Course Curriculum

Foundation Courses

Students who enter the program without undergraduate business courses will be advised about the necessary foundation courses they are required to take prior to taking the core classes.

Required Courses

Frequently Offered Electives (Must pick 3 courses)

Admissions Criteria

Admission Requirements 

The basic requirements for University of Detroit Mercy's MBA Program involve a 33-credit-hour structure which includes the following set of core courses and a set of post-core courses. Core courses serve as the heart of a common educational experience for all students who seek the MBA degree. Post-core requirements include an integrated capstone course, MBA 5900.

Foundation requirements include a set of courses designed for those applicants who have had no exposure or limited exposure to business courses in their academic background and/or limited work experience. These courses, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours, may be required to guarantee preparedness for the program's core and post-core requirements.

Each applicant's program requirements are determined immediately following the admission decision. Foundation requirements may be waived, in any number, depending upon the applicant's academic background. The mere fact that a student has completed coursework in one or more particular disciplines or had extensive work experience does not imply that any waiver will be granted. Prior academic work must be of sufficient quantity and quality as to satisfy the specific criteria established. Each student's specific requirements are determined individually with the objective of ensuring the overall quality of that student's degree program

Program Requirements

The MBA Program is open to students of high promise who have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. No prior academic work in business is required. Admission decisions are based on undergraduate grade point average (GPA), work experience, post-graduate studies and recommendations, and GMAT or GRE (if needed). MBA admission materials include:

• A University of Detroit Mercy Graduate Online Application Form, (application fee is waived);
• Official transcripts for all previous academic work;
• An official report with the scores earned on the GMAT or GRE (if needed);
• A resume;
• A letter of recommendation;
• Applicants are welcome to include any other information they feel is important to the admission consideration. This information can be uploaded while completing the online application  

Do I need the GMAT?

1. Was your undergraduate grade point average 3.0 or above?
2. Do you have 7 or more years of professional experience?
3. Have you already earned a graduate or professional degree?

If you can answer “YES” to at least two of these questions, then you have an excellent chance to gain admission to the AACSB accredited MBA program at University of Detroit Mercy WITHOUT TAKING THE GMAT! Otherwise, you should plan to submit official scores from either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE).