic career to continue their work at the doctoral level. The program emphasizes decision making, problem solving, understanding the role of business in society and developing leadership ability and social responsibility.

MBa curriculuM

The Beacom MBA curriculum is comprised of 18 hours of foundations courses and 33 hours of advanced business coursework, as indicated below. All foundations and advanced courses are offered online. Students possessing an undergraduate degree in business may have fulfilled some or all of the foundations coursework requirements already. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their transcript to the Graduate School for review to determine if they have fulfilled the foundational requirements of the program. Applicants who enter the program with the foundations courses (or their baccalaureate-level equivalents) completed will be given “advanced standing” and will only need to complete the 33 hours of advanced courses.