The Texas State Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed for working professionals who need flexibility in scheduling classes due to pressures of the job or family. All classes are offered in the evening or on weekends to accommodate busy schedules. Students entering the MBA program may choose one of five program options, the general MBA or the MBA with an emphasis in Health Administration, International Business, Latin American Business, or Engineering and Technology. All courses for the general MBA program are offered both on the San Marcos campus and at the Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC) north of Austin.

Each 36 hour option is made up of a combination of core courses and elective courses.  The exact number of core and elective courses depends upon the MBA option that is selected. Requirements for each option are described below.

General MBA Option.  The general MBA degree requires 24 semester hours of core courses and 12 semester hours of elective courses. In addition, students enrolled in the General MBA option may choose to write a thesis as part of the degree requirements. Under the thesis plan, the student must complete the same requirements as the non-thesis option except that six semester hours of electives will be replaced by six hours of thesis credit.

MBA with International Business Option.  Students selecting this option will also complete 24 hours of core courses. Required core courses for this option include:

MBA with Latin American Business Option.  Students choosing this option will complete 30 hours of core courses.  Required core courses for this option include:

The 30 hour core will be supplemented by 6 hours of electives.  Three hours are selected from a set of other international business courses and 3 hours are selected from a set of international courses outside of business.

MBA with Engineering and Technology Option.  Students choosing this option will complete 27 hours of core coursework. Required core courses for this option include:

The 9 hours of electives for this option are chosen from a set of courses from the Department of Engineering and Technology within the College of Science.

Students without an undergraduate degree in business will be expected to take up to 15 hours of additional leveling coursework in preparation for the graduate level core and elective courses. Requirements include accounting, business law, economics, finance, and statistics. Transcripts of undergraduate business students will be evaluated and students may be required to satisfy any leveling requirement for which their background is deficient. Leveling courses cannot be used to fulfill the 36 hours of MBA core and elective courses.

Students selecting the Latin American Business option are required to satisfy the same 15 hours of leveling courses as the general MBA plus an additional 6 hours of either Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate Portuguese.