Become the Leader Your Company Needs
Being in management means learning how to lead – and to lead effectively. By pursuing a Leadership concentration from the UHCL College of Business, you're choosing to strengthen the quality of your education and your business acumen. Through courses that instruct you on the finer points of ethics, various leadership styles, organizational infrastructure, and contemporary leadership techniques, your MBA will serve you well in the office and the boardroom.
Leadership for the 21st Century
The accelerated MBA at UHCL is perfect for the active professional looking to maximize the return on your investment. The courses for our 36 credit-hour program run for 8 weeks each.
- Full-time, 14 months: 2 courses per 8-week term across the fall, spring and summer semesters
- Part-time, 28 months: 1 courses per 8-week tern across the fall, spring and summer semesters
We've also made going to class more convenient for your busy life by developing our hybrid format where half the coursework is online and the other half is face-to-face.
Furthermore, qualified applicants to this program can earn a waiver from needing to take the GRE, GMAT or similar standardized test.
*One pre-requisite foundation course may be required.
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Admission Requirements
- Business Administration MBA
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Admission DeadlineStandard Graduate Admission Deadline
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ApplicationA standard university application is required.
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Requirements
Criteria that require submission of a standardized test score:
Less than 3.000 cumulative GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework and submission of GMAT score.
Criteria that waive a standardized test requirement:
- 3.000 cumulative GPA on the last 60 hours of coursework; and Earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a country where English is the native language or from an accredited college or university in a country on the SBEC-approved list of countries; or
- Earned a graduate or professional degree from a country where English is the native language or on the SBEC-approved list of countries; or
- Earned a Ph.D., M.D., Ed.D., D.D.S. or J.D. from accredited U.S. institution (or U.S. licensure).
Degree Requirements
Each course of study in the College of Business here at University of Houston-Clear
Lake has specific degree requirements you must fulfill to graduate. Find out more
today.
Degree Plan
Cost Information
Start your college budget today with a look at possible costs for your degree from the UHCL College of Business.
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Deadlines for Applying
- Graduate Deadlines
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Spring 2021New Degree-Seeking Students - January 5
Former UHCL Students - January 5 -
Summer 2021New Degree-Seeking Students - May 1
Former UHCL Students - May 25 -
Fall 2021New Degree-Seeking Students - August 1
Former UHCL Students - August 18
Please note, some graduate programs have special requirements and different deadlines from those above. For more information visit How to Apply.
Former UHCL Students and non-degree seeking students applying after the deadlines above may be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the appropriate graduate enrollment counselor for more information.
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Priority – March 1
Final – June 1 -
Spring
Priority – August 1
Final – November 1 -
Summer*
Priority – February 1
Final – April 20
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-283-7600
Hybrid
Hybrid programs combine the flexibility and convenience of online learning with the benefits of in-person instruction.
Accreditations and Distinctions
University of Houston-Clear Lake is an accredited member of AACSB International—The
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The UHCL MBA program is ranked among the best MBA programs in Texas 2020 by College
Consensus.
Business Administration MBA with a Concentration in Leadership Faculty

Dina Abdelzaher
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3248
Email: abdelzaher@uhcl.edu
Office: B3321

Anne Anders
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3255
Email: anders@uhcl.edu

Femi Ayadi
Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1712
Email: AyadiM@UHCL.edu
Office: 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX, 77030, Suite 120, Room 125

Ken Black
Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3239
Email: Black@UHCL.edu
Office: B3321

Ashish Chandra
Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1717
Email: chandra@uhcl.edu
Office: 2125 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030, Suite 120, Room 127-A

Stephen Cotten
Associate Professor of Economics,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3207
Email: Cotten@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121

Phillip Decker
Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1715
Email: decker@uhcl.edu
Office: Suite 120, Room 130, 2151 W. Holcombe Houston, TX 77030

Hui Du
Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3144
Email: duhui1@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237, Room 5

Roger E. Durand
Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3260
Email: durand@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121

Gene Easley
Lecturer in Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3129
Email: easley@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3321, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058

Altan S. Erdem
Professor of Marketing,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3199
Email: Erdem@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121

Vance Etnyre
Associate Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3168
Email: etnyre@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 4

Kathleen Garland
Lecturer of Environmental Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3249
Email: garland@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058

Gokhan Gercek
Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3178
Email: Gercek@UHCL.edu
Office: S3202
Lisa B. Gossett
Associate Professor of Environmental Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3257
Email: gossett@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058
Vicky Gu
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3205
Email: guvicky@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 18

Michael Hanna
Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3201
Email: Hanna@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121
Jun (Maggie) Hao
Assistant Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3163
Email: hao@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237

Rajib Hasan
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3162
Email: hasan@uhcl.edu
Office: B3237
Sehan Kim
Assistant Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3108
Email: kim@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237

Dorothy Kirkman
Interim Associate Dean,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3156
Email: kirkman@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 2111, Room 5
Raymond J. Khoury
Executive in Residence, Faculty and Department Chair in Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1711
Email: khoury@uhcl.edu
Office: Suite 120, Room 135, 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030

Michael Lacina
Faculty Chair and Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3171
Email: lacina@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237

Constance M. Lehmann
Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3157
Email: lehmann@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Jian Lin
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3167
Email: linjian@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 7

Dianne Love
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration ,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1716
Email: love@uhcl.edu
Office: Suite 120, Room 132, 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030
Aleksey Martynov
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3245
Email: martynov@uhcl.edu
Office: 2700 Bay Area Boulevard Houston, Texas 77058 Bayou Building, Suite 3321

Clifton Mayfield
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3258
Email: mayfield@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 20

Joseph McCormack
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3217
Email: mccormack@uhcl.edu
Office: BB Suite 3121, Room 26

Barry Marks
Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3214
Email: marks@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237

Timothy Michael
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3193
Email: michael@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building Suite 3121, Room 33

Jordan P. Mitchell
Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration,
Business
Contact number: 281-212-1714
Email: mitchellj@uhcl.edu
Office: 2151 W. Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030

Jason Murasko
Associate Professor of Economics,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3107
Email: muraskoj@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 22
Prabhashi Nanayakkara
Visiting Lecturer of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3142
Email: nanayakkaras@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 3202.13
Shanshan Pan
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3165
Email: pan@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237

Ivelina Pavlova-Stout
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3208
Email: pavlova@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building Suite 3121, Room 30

Grady Perdue
Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3213
Email: perdue@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 27

Leroy Robinson, Jr.
Associate Professor of Marketing,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3209
Email: robinsonjr@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121, Room 14

Naveed Saleem
Faculty Chair and Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3202
Email: saleem@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 5

Haeyoung Shin
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3166
Email: shinha@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237
Susan Sorensen
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3160
Email: sorensen@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237, Room 8

Douglas Steel
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3189
Email: steel@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building, Suite 3202, Room 11
Nanfei Sun
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3190
Email: sun@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 3202.12

Jay R. Tombaugh
Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3244
Email: tombaugh@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 16

Hien (Van) Tran
Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3203
Email: tran@uhcl.edu
Office: Student Services Building Suite 3202, Room 3

Alix Valenti
Professor of Legal Studies and Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3159
Email: valenti@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 16
Troy Voelker
Faculty Chair and Associate Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3134
Email: voelker@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 18
Office hours:
Monday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Friday, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Jean Walker
Professor of Marketing,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3194
Email: walker@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321

Jeffrey Whitworth
Associate Professor of Finance,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3218
Email: whitworthj@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building Suite 3121, Room 32

Melissa A. Williams
Faculty Chair of Decision Sciences, Economics, Finance and Marketing and Associate
Professor of Finance
,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3211
Email: williamsmeli@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3121 Room 29

Kevin Wooten
Professor of Management,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3236
Email: wooten@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3321, Room 10, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058
Michael Yu-Chi Wu
Visiting Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3169
Email: wum@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 3202.2
Randall Xu
Associate Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3145
Email: xuzhao@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237, Room 6
Lin (Libby) Yi
Assistant Professor of Accounting,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3176
Email: yil@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 3237

Faiza Zalila
Associate Professor of Decision Sciences,
Business
Contact number: 281-283-3187
Email: Zalila@UHCL.edu
Office: B3121