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Master’s Admissions

	Application Deadline Dates for Master’s Degree and Certificate Programs and Nondegree Status
	Application Procedures
	Self-Managed Applications
	Application Options
	Master’s Application and Narrative Questions
	Data Sheet
	University Information
	Residency Information
	Application Fee
	Transcripts
	Admission Tests
	Interviews
	Letters of Recommendation
	Immunization Certification

General Admission Criteria
Master’s-Level Nondegree and Postgraduate Status

	Definition of Nondegree Status
	Definition of Postgraduate Status
	Responsibilities/Continued Enrollment
	Changing from Nondegree or Postgraduate Status to Degree/Certificate Status

Temporary Graduate Access
Transient Students
International Students

	English Proficiency
	Academic Credentials
	Financial Resources
	Full-time Course Load

Retention of Records
Master’s Enrollment

	Students’ Responsibility
	Commitment to Master’s Programs
	Conduct
	Changing Semester of Entry
	Catalog Editions
	Changing Majors, Programs or Status (master’s level)
	Noncontinuous Enrollment and Requests to Reenter
	Reentry Procedures
	Day/Night Programs
	Separate Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
	Policy on Allowing Undergraduates to Take Graduate Courses
	Double Majors and Concentrations and Multiple Master’s Degrees
	Standards of Performance
	Scholastic Discipline: Master’s Programs and Status
	Student Appeals Procedure
	Student Petitions Procedure

Master’s Programs

	Business Communications Skills Requirement for Master’s Students
	Information Technology Access and Skill Requirements

Summary of Regulations - Master's Programs

	Residency Requirements
	Transfer of Credits
	Grade Requirements for Graduation

Master of Business Administration

	M.B.A. Orientation
	Degree Requirements
	Concentrations and Majors
	MBA Career Paths - Available on Web
	Accounting
	Actuarial Science
	Decision Sciences
	Economics
	Electronic Commerce
	Entrepreneurship
	Finance
	General Business
	Health Administration
	Hospitality Administration
	Human Resource Management
	Information Systems
	International Business
	Management
	Marketing
	Personal Financial Planning
	Real Estate
	Risk Management & Insurance
	Exemption Criteria

Executive M.B.A. Program

	Global e-Management Master's (GEM) Executive M.B.A. Program

M.B.A./J.D. Joint Program

Joint Program Degree Requirements

Master of Actuarial Science
Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration

The M.B.A./M.H.A. Curriculum

Master of International Business
Five-Year/MIB Program
Joint Degree MIB/MA in Political Science with International Affairs Concentration
Dual-Degree Program with ESC Toulouse
Master of Professional Accountancy
Master of Science

	Major in Business Economics
	Major in Computer Information Systems
	Major in Decision Sciences
	Major in Finance
	Major in Human Resource Management
	Major in Management
	Major in Marketing
	Major in Personal Finance Planning
	Major in Risk Management and Insurance

Master of Science in Health Administration
Master of Science in Real Estate
Master in Taxation
Graduate Certificate in Accountancy
Graduate Certificate in Electronic Commerce
Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management
Graduate Certificate in Personal Financial Planning
Graduate Certificate in Real Estate
Doctoral Programs

	Goals and Expectations
	Doctoral Majors Offered
	Doctoral Program Operation
	Admissions: Applications, Procedures, and Criteria
	International Applicants
	Changing Year of Entry
	Doctoral Assistantships, Instructorships, and Fellowships
	Graduate Research Assistantships
	Graduate Teaching Assistantships
	Tuition for GRAs and GTAs
	Standards Applying to Both GRA and GTA Appointments
	Instructorships
	Fellowships and Scholarships
	Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration
	Academic Regulations

Graduate courses offered by Georgia State University are listed in this section in alphabetical order by prefix name and course number.

Prefix Name	(Abbreviation)
Accounting	(Acct)
Actuarial Science	(AS)
Business Administration	(BA)
Computer Information Systems	(CIS)
Decision Sciences	(DSc)
Economics	(Econ)
Electronic Commerce	(ECM)
Entrepreneurship	(ENT)
Executive Master of Business Administration	(EMBA)
Finance	(Fi)
Health Administration	(HA)
Hospitality Administration	(HAdm)

Prefix Name	(Abbreviation)
Human Resource Management	(HRM)
International Business	(IB)
Legal Studies	(LglS)
Management	(Mgt)
Marketing	(Mk)
Master of Business Administration	(MBA)
Mathematical Risk Management	(MRM)
Personal Financial Planning	(PFP)
Real Estate	(RE)
Risk Management and Insurance	(RMI)
RCB Undergraduate Foundation Courses -various abbreviations
Taxation	(Tx)

Computer Skills Prerequisites (CSP): Some courses offered by the Robinson College of Business require any student who enrolls in that course to be proficient with certain computer skills. For a complete description of CSP requirements, please refer to the “Robinson College of Business” chapter of this catalog.

Co-requisites: A listed course’s co-requisite identifies another course or courses that should be taken concurrently with the listed course. A student who enrolls in a listed course with co-requisites must also enroll in those co-requisite courses. A student who has previously completed a co-requisite course may not need to repeat it; he or she should consult with an academic adviser before registering to find out specific requirements.

Course credit hours: The total semester hours of credit for each course are shown in parentheses immediately following the course title.

Prerequisites: A listed course’s prerequi-site identifies a course, courses, or other requirements that a student who enrolls in the listed course should have completed success-fully before enrolling in the listed course. Any student who has not met prerequisites for a listed course may be administratively withdrawn from that course at the discretion of the instructor. It is the policy of some university departments to withdraw automatically any student who enrolls in a course without first meeting its prerequisites.