Business Administration MBA with a Concentration in Leadership

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.

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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.

Admission Requirements

• Business Administration MBA
• Admission Deadline

  Standard Graduate Admission Deadline

• Application

  Apply online through the UHCL Graduate Application Portal.

• Requirements

  Applicants to the MBA program may qualify with a standardized test waiver if any of the following conditions are met:

  • earned a bachelor’s degree from a qualified institution with a 3.000 or greater cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution, or
  • earned an advanced degree from a qualified institution, or
  • completes the MBA certificate start with a 3.000 or greater GPA in the certificate. 
• MBA Certificate Start 

  Domestic applicants who have completed a bachelor's, degree from a qualified institution with less than a 3.0 GPA, may choose admission to the MBA program with a standardized test waiver through the MBA certificate start. Applicants to the MBA certificate start must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.500 (on a 4.0 system).  Qualified applicants who are admitted to MBA certificate start program must complete their graduate certificate with a 3.000 or greater GPA in the certificate to be granted acceptance into the MBA core program.

• Admission Review Process 

  All other applicants will be reviewed for admissions by program faculty.  This evaluation will consider all academic coursework and standardized test performance.

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.

Business Administration, MBA

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