Dayton Daily News: New Wright State program allows students to fast track entry into MBA program

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A new program at Wright State University’s business school allows students to fast track their entrance into the Master of Business Administration degree program.

The program allows students to complete modules for each of the five foundational MBA courses: economics, accounting, finances, business law and business statistics.

Normally students without a business background interested in getting an MBA would have to take those five classes to enter the MBA program. Competing schools have offered alternatives and waivers for these requirements, so Wright State launched the program to attract more students.

The program is meant to make MBA education more accessible and efficient for students, said Kristina Healy, academic services director in the Raj Soin College of Business.

One participant in the inaugural program, Laura Harr, said the program has been a boost to her business skills while allowing her to earn the waivers she needs to get into the program.

Harr, a parent of two teenagers who graduated from WSU in 2007, got a job as a civilian at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in February.

“It’s a great cost and time savings to me,” Harr said of the program.

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