Policies

Admission as a Coursework Only Student

Students who do not wish to enroll in the graduate program but wish to take courses for credit, may enroll as “Coursework Only” provided they hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and complete the graduate application form (indicate Coursework Only). A $25 application fee is due unless the applicant uses the online application process. The Program Director reserves the right to make the final decision with regard to granting permission for “Coursework Only” students. Students with a Bachelor’s degree are only allowed to take up to 19 semester hours without being formally admitted to a degree program, and still have the hours count towards a Master of Business Administration degree, if approved by the Program Director. “Coursework Only” students must follow the prescribed application process.

Students seeking Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent Certification by the Ohio Department of Mental Rehabilitation & Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) may be admitted as “Coursework Only” students. (See admission requirements above.) The state of Ohio has authorized GSB 541: Managerial Finance, GSB 561: Management Information Systems, GSB 575: Management, and GSB 576: Competition and Strategy as conforming with the requirements of certification as Superintendents or Assistant Superintendents as prescribed in O.R.C. 5123:2-5-03. Students wishing to complete the four Entrepreneurship courses (GSB 585, GSB 586, GSB 587, and GSB 588) can be admitted as “Coursework Only” students with the permission of the Program Director.

Transfer Student Policy

Heidelberg College will accept up to nine (9) hours of transfer credit into the Master of Business Administration Program. Several factors should be noted when transferring credit:

The coursework should have been completed within three years prior to application at Heidelberg College. Coursework must be comparable with the Heidelberg College MBA Program coursework. The grades in the course to be transferred must be "B" or better.

Transfer credit does not affect the cumulative grade-point average established with Heidelberg College.

Academic Advising

The Director of Graduate Studies in Business will serve as the advisor for MBA graduate students.

Evaluation of Student Performance

Courses generally follow the discussion method using case studies. Grades will be determined by two criteria from four sources: written analysis of assigned cases, classroom discussion of those cases, a mid-term and a final exam, which will require the written analysis of a case and other assigned questions. Grade policy will be determined by the course instructor.

All weekly written analyses of cases will be due at the beginning of the class period and printed according to the Discussion Pedagogy Guidelines for MBA Students distributed to each student during program orientation. Students will be expected to have made a duplicate copy of each of their written case analyses for their personal use in classroom discussions.