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Masters of Science in Administration

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The information on these web pages is for information purposes only. While every attempt has been made to provide accurate information, the Andrews University Bulletin is the final and authoritative guide on regulations such as admission, general, core, major, and cognate requirements.

Introduction

The MSA program in the School of Business at Andrews University is designed to prepare students for leadership in an industry-specific setting. The following MSA degree program is offered:

The MSA in Church Administration is offered in cooperation with the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.

NOTE: Effective 1 June 2006, the MSA in Engineering Managment was closed to further admissions.

Entrance Requirements

Applicants for the MSA program must meet all university admission requirements (for details, see "Admission Requirements," 2007-2008 Bulletin). Admission requirements include:

Degree: A four-year baccalaureate degree from an accredited American university or senior college, or its equivalent outside the U.S.

GPA: A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.60

GRE or GMAT : Submission of a satisfactory GRE or GMATscore taken within the past five years

English Proficiency: A minimum TOEFL score of 550 on a paper-based test (or 213 on a computer based test), or a MELAB score of 80 -- if secondary and post-secondary study was in a non-English medium.

Application Forms

Graduate Application forms are available online. These may be downloaded and printed out. See "Application for Graduate Admission" http://www.andrews.edu/GRAD/AppForms.htm

MSA in Church Administration

The MSA degree in church administration is for students seeking management roles in church or church-related organizations. Offered jointly by the School of Business and the SDA Theological Seminary, the program blends business management and church management.

Students must take any lacking prerequisite courses in addition to the 33 graduate credits required for the MSA degree.

Prerequisites:
BSAD355 Management and Organization
MKTG310 Principles of Marketing

Program Requirements

MSA Core Requirements BSAD515 Organizational Behavior BSAD620 Christian Ethics, Service & Society MKTG680Ã‚Â Marketing Strategy	9 semester credits
School of Business Electives (select two of the following) ACCT635 Accounting and Finance for Managers BSAD530 Management of Not-for-Profit Organizations BSAD560 Intercultural Business Relations BSAD670 Human Resources Seminar FNCE680 Investment Strategy MKTG540 Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations	6 semester credits
SDA Theological Seminary Electives (Choose at least one course from each cluster) Cluster 1: CHMN527 Church Leadership and Administration CHMN630 Leadership Development CHMN638 Seminar in Leadership CHMN655 Dynamic Group Strategies Cluster 2: CHMN539 Church Growth and the Equipping Pastor CHMN606 Techniques in Church Planting CHMN612 Urban Mission MSSN635 Contemporary Issues in Mission Cluster 3: CHMN529 Church and Personal Finance CHMN545 Pastoral Ministries and Church Policy CHMN643 Christian Professional Ethics THST615 Doctrine of the Church Cluster 4: CHMN525 Hispanic-American Culture and Its Expressions CHMN535 Issues in Black Church Leadership CHMN585 Cross-Cultural Communication THST634 Christian Social Ethics Cluster 5: CHMN518 Interpersonal Relationship Skills CHMN570 Perspectives in Communication COMM475 Effective Presentations PREL460 Development	18 semester credits
Total	33 semester credits

Standards of Scholarship

GPA and Grade Requirements. All graduate students are expected to maintain a 3.00 GPA in all graduate courses that apply to the degree requirements. No grade of D or F (or U ) may be used to satisfy degree requirements; however, these grades are included when computing the cumulative GPA and, if they occur in courses normally meeting degree requirements, the degree GPA.

GRE or GMAT. The GRE or GMAT is required for regular admission status. A student may not enroll for more than 12 credits of graduate work before the GRE requirement is met.

Transfer Courses. A maximum of 6 semester credits in approved graduate courses may be taken off-campus or in another school of the university and transferred to meet program requirements.