The MBA Standards Board recognizes that in the age of disruption, continual reskilling radically outpowers one-and-done old static MBA degrees. 

We immerse professionals in 36 credits of rigorous core curriculum provided by top ranked accredited universities – then ensure applied knowledge accelerates through required continuing education for lifelong learning and MBA peer exchange. 

By mandating 3 annual continuing education credits supplementing initial intensity over 5 years, our elite MBAs log 64 total MBA post graduate credits – exceeding MBA university degree residential
degree programs cramping identical groundwork into just 24 manic months. 

We observe that it’s obsolete to cram ambition into a classroom for just 1% of your life then coast the rest of your life intellectually. The way schools teach us to learn has been horribly broken.  Textbooks, assignments, exams—all of them a waste of time in the real world. 

A popular YouTube video describes this method of outdated typical college cram then forget learning methods as the “5 Minute University”. 

“I find that degrees are just about memorization, and it dosen’t matter how long you can remember anything. It’s just so you can parrot it back for the tests. In 5 minutes you can learn what the average college graduate remembers five years later.” —Father Guido Sarducci’s Five Minute University

Instead, our MBA program achieves comprehension durability!

With annual continuing education credits refining niche capabilities through curated forums, microlearning and coaching translates theories into assets compounding career impact daily unlike deserted dormant diplomas. 

Our MBA Professionals Association provides opportunites for peer to peer learning, business networking. We provide case studies and continued MBA support with our consolidated MBA coursework summarizing 100 plus key formulas and framewords to apply to business situations.   

We spark success nonstop through mandatory development decades beyond outdated models. Because the world moves fast. Our credentialed MBA board certificants keep pace. 

Join the continuum to leadership that never plateaus by achieving the only MBA program approximating a permanent competitive advantage. 

Our General MBA Core Curriculum (27 Credit Hours)

Financial Accounting (3 credits) Covers interpreting financial statements and ratio
analysis to assess company performance. 

Statistics Managers (3 credits) Quantitative business analysis methods including
probability, regression, and data visualization.(Data Analysis courses can be substituted to meet this requirement.)

Managerial Economics (3 credits) Applies microeconomic concepts to optimize managerial
decision-making around pricing, production, risk. 

Operations Management (3 credits) Strategic optimization of production, supply chain,
quality assurance and service delivery systems. 

Organizational Behavior (3 credits) Examines individual motivations, team dynamics and
leadership influencing internal culture. 

Business Analytics (3 credits) Leveraging analytical modeling and big data to drive
insights for marketing, operations, finance. 

Marketing Management (3 credits) Strategic marketing mix planning including segmentation,
positioning and integrated campaigns. 

Corporate Finance (3 credits) Financial management principles from capital budgeting to
options valuation and mergers. 

Strategy (3 credits) Firm-level strategic planning and competitiveness analysis using
models like Porter’s 5 Forces.

 

We often substitute other courses taken or work experience when most of the same course material is covered. Just ask us if you have a question about if a course you have taken or a course you would
like to take can be substituted and credited to meet those core requirements. Our policies are to apply substitutions as liberally as possible. 

Based on industry analysis of various online, executive, and accredited MBA programs – the recommended minimum to meet academic rigor evaluations is 36 credits. 

 

Our General MBA Elective Curriculum (9 Credit Hours)

 

The MBA Standards Board certification requirements strikes an ideal balance for full-time working professionals earning an MBA based on these factors: 

Validation of MBA Core Competencies in 27 credits. A minimum 9 credits in one or more MBA specializations allowing professionals to emphasize evolving high in demand skills and
expertise:

 

Accounting, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, Business Consultancy,
Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship Finance, Fintech, Healthcare
Management, Human Resources, Industrial Production Management, Information
Technology, International Business, Management Information Systems, Market
Research Analyst, Marketing, Operations Management, Project Management, Real
Estate, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability *Additional specializations are
available upon request.

 

*Demonstrates current and evolving comprehensive baseline business management skills.

*Meets and excels norms of MBA Executive Programs.

*Most top-ranked executive MBAs require between 30-45 credits. Initially ours is 36 credits and with 1 CE course annually, over five years our continuing education amounts to 64 credits.

*Feasibility for Part-Time Learners

*Other MBA programs beyond 36 credits creates excessive time burdens constraining

completion for those working full schedules and managing other work and personal commitments.

 

Typically, in a college semester system, one 3-credit course corresponds to around 3 hours per week of lectures or direct instructional time over a 15-week semester. Therefore, a standard 3-credit campus class indicates about 45 hours of total “seat time”. 

For online courses and mass open online courses )MOOCs) from providers like Coursera, EdX, and Section direct 1:1 credit translation is less standardized. The course length or hours listed is not always neatly equivalent to common academic credits. Some approximate equivalency guidelines: 

2-5 hours
online = 1 college credit

6-8 hours
online = 2 college credits

10 hours
online = 3 college credits  

Though general mapping, those hour ranges do not guarantee credit translation. We may review a detailed syllabus review before accepting direct equivalencies for transfer credit regardless of nominal hour designation.

Additionally, some variable-length/self-paced online courses may utilize looser “equivalent hour” designations that require cautious evaluation when claiming credit parities. But those benchmarks can provide a realistic gauge. 

The key is what content is covered substantively rather than just duration proxies like notional hours alone when seeking accurate credit translation.Hopefully this gives some directional clarity between the two.

 

Student Credit Example 1 

Often, we recommend an affordable online core course package plan, for example this basic program Penn State’s Top Ranked MBA “Wharton School of Business”  with a total cost of approximately $500:

 

The Business Foundations
Specialization at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business,
Foundational Business Concepts (6 courses) We have found that this is a highly
respected starting place for those new to fundamental business education. (An
additional 3 core courses for 9 credits will be required.)

1.     Introduction to Marketing

2.     Introduction to Financial Accounting

3.     Managing Social and Human Capital

4.     Introduction to Corporate Finance

5.     Introduction to Operations Management

6.     Capstone for this additional Specialization.

You will also get a Business Fundamental Specialization
Certification from Wharton upon completion. The 6-course series got 4.7 of 5 stars
(in 17,967 reviews.) No prior experience required. Estimated time to completion
is 2 months at 10 hours a week.

Student Credit Example 2  

In other individual situations we may substitute post graduate certifications to meet core requirements, with some additional core courses recommended to meet the 27 core credit requirements.

For example, we found that the CFP® certification program was misrepresented at many colleges as one that had a high career demand with lucrative salary positions (fact is there is a 95% CFP® attrition rate due to 98% of the jobs require security or insurance sales licenses and pay only with sales commission income.) 

So many wish they had completed our MBAs instead. For those that have completed the CFP® or Certified Financial Planner® seven courses from those colleges at their exorbitant cost (from $5-8,000), fortunately all is not lost,as we will provide them MBA core course credit for their entire CFP® required course group.

 

Transfer Credits & Work Experience Credits

If you have any questions about how much of your work experience or past certification & other college and business course credits (such as LinkedIn, Section, Microsoft, Google courses etc.) we can apply to your MBA certification, just e-mail us at [email protected]   

Non-business bachelor’s degree majors must select 9 core business classes from our MBA curriculum, while BS degreed business majors can select from our recommended or approved post graduate level elective or specialization courses.  

For our MBA certification and designation, we require 36 total credits. Other MBA programs may require more or less credits as they vary significantly depending on the institution, the program’s structure, and whether it’s a full-time, part-time, or executive MBA program. 

While the MBA Standards Board doesn’t require a specific GPA or GRE or GMAT scores, we do require a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, as do all other legitimate MBA college programs.  If you have not completed your bachelor’s degree as yet, please visit our page at BACHELOR DEGREE for some affordable and fast track suggestions. 

If you have any questions about whether your courses would meet our curriculum or credit requirements, just ask by sending us an email at [email protected]