PTMBA FAQs

A student can waive up to 3 courses. BSCI 650/651 and STGY 659 may not be waived. Waiver is based upon equivalent graduate-level courses taken an AACSB and regionally accredited university taken within the last 5 years with a B or better.

The student must submit a request from their Pepperdine email to their Academic Advisor. They will need to attach the course name/title, description, transcript and syllabus. The course waiver request must be completed and approved by the department chair by the end of the first trimester.

The Fast-Track degree completion plan within the Part-Time MBA program is available for candidates who have earned an undergraduate degree in business from an AACSB accredited program and meet the following additional criteria: (a) minimum grade point average of 3.5 in their undergraduate major (business) related coursework; and (b) minimum of two years of professional work experience. The Fast-Track option allows for the waiver of up to 12 units of MBA core courses, excluding the course associated with the student’s intended concentration. The only exception to this policy may apply to students who have earned an undergraduate degree in the same discipline as their intended Part-Time MBA concentration (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Marketing, etc.). 

In addition to meeting the criteria above, Fast-Track candidates must have earned grades of “B+” or better in their undergraduate upper-division courses that correspond with the Part-Time foundation courses to be waived. The upper division undergraduate coursework must have been completed within seven years of their initial term of enrollment in the Part-Time Program. 

All students must complete a global business requirement. Each concentration has a different class that will fulfill the requirement. Please refer to the academic catalog to see which classes will fulfill the global business requirement for your concentration.

Students are able select a concentration in the following areas:

• Business Analytics
• Digital Innovation and Information Systems
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• General Management
• Global Business
• Leadership and Managing Organizational Change
• Marketing

An E2B course is designed to provide students with real-world experience in integrating and applying core curriculum concepts as they work directly with company executives to resolve a business issue real-time in the classroom. Under faculty supervision, the class working in teams will complete a strategic project for an assigned company secured by faculty. Teams will interact with company management as they analyze the company issue and/or opportunity, gather information, and develop recommendations for action.

Students may complete a second concentration through the MBA Plus Program. PTMBA graduates will receive a 75% discount on tuition for the first 4 units and a 25% discount on additional units taken per academic year. Classes are offered on a space available basis only. For more information please visit http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/alumni/mbaplus/