Business Administration, MBA with Launch Track

Launch Track

Students who are admitted through Launch track will choose 9 SCH of Launch courses from the following bins:

1. up to 9 SCH from graduate courses associated with approved certificates (Commercialization of Space, Management of Technology, Human Resource Management Essentials, Global Sustainability, Leadership, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, International Business, and Management of Technology),
2. 3 SCH from flexible core courses, or
3. 3 SCH of ACCT 5131.

This means that students can choose from:

1. 9 SCH from certificate courses,
2. or 6 SCH from certificate courses and 3 SCH from flexible core courses
3. or 6 SCH from certificate courses and 3 SCH from ACCT 5131.
4. or ACCT 5131, 3 SCH from certificate courses and 3 SCH from flexible core courses

Grade Requirements

The College of Business requires a minimum of a 3.000 cumulative grade point average on course work taken at UHCL. No grade lower than a C is acceptable toward a graduate degree; this includes foundation work as well as the plan requirements. 

Foundation Requirements (3 hours)

• MGMT 50A1 - Excel for Business Managers Credit Hours: 1.5
• MGMT 50A2 - Foundations of Management Credit Hours: 1.5

MBA Launch Track (9 hours)

Students may not progress into the remainder of the MBA coursework until successfully completing launch track with a 3.0 or greater cumulative GPA.

Core Requirements (18 hours)

Certificates

Commercialization of Space Graduate Certificate  

Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation  

Global Sustainability  

Healthcare Leadership Graduate Certificate  

Human Resource Management Essentials  

International Business Graduate Certificate  

Leadership Graduate Certificate  

Management of Technology Certificate Program