Business
Viterbo University offers three ways to obtain an M.B.A.
degree: (1) a two-year program offered in the evenings for experienced
professionals, (2) a one-year daytime program, and (3) a 4+1 MBA one-year
program for Viterbo undergraduate students wishing to continue on to the MBA
degree.
Mission
The Dahl School
of Business values every student and prepares each one to make a difference as
an ethical and effective leader in organizations and society.
The mission of
the M.B.A. program of Viterbo University is to develop an influential network
of informed, ethical, and effective leaders who are committed to making a
positive impact on organizations, the community, and the world.
Goals
The goals of the MBA.
program are:
- to meet the emerging needs of
organizations through rigorous, innovative curricula built around the central
themes of leadership, ethics, and decision making;
- to develop principled leaders with
the technical expertise and ethical foundation to be visionaries and critical
thinkers who provide creative solutions to organizational challenges;
- to foster a community that highly
values life-long learning and engagement to benefit the common good;
- to provide a thriving intellectual,
supportive, and collegial climate to attract and retain exceptional students
and faculty;
- to demonstrate excellence in
teaching by quality faculty who have extensive practical and educational
experience.
Graduate Learning Outcomes
The M.B.A. program prepares individuals for
advanced business roles in which they:
- Are
able to create innovative business strategies and processes on the basis of
systems thinking and sustainability within a global business environment.
- Are
capable of ethically leading change through individual, team, organization and
systemic collaboration.
- Are
able to apply integrative and critical thinking skills to organizational
decisions.
- Are accomplished at communicating effectively
with a high level of professionalism.
Accreditation
Programs in the Dahl
School of Business are accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business
Schools and Programs, the leading specialized accreditation association for
business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence.
Accreditation Council
of Business Schools and Programs, 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park , KS
66213, 913-339-9356, Fax: 913-339-6226 , www.acbsp.org
Admission
Prerequisite
Competencies
Viterbo
University welcomes students from all walks of life into the M.B.A. program.
However, students must demonstrate competency in foundational business subjects
before enrolling in the M.B.A. core classes.
Applicants
who hold an undergraduate degree from an accredited business school generally
satisfy these prerequisites by virtue of their previous coursework. Students
who have not developed these skills in their undergraduate coursework may still
enter the M.B.A. program, however, they are required to demonstrate their
proficiency in these prerequisite competencies (accounting, business law,
economics, finance, and marketing) by: 1) completing MGMT 501, a three-credit
course designed to develop the prerequisite competencies; 2) completing the
missing undergraduate courses online or face-to-face through Viterbo
University’s Center for Adult Learning (CAL) or elsewhere; 3) passing CLEP
examinations; or 4) completing work/life experience portfolios. As part of the
application process, the M.B.A. director will make a determination of the
fulfillment of these prerequisite competencies.
Admission
to the Two-Year Evening and Daytime M.B.A Programs
Viterbo University evaluates all parts of the
M.B.A. application to understand what the applicant has done, what they can add
to the Viterbo community, and how Viterbo’s M.B.A. program will help the
applicant meet their personal and professional goals. In addition to reviewing
grades and experience, the admissions committee requires a personal essay
providing evidence of a passion for learning and critical thinking that helps
foster a stimulating class discussion and a vigorous learning environment. To
understand how applicants will contribute to and benefit from Viterbo
University’s M.B.A. program, the committee also encourages a personal interview
with the M.B.A. director or M.B.A. coordinator as part of the application
process.
To be considered for acceptance into Viterbo
University’s M.B.A. program, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum
criteria:
- Bachelor’s
degree from a regionally-accredited college or university;
- Minimum
undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Exceptions
may be made to this requirement if the applicant has either (1) significant
professional organizational experience OR (2) taken the GMAT examination and
scored a 550 or higher OR (3) successfully completed other graduate level
coursework.
For an
application to be considered complete the following must be submitted to the
M.B.A. coordinator:
- An
official Viterbo University application form for the Dahl School of Business
M.B.A. program. The application form is available at www.viterbo.edu/applyonline.
- An
official transcript evidencing the baccalaureate degree sent directly from a
regionally accredited, degree-granting institution.
- Two
letters of reference from individuals attesting to the applicant’s business
aptitudes and attitude, values and ethics. One letter shall be from a direct
supervisor, if possible.
- A
three- to five-page personal essay setting forth: 1) the reasons why the
applicant desires to attain an M.B.A. degree; 2) what they can add to Viterbo
University’s M.B.A. program; and 3) what they hope to get out of Viterbo
University’s M.B.A. program.
Admission
to the 4 + 1 M.B.A Program
Viterbo University’s 4+1 M.B.A. option offers
achievement-oriented, highly motivated students the opportunity to obtain their
bachelor degree and their M.B.A. in five years.
Application to the 4 + 1 .M.BA. program
occurs during the junior or senior undergraduate year with an online
application. Students are admitted on a provisional basis and will be advised
during the remainder of the junior and senior years by their undergraduate
advisor and an M.B.A. administrator. Provisional admittance will become full
graduate admission if the student maintains a 3.0 grade point average, receives
no grade lower than a “C” on the graduate coursework taken, and earns the
undergraduate degree.
Students in the 4 + 1 M.B.A. program must
meet all undergraduate degree requirements. This coursework is completed in the
first four years of the program. Up to nine graduate credits of the graduate
program are taken during the student’s fourth year (senior year) of
undergraduate work (see undergraduate catalog criteria). The remaining credits
are taken during year five of the program, and the M.B.A. is generally earned
after the fifth year. The work toward the M.B.A. degree may be pursued
part-time over a longer period of time, not to exceed five years of graduate
coursework. Non-continuous enrollment is subject to curriculum changes of the
catalog currently in place.
To be considered for acceptance into Viterbo
University’s 4+1 M.B.A. program, an
applicant must satisfy the following minimum criteria:
- Bachelor’s
degree from Viterbo University; and
- Minimum
undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Exceptions
may be made to this requirement if the applicant has either (1) significant
professional organizational experience OR (2) taken the GMAT examination and
scored a 550 or higher.
For an
application to be considered complete the following must be submitted to the
M.B.A. coordinator:
- An
official Viterbo University application form for the Dahl School of Business
M.B.A. program. The application form is available at
www.viterbo.edu/applyonline.
- A
Viterbo University degree audit.
- Two
letters of reference from persons attesting to the applicant’s business
aptitudes and attitude, values and ethics. One letter must be from a Viterbo
University faculty member.
- A
three- to five-page personal essay setting forth: 1) the reasons the applicant
desires to attain an M.B.A. degree; 2) what they can add to Viterbo
University’s M.B.A. program; and 3) what they hope to get out of Viterbo
University’s M.B.A. program.
International
Applicants
International applications are processed in
conjunction with the director of global education. International applicants who are not native
English speakers will need to provide evidence of proficiency in the English
language, showing a TOEFL (or equivalent) score of 550 or higher. English
language (ESL) courses are also offered at Viterbo University and may be
required as a condition to acceptance into the M.B.A. program.
Reservation
of Rights
Viterbo University reserves the right to deny
admission to any applicant it deems unfit to participate in its M.B.A. program.
Transfer Credit
Participants may
transfer up to 12 graduate credits taken within the last 10 years from a
regionally accredited college or university into the M.B.A. program. Requests
to transfer credit should be directed to the director of the program.
Policies
Grades
Students must
maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for all M.B.A. coursework,
with no individual course grade lower than a C.
Attendance
All graduate business
students are expected to attend all class meetings. However it is understood
that busy professionals may have to miss a class. If a student is unable to
attend a class, the student must contact the instructor and take responsibility
to meet the class objectives. This makeup will ordinarily require additional
written work. It is the duty of the students to make arrangements for missed
work. Outside of class, students must be able to schedule their time carefully
and condition themselves to meet the rigorous demands of the program. If more than one class meeting will be missed
within a course, the student shall contact the instructor and/or the M.B.A.
director in advance to discuss whether the student should enroll in the course
at another time.
Requirements
M.B.A.
- BLAW 530, FINA 510, MGMT 512, 525,
550, 565, 584
- Nine credits of ACCT, BLAW, CISS,
ECON, FINA, HMGT, MGMT or MKTG at the graduate level
- Daytime program students: MGMT 681
- Evening program students: MGMT 681
or 683 or 685
Health care
management emphasis: the above requirements, including HMGT 630 and 640 as the
electives. In addition students pursuing this emphasis must complete MGMT 681,
683, or 685 and focus their research project on issues related to health care.
Faculty
Michael
Boland
Adjunct
Professor
B.S., M.B.A., University of Wisconsin-La
Crosse
Rochelle Brooks
Associate Professor
B.S., University of
Wisconsin-Stout; M.E.P.D., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; Ph.D., Capella
University
Sara Schwarz Cook
Assistant Dean, Dahl
School of Business/Associate Professor
B.S., University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse; M.B.A., University of Baltimore; Ph.D., Capella University
Heather
Kujak-Coon
Adjunct
Professor
B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse,
M.S., University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Derek
Cortez
Assistant
Professor
B.A., Trinity College, M.S., University of
Portland, M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Ph.D., University of
Texas at Austin
Robyn Gaier
Instructor, Philosophy
B.S., B.A., Bowling Green State
University;
M.A., Ohio University, Ph.D., Saint Louis University
Kem Gambrell
Interim Director,
Master of Business Administration/Assistant Professor
B.S. Concordia University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Karen Gleason
Adjunct Professor
B.S.N., M.S., Winona State University; Ed.D., Saint Mary’s University of
Minnesota
Thomas E. Knothe
Dean, Dahl School of
Business/Associate Professor
B.S.,
Viterbo University, J.D., Willamette University College of Law
Richard Kyte
Director, D.B.
Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership/Associate Professor
B.A., Hamline
University; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
James
Murray
Adjunct
Professor
B.S., University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse; M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., Indiana University
J. Todd Ondell
Assistant Professor
B.S., University of
Wisconsin-Madison; M.Ed., University of Florida; Ed.D., Indiana University
John Robinson
Assistant Professor
B.S., Brigham Young University; Ph.D., Arizona State University
Paul Robinson
Assistant Professor
B.B.A., University of
Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., Brigham Young University
R. Jean Salk
Assistant Professor
B.A., B.S., Evergreen
State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Hajo Siemers
Adjunct Professor
B.S., Viterbo University; M.B.A., Duke University
Gary
Van Domelen
Adjunct
Professor
B.A., St. Norbert College; J.D., Marquette
University Law School
Lisa
Wied
Adjunct
Professor
B.S., M.B.A., Viterbo University
Anita Wood
Assistant Professor
B.A., Concordia
College; M.B.A., Monterey Institute for International Studies