Admission Requirements

Admissions are based on a comprehensive assessment of a candidate’s qualifications including Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores or scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) and undergraduate and graduate grade point average.

All students in the graduate program will be expected to have at least 24 semester hours of undergraduate business subjects.

Application Procedures

All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Applicant must

1. submit an application with the appropriate application fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.php);
2. submit three letters of recommendation from professors or professionals that address the applicant’s potential to successfully complete an M.B.E. program;
3. submit official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT);
4. submit official transcripts of all previous college work.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Business Education requires completion of a minimum of 33 semester hours with no more than 30 percent of the total dually listed as undergraduate/graduate hours.

Candidate must

1. successfully complete a written comprehensive examination (may be taken no more than twice);
2. meet licensure requirements to teach business subjects upon completion of the degree or select the non-teaching/nonlicensure option.

Curriculum: Business Education

The following illustrates the minimum coursework requirements.

Program Notes

Candidate must

1. file a degree plan in the College of Graduate Studies prior to entry into the program;
2. file a Notice of Intent to Graduate form in the College of Graduate Studies within the first two weeks of the term in which candidate intends to graduate.