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Prerequisite Courses

Niagara University's MBA Program includes a series of six 500 level "prerequisite" courses. This coursework is designed to provide a solid business foundation for students who did not study business related fields as undergraduates.  Students who have previously studied the topics covered in 500 level courses, with a grade of C or better, are eligible to have them waived.  The chart below describes the course work Niagara University undergraduates must complete in order to be exempt from each 500 level requirement.

All students, regardless of which institution their undergraduate degree was earned at, are eligible to have courses waived. Evaluating non-Niagara University undergraduate coursework for substitution credit will be done on a case-by-case basis.  Students that can demonstrate the successful completion of classes similar to the courses listed in the "NU Undergraduate Equivalent Courses" column will be  considered for exemption from the corresponding MBA classes. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the MBA office at mba@niagara.edu with any questions they may have regarding 500 level prerequisite course substitutions.

MBA CourseNU Undergraduate Equivalent
ACC 505: Fundamentals of Financial & Managerial Accounting ACC 111 Financial Accounting and ACC 112 Management Accounting
MGT 515: Analysis of Quantitative Data MAT 102 Intro to Statistics or MAT 201 Business Statistics I AND BUS 231 Business Statistics II
ECO 525: Economics for Managers ECO 101 Principles of Macroeconomics and ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics
MGT 560: Law & Business Ethics LAW 101 Business Law I and LAW 102 Business Law II or BUS 205 Legal Environment of Business AND PHI 206 Ethics
MGT 565: Communications for Executives ENG 231 Business Communications
MGT 570: Management Principles MGT 271 Management Principles