Plaster School of Business

Program Mission/Vision

The mission of the Hutton School of Business and the Plaster Graduate School of Business is to foster academic excellence and student achievement at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Students are provided with a strong academic foundation in business, and are prepared to become productive, competent, and ethical professionals. The School of Business provides a learning environment that is characterized by student-oriented instructional methodologies and the development of leadership and life-long learning skills in its students.

Program Goals

Students will acquire the relevant disciplinary knowledge and competencies appropriate to their program of study.
Students will acquire effective business-related professional skills.
Students will assess their personal values and connect them to ethical behaviors appropriate to their intended endeavors.

Admission to the MS and MBA Programs

Applicants that do not possess an undergraduate degree in business can be provided access to academic leveling courses. These academic leveling courses include Principles of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing, as well as Statistics.

Students wishing to pursue the MBA Accounting concentration should have completed an undergraduate degree in accounting or demonstrate completion of accounting studies equivalent to the degree.

Programs

Master of Science

The Master of Science (M.S.) degree is designed to accommodate both preprofessional students who wish to further their education and those already working in professional careers who aim to advance within their respective organization or agency. The M.S. develops individuals to be leaders in their fields of study.

Master of Business Administration

An MBA is a valuable credential in the business world and doubly so when it is from a respected institution that has been teaching tomorrow’s business leaders for 120 years. At the Hutton School of Business, preparing you for long-term career success is our number one priority.

Doctor of Business Administration

The Doctor of Business Administration is designed to be an applied doctorate for working professionals who are driven to lead and innovate. The DBA enables students to develop advanced levels of competency in conducting applied research and in the comprehension of theoretical and applied literature in the discipline.

Business Administration, DBA

Doctor of Philosophy

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) prepares students for advanced professional practice directed toward research as well as the transmission of existing knowledge.

Business, Ph.D.

Graduate Certificate