Students admitted to the MBA program without being required to take any of the 18 credits of pre-MBA foundation courses must complete a total of 42 credit hours of course work.

Foundation courses (FOLC) are “level-setting” and intended for students who need basic remedial work across the business disciplines. All FOLC exemption decisions are subject to the approval of the OSB Graduate Studies Committee, which may, depending on academic background, offer a student the option of taking an exemption test, once only, for a non-refundable fee of $100 per test.

A core of 24 credit hours and a 3-credit hour MBA project are required of all students. The remaining 15 credit hours are covered by elective courses of the student's choosing. The program is designed to allow a full-time student to complete all requirements (excluding pre-MBA foundation courses) in 14 months.