Program Overview

Business Administration (Public Utility Regulations) - Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program with a concentration in Public Utility Regulations is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of business administration and the regulatory environment of public utilities.

Program Requirements (36 credits)

The MBA program consists of twelve courses, eleven of which are required, and one approved elective. The required courses are:

• ACCT 503: Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
• BCIS 502: Business Information Systems (3 credits)
• BLAW 502: Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
• ECON 503: Managerial Economics (3 credits)
• BFIN 503: Financial Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 502: Operations Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 503: Organizational Behavior and Management Processes (3 credits)
• MGMT 512: Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions (3 credits)
• MGMT 590: Strategic Management (3 credits)
• MKTG 503: Marketing Management (3 credits)
• B A 590: Professional Paper/Presentation (3 credits) The elective course must be selected from the approved course list on the MBA web page.

Course Sequencing Requirements

The following course sequencing requirements must be satisfied:

1. B A 590 Professional Paper/Presentation must be completed during the final term of the student's program and is only open to students who have been accepted into the MBA degree program. ACCT 503 Accounting for Managers, BLAW 502 Legal Environment of Business, BFIN 503 Financial Management, and MKTG 503 Marketing Management must be completed prior to enrollment in B A 590 Professional Paper/Presentation.
2. MGMT 590 Strategic Management must be completed at the end of the student's program of study and is only open to students who have been accepted into the MBA degree program. All MBA coursework other than B A 590 Professional Paper/Presentation must be completed prior to or during the same term as MGMT 590 Strategic Management.

Transfer Credit

Students requesting transfer credit for any graduate courses taken before admission to the MBA program must submit appropriate written justification, including course descriptions, syllabi, transcripts, etc. Up to nine credits of transfer work can be applied to meet MBA requirements if the credits were earned in a program accredited by AACSB International.

Final Examination for the Degree

A student may satisfy the Graduate School's requirement for a final exam by completing the General MBA Degree's necessary coursework and supplemented or modified requirements for the concentration selected. The following two criteria must be met by the end of their final semester or at the end of a subsequent semester during which graduate-level courses are taken or retaken to meet the specified cumulative GPA.

1. The student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 based on all courses taken as a graduate student at NMSU, including those taken as part of the MBA program.
2. The student must complete all required courses (36 credit hours) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the General MBA.

Public Utility Regulation Concentration

Students in the on-campus MBA program may elect to pursue a concentration in Public Utility Regulation and must take the following courses:

• ECON 571: Regulatory Policy and Industry Analysis: Electricity I (3 credits)
• ECON 572: Regulatory Policy and Industrial Analysis: Water and Natural Gas (3 credits)
• ECON 573: Regulatory Policy and Industry Analysis: Electricity II (3 credits)
• ECON 574: Advanced Seminar Regulatory Policy and Industry Analysis (3 credits)

One of these courses will serve as the elective in the MBA program, and two of the courses will substitute for courses MGMT 512 and B A 590 in the standard MBA program.

Master's Accelerated Program Information

The Master's Accelerated Program allows qualifying NMSU business students to complete four MBA courses while still an undergraduate and may count those courses toward both their undergraduate degree and the Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Student Qualifications

To participate in the Master's Accelerated Program, students must:

• Be classified as a Junior or Senior and may not have previously earned a Bachelor's Degree.
• Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of a minimum of 3.75 to participate in the Junior Year.
• Have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of a minimum of 3.50 to participate in the Senior Year.

Accepted MAP Courses

Students may take any four of the following courses to count for both the MBA degree and as the required courses to meet their upper division business course and MBA course:

• ACCT 503: Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
• BCIS 502: Business Information Systems (3 credits)
• ECON 503: Managerial Economics (3 credits)
• BLAW 502: Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
• BFIN 503: Financial Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 502: Operations Management (3 credits)
• MGMT 503: Organizational Behavior and Management Processes (3 credits)
• MKTG 503: Marketing Management (3 credits)

Please see the MBA webpage for a list of approved electives.