Undergraduate Course Equivalencies to MBA Foundation Courses
Graduate Level
Undergraduate Level *
(old course numbers are in parenthesis)
ECON 204 Business Economics ^^
Econ 1A Macroeconomics and 1B Microeconomics
MBA 201 Accounting ^^
ACCY 1 Financial Accounting
MBA 202 Business Communication Fundamentals
MBA 203 Legal Environment of Management ^^
There is no undergraduate equivalent for this course.
Students must achieve a 4.5 or higher on the AWA
portion of the GMAT Exam to waive out of the class.
There is no other way to waive out of the MBA 202 class.
MGMT 10 (MGMT 101, OBE 118)
MBA 206 Managerial Statistical Analysis
DS 101
(MIS 131)
^^ These three courses ECON 204, MBA 201 and MBA 203 have lower division course equivalencies. We will accept courses from
non-AACSB accredited universities as well as from Community Colleges to waive these three specific courses. The courses that are considered
equivalent for waiver are as follows:
 ECON 204 Business Economics can be waived by taking both a Microeconomics and a Macroeconomics course.
 MBA 201 Accounting can be waived by taking a Financial Accounting course.
 MBA 203 Legal Environment of Management can be waived by taking a Business Law or Legal Environment of Business course.
* To be eligible to waive a graduate level Foundation course the following requirements must be met:
1. A grade of “C” 2.0 or above is required in each individual class
2. An overall 3.0 or higher GPA is required all 5 Foundation courses combined
3. All coursework must be completed within the 7 year period prior to admission date. If a course is beyond the 7 years a student may
Petition for Currency based on appropriate academic or professional qualifications see the MBA Foundation Course Waiver Policy
information on our website:

Policy - Waiver Conditions for MBA FOUNDATION Courses

Foundation Course Waiver Request Form
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