MBA in Nursing Administration 100% Online Graduate Degree Program

 

Course	Credits
Core Courses
MBA 700  Business Foundations	3
MBA 710  Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis	3
MBA 720  Leading the Enterprise	3
MBA 730  Managerial Decision Making	3
MBA 740  Business, Government and Society	3
MBA 750  MBA Capstone	3
Course Options (Specialized Courses)
NUR 602  Health Policy in Nursing	3
NUR 603  Information Systems for Nurses in Health Care Organizations	3
NUR 714  Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration	3
NUR 715  Financial Management in Non-profit Health Care Organizations	3
Business Electives (500-level or higher ACC, BUS, ECO, ENP, FIN, HRM, MGT, MIS or MKT)	6
Total	36

 

Regular Admission Requirements  

• MSN in Nursing Administration & Leadership from California University of Pennsylvania or comparable MSN or DNP program from another accredited school with a GPA of 3.00 or higher. (Students with a GPA below 3.00 may apply for conditional admission)
• Official transcripts from an accredited institution

Conditional Admission Requirements

• Conditional Admission may be granted with the following modifications of the Regular Admissions Requirements:
  • MSN or DNP degree with a GPA under 3.00 will be reviewed for a decision

Provisional Admission:
Applicants who have provided unofficial documentation of test scores, prerequisite courses, transcripts or lack of letter(s) of recommendation may be admitted provisionally.

This policy also applies to undergraduate students who apply for graduate admission pending bachelor degree completion. Upon receipt of all official documents, a student will be changed from Provisional Admission to either Regular Admission or Conditional Admission. Provisional Admission students may take classes for one term but will not be eligible for Federal Financial Aid. 

Additional Requirements for the MBA Nursing Administration and Leadership

• Applicants must meet the MBA Admission Requirements and hold an MSN in Nursing Administration & leadership from California University of Pennsylvania or comparable MSN or DNP program from another accredited school.
• Cal U MSN Alumni who have completed the required MBA foundation courses (ACC 200, and ECO 100 or ECO 201) can complete the MBA component by taking an additional 24 credits.
• Cal U MSN alumni who have NOT completed one or more of the required MBA Foundation courses (ACC 200, and ECO 100 or ECO 201) can complete the degree by completing up to six additional foundation credits as instructed by the program coordinator.
• Graduates from another accredited institution’s MSN or DNP programs in nursing administration applying for the MBA degree for nurse administrators may have additional MSN coursework to complete based upon evaluation for transfer of courses equivalent to NUR 602 Health Policy in Nursing, NUR 603 Information Systems for Nurses in Health Care Organization, NUR 714 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, and NUR 715 Financial Management in Non-profit Health Care Organizations.
• Students who have completed the required MBA foundation courses can complete the Dual Degree with only 24 credits instead of the 36 credits required if the MSN and MBA programs were taken separately. Students without the required foundation courses would need to complete up to six additional credits.

 How to Apply:

• Complete the Graduate School Application
• Submit the nonrefundable $35 Application Fee
• Mail official transcript to:

School of Graduate Studies and Research
California University of Pennsylvania
Box 91
250 University Ave.
California, PA 15419 

For additional information:
Email: calugo@calu.edu 
Phone: 1.866.595.6348