Requirements

In addition to meeting the entrance requirements for the University, College of Business, and for Latin American Studies, entering students should be proficient in introductory statistics, basic economics, personal computers, including word processing and spreadsheets. In order to receive the MA/MBA degree, students must complete the following 72 units:

• Seven core business courses (21 units);
• Two core courses in Latin American Studies (6 units);
• Five business courses (15 units);
• Two business theme courses (6);
• Six required courses in Latin American Studies (18 units);
• MGMT 797 (Research);
• Business Administration 799A (Thesis);
• Students must write a thesis. Two Faculty from Business and One Faculty from LAS will serve on the thesis committee.

Graduate Students are expected to fulfill their language proficiency requirements for advancement to candidacy. Students can fulfill this requirement by completing one of the following:

• Spanish 302 (or its equivalency) or Portuguese 401 (or its equivalency) with a grade of B (3.0) or better
• Three units of 500-level or graduate work in Spanish
• Pass the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) oral proficiency examination in either Spanish or Portuguese with a score of 2.0 or above

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