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One-year students should complete any pre-requisite and foundational requirements over the summer term prior to beginning full-time fall courses. Refer to pre-requisite details on the advising page.

All MBA Students must Complete MBA 502: Foundations of Business, which consists of:

• MBA Math (online): All sections of MBA Math, which consists of: Spreadsheets, Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Statistics, must be completed with, at least, an 85% to satisfy MBA 502 and to graduate from the MBA Program. Access to MBA Math will be provided to students shortly after the reply to offer of admission and enrollment deposit are received. Students will upload their MBA Math transcript here, when completed.
• Excel Proficiency: Students must demonstrate Microsoft Excel proficiency in preparation for the MBA Program. MS Excel Certification is offered through the Chirico Career Center. More information on MS Excel workshops available at Providence College will be available upon the student’s confirmation of attendance to the PC MBA Program. Students will upload a copy of their MS Excel Certificate here, when completed.
• Attend the mandatory New Student Workshop: All new students must attend the New Student Orientation Workshop(s). Orientation is designed to prepare students for the MBA Program on topics such as: skills and professional development, business communications, and leadership. Students will also network with peers, professors, and MBA staff.  Orientation information will be available upon the student’s confirmation of attendance to the PC MBA Program.
• Work Experience Requirement:  The MBA Program requires work experience. To satisfy this requirement students may complete one of the following:
  • complete a 300-hour business-related internship
  • complete a PCSB real-world consulting course for credit
  • demonstrate significant prior business work experience
  • receive a business-related full-time job offer prior to starting the MBA Program (requests for this waiver must be submitted to the MBA office within the first semester of study)

Students are required to log their work experience in Handshake. More information on Handshake will be available upon the student’s confirmation of attendance to the PC MBA Program

*Please note that graduate assistantships do not fulfill the internship requirement.

All MSBA Students must Complete MSA 502: Foundations of Business, which consists of:

• MTH 217: Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I: Students must take an Undergraduate-level Statistics course. MTH 217 may be taken with the PC or at another institution. If at another institution, the PCSB-Grad office must pre-approve. View equivalent courses.

• Excel Proficiency: Students must demonstrate Microsoft Excel proficiency in preparation for the MSBA Program. MS Excel Certification is offered through the Chirico Career Center. More information on MS Excel workshops available at Providence College will be available upon the student’s confirmation of attendance to the PC MBA Program. Students will upload a copy of their MS Excel Certificate here, when completed.

• Attend the mandatory New Student Workshop: All new students must attend the New Student Orientation Workshop(s). Orientation is designed to prepare students for the MBA Program on topics such as: skills and professional development, business communications, and leadership. Students will also network with peers, professors, and MBA staff.  Orientation information will be available upon the student’s confirmation of attendance to the PC MBA Program.

The following requirements must be completed prior to matriculation.

MSS 502: Foundations of Business, 0 credits
-Statistics
-Microsoft Excel Certification
-Work experience: 1) Internship, 150 hours, or 2) current/past employments in sports or 3) sports consulting project (can also be completed during fall term)
-Summer School of Business Graduate Orientation and sports student engagement event
-Winter student engagement experience

MSS 503: Foundations of Business Administration, 3 credits (only required for non-undergraduate majors in business; consideration for minors will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis)