NOTE: This is an Archived Catalog
Table of Contents for the Robinson College of Business'
Section in the Combined 2000-2001 Graduate Catalog

J Mack Robinson College of Business

241

Office of the Dean

241

Mission

241

Accreditation

241

Administration of Master’s Programs

241

Office of Academic Assistance and Master’s Admissions

241

Areas of Responsibility

242

Faculty Advisers

242

Academic Units and Centers

242

Other RCB Facilities

242

Graduate Business Placement Office

244

Services

244

Business Library

244

Employment Conferences

244

Campus Interviews

244

Master’s Admissions

244

Application Deadline Dates for Master’s Degree and Certificate Programs and Nondegree Status

244

Application Procedures

245

Self-Managed Applications

245

Master’s Application and Narrative Questions

245

Data Sheet

245

University Information

245

Application Fee

246

Transcripts

246

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

246

Interviews

247

Letters of Recommendation

247

Immunization Certification

247

General Admission Criteria

247

Master’s-Level Nondegree and Postgraduate Status

248

Definition of Nondegree Status

248

Definition of Postgraduate Status

248

Responsibilities/Continued Enrollment

248

Changing from Nondegree or Postgraduate Status to Degree/Certificate Status

248

Transient Students

248

International Students

249

English Proficiency

249

Academic Credentials

250

Financial Resources

250

Full-time Course Load

250

Retention of Records

251

Master’s Enrollment—Students’ Responsibility

251

Commitment to Master’s Programs

251

Conduct

251

Changing Semester of Entry

251

Catalog Editions

251

Changing Majors, Programs or Status (master’s level)

251

Noncontinuous Enrollment and Requests to Reenter

252

Reentry Procedures

252

Day/Night Programs

252

Separate Graduate and Undergraduate Programs

252

Policy on Allowing Undergraduates to Take Graduate Courses

253

Double Majors and Concentrations and Multiple Master’s Degrees

253

Standards of Performance

253

Scholastic Discipline: Master’s Programs and Status

253

Student Appeals Procedure

254

Admissions Appeals

254

Appeal of Course Grades

254

Appeal of Suspensions and Exclusions from Master’s and Certificate Programs

255

Student Petitions Procedure

255

Master’s Programs

255

Business Communications Skills Requirement for Master’s Students

255

Additional Instruction in Business Communication

256

Information Technology Access and Skill Requirements

256

Computer Skills Prerequisites (CSP’s) Definitions

256

 

Summary of Regulations – Master’s Programs

257

Residency Requirements

257

Transfer of Credits

257

Grade Requirements for Graduation

258

Master of Business Administration

258

MBA Orientation

258

Regulations for the Degree

258

Degree Requirements

258

Concentrations and Majors

259

Exemption Criteria

263

Executive MBA Program

264

Global eCommerce Master’s (GEM) Executive MBA Program

264

MBA/JD Joint Program

265

Application to the MBA/JD Joint Program

265

Joint Program Degree Requirements

265

Master of Actuarial Science

265

Regulations for the Degree

266

Master of Business Administration / Master of Health Administration

266

Admissions

267

Regulations for the Degrees

267

The MBA/MHA Curriculum

267

Master of International Business

268

Regulations for the Degree

268

Master of Professional Accountancy

270

Admissions

270

Regulations for the Degree

270

Master of Science

272

Major in Business Economics

272

Major in Computer Information Systems

273

Major in Decision Sciences

274

Major in Finance

275

Major in Human Resource Management

276

Major in Management

277

Major in Marketing

278

Major in Personal Financial Planning

279

Major in Risk Management and Insurance

280

Master of Science in Health Administration

281

Admissions

281

Regulations for the Degree

282

Master of Science in Real Estate

282

Regulations for the Degree

282

MSRE/MAI Option

283

Master of Taxation

283

Regulations for the Degree

283

Graduate Certificate in Accountancy

284

Regulations for the Certificate Program

285

Graduate Certificate in Electronic Commerce

285

Graduate Certificate in Personal Financial Planning For MBA/Business Master’s/JD Degree Holders and CPAs

286

Regulations for the Certificate Program

286

Graduate Certificate in Real Estate

287

Admissions

287

Regulations for the Certificate Program

287

Doctoral Program

287

Goals and Expectations

287

Doctoral Majors Offered

287

Doctoral Program Operation

288

Admissions: Applications, Procedures, and Criteria

288

International Applicants

289

Changing Year of Entry

289

Doctoral Assistantships, Instructorships, and Fellowships

289

Graduate Research Assistantships

289

Graduate Teaching Assistantships

289

Tuition and Matriculation Fees for GRAs and GTAs

290

Standards Applying to Both GRA and GTA Appointments

290

Instructorships

290

Fellowships and Scholarships

290

Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration:

290

Academic Regulations

291


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

Course Prefixes

Prefix Name

(Abbreviation)

Accounting

(Acct)

Actuarial Science

(AS)

Business Administration

(BA)

Business Communication

(BCom)

Computer Information Systems

(CIS)

Decision Sciences

(DSc)

Economics

(Econ)

Executive Master of Business Administration

(EMBA)

Finance

(Fi)

Health Administration

(HA)

Hospitality Administration

(HAdm)

Prefix Name

(Abbreviation)

Human Resource Management

(HRM)

International Business

(IB)

Management

(Mgt)

Marketing

(Mk)

Master of Business Administration

(MBA)

Personal Financial Planning

(PFP)

Real Estate

(RE)

Risk Management and Insurance

(RMI)

Taxation

(Tx)


Definitions
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.