Business Program (MBA)

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Jacqueline Elcik, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Ryan Center for Business Studies 135
401.865.2294

School of Business Mission Statement

Overarching Mission: To provide a values-based business education integrated with the liberal arts and grounded in the Catholic Dominican tradition.

The Providence College MBA Program gives consideration to responsibility and social purpose as well as to the technical aspects of business. In short, Providence College recognizes the critically important challenge of “humanizing” business administration programs. The Providence College MBA Program fosters an interdisciplinary approach to the problems facing Rhode Island, American, and international business organizations. Faculty are drawn from the business disciplines and related academic fields, as well as from the business world and professional communities.

Admission Requirements

The Providence College MBA Program seeks to enroll students who are ready for the academic rigor of graduate study, willing and able to meaningfully contribute to their courses, and experience working in industries that would encourage an interactive and vibrant learning community. Students have the option to pursue the MBA degree through admission into one of the following programs: Accounting Cohort, 4+1, Part-Time, and Full-Time. Details regarding these programs can be found at: https://business.providence.edu/mba-programs/.

• A completed online admission application form and paid application fee
• Official transcripts of undergraduate and graduate course work
• Personal statement (uploaded with online application)
• Resume (uploaded with online application)
• Two recommendation forms, preferably one from an academician and one from an employer familiar with the student’s potential for graduate study
• Results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) 
• Once accepted, no student will be allowed to enroll in classes until they submit a completed Letter of Intent and an enrollment deposit to the program office. Students must also attend a mandatory advising and orientation session. Full time (9 credit/semester) students must also submit a completed immunization form.

Program Overview

The Graduate Studies Program in Business Administration offers a curriculum of study leading to the master’s degree in business administration (MBA). The management-oriented program provides knowledge and experiential learning to those seeking advancement in their business careers and to others who seek an advanced degree before entering the business community. The program is designed to develop the decision-making ability of the student in analyzing and solving business problems and to provide students with practical courses that can be used to improve their job performance. While the core of the MBA curriculum provides breadth of knowledge, students can develop depth of knowledge in a particular area through the completion of an elective based concentration: accounting, finance, management, or marketing.

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