Meeting the Needs of All MBA Students

The strategic role of the Lamar MBA is to deliver a dynamic integrated management education to a variety of student groups. Our students range from those who are exploring their career goals, through students who want to advance their existing business knowledge, and to students who have a focused career path. These different student needs are met through either the flexible part-time or the full-time Lamar MBA.

The Lamar MBA places a heavy emphasis on an experiential-based approach to problem solving, including the knowledge, skill, and ability to incorporate ethical considerations, leadership, teamwork, and a global perspective into the decision-making process. At Lamar University, we blend our students’ MBA education with passionate teaching, active learning, specialized knowledge, and professional development to enhance their career potential.

Choose Your MBA Path

The Lamar MBA is fully accredited by AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and is a flexible program that can be completed in 16-24 months (36-54 hours) through part-time or full-time study in evening courses. The class sizes are small and scholarships are available. MBA students can earn a concentration in accounting, enterprise resource planning, experiential business and entrepreneurship, financial management, health care administration, international business support, service management and marketing, or thematic general business (where the student chooses their own electives for a custom focus); a thesis option is also available. Students can also complete online studies culminating in an enterprise resource planning certificate.

The Results

When students complete the MBA Program they should be able to:

• Demonstrate managerial understanding of business disciplines.
• Integrate the functional areas in the analysis of strategic management issues.
• Incorporate ethical considerations in decision making.
• Incorporate global perspectives in decision making.
• Work in a team-based environment that emphasizes skills including leadership, group problem solving, and consensus building.
• Enhance effective decision making with information technology.

 You must meet the general university requirements for admission. In addition, you must take the GMAT and your undergraduate grade point average and GMAT scores must equal or exceed the minimum standards. You must meet at least one of the following standards:
•    A total of at least 950 points based on the formula: 200 times the overall undergraduate GPA for the first baccalaureate degree (4.0 system) plus the GMAT score.
•    A total of at least 1,000 points based on the formula: 200 times the GPA (4.0 system) of the last 60 hours of undergraduate work for the first baccalaureate degree plus GMAT scores.

Note: Students must earn a minimum score of 450 on the GMAT for unconditional acceptance regardless of GPA. Students who score 400-450 on the GMAT and meet either standard above will be admitted conditionally pending satisfactory completion of nine hours with a “B” (3.0) average. A student who scores below 400 on the GMAT will not be admitted regardless of GPA. A student whose native language is not English is expected to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and score more than 525 on the paper-based test or 197 on the computer-based test.