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Mission Statement
We develop socially responsible business leaders with a global outlook through academically rigorous, relevant and values-based education and research.
Program Descriptions
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programs:
Full-Time MBA - A full-time program that may be completed in 17 or 22 months. Full-Time MBA students who pursue a concentration in business analytics or finance may complete the management science major, which is a STEM program.
Part-Time MBA - A flexible program that may be completed in the evening with possible weekend courses that may be completed in as few as 17 months.
Flex MBA - A flexible, hybrid program that meets one weekend per month and conducts the remaining contact hours online. This program may be completed in as few as 17 months.
Specialized Masters Programs:
Master of Science in Accountancy (MACC) - A flexible program that may be completed in 10 to 17 months.
Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) - A full-time program that is completed in 10 months.
Master of Science in Finance (MSF) - A STEM-certified, full-time program that is completed in 10 months.
Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) - A program that may be completed at either a full-time or a part-time pace in 10 or 24 months respectively.
Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS-SCM) - A hybrid program offering online courses with on-campus residence sessions over 22 months.
Master of Science in Taxation (MTAX) - A flexible program that may be completed in 10 to 17 months.
Centers and Institutes
John Ahlers Center for International Business
The Ahlers Center for International Business develops global competitiveness for students, faculty, and community partners by leveraging economic research, business analytics and supply chain management to pursue international opportunities that build a more socially-responsible and prosperous region. The Center offers project-based learning opportunities for students through industry-serving programs that improve regional businesses’ global competitiveness through international trade. The Center also fosters international business experiences for students and faculty by facilitating the International Business Mentoring program, the International Business Club, the Student International Business Council and cultivating international internships and career opportunities. For further information please visit the Ahlers Center for International Business website.
Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate
As a Center of Excellence within the Knauss School of Business, the mission of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate (BMC) is to help recruit, educate and mentor real estate students with the goal of facilitating their career pursuits in a socially responsible manner and with a global perspective. The BMC accomplishes this mission through support of outstanding faculty and professional staff, dedicated career services, active industry involvement and outreach and relevant and applied research. This support by the BMC has resulted in three #1 rankings of the USD real estate program. For further information please visit the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate website.
Accountancy Institute
Take your accounting career to the next level by taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by the Accountancy Institute. Using our strong connections with the local accounting industry, we team up with Career Development, the Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi to offer you additional networking and career development events. A variety of professional growth opportunities available to you include a variety of speakers, linkages to the professional community, development of leadership skills, and strategies to fulfill the 150-hour requirement for obtaining CPA certification. Our institute is headed up by the same award-winning faculty who design our curriculum based upon their latest research findings—so you'll always be on top of the latest thought leadership. For further information, please visit the Accountancy Institute website.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Catalyzer
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Catalyzer (The CatalyZer) at the University of San Diego Knauss School of Business supports a top 50 ranked entrepreneurship and innovation program. As a portal to all innovation and entrepreneurship activities at the University of San Diego, we give you the tools and resources to embrace your most creative ideas to build startups that create jobs. We also train you to continually innovate and positively transform existing businesses with your ideas. When you take part in our classes and events, you will join a unique startup community here at USD, one that encourages you to take your destiny into your own hands and propel you to new heights. Plus, you will get to connect with an incredible startup ecosystem — in San Diego and beyond. Through various initiatives, The Catalyzer brings together a world of established entrepreneurs, industry thought leaders, academic experts, startup innovators, brilliant venture capitalists, mentors, and students. For further information please visit the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Catalyzer website and for further questions reach us at entrepreneurship@sandiego.edu.
Supply Chain Management Institute
The Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMI) keeps working professionals and students on top of the latest industry knowledge. We support students through experiential learning and hosting one of the nation's only dedicated annual supply chain-focused career fairs. Our Fall Forum and Spring Symposium attract hundreds of practitioners and introduce them to innovative supply chain concepts through real-world case studies and interactive workshops. For further information, please visit the Supply Chain Management Institute website.
Free Enterprise Institute
As a Center of Excellence within the Knauss School of Business, the Free Enterprise Institute (FEI) enables and empowers the next generation of innovative entrepreneurs to build and scale world class companies. The FEI accomplishes this effort with the support of outstanding faculty and staff, active industry involvement, community and campus based programs and a focus on applied and experiential learning. The FEI includes San Diego's #1 ranked accelerator, the Brink SBDC; the San Diego Angel Conference, and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Catalyzer.
The Brink
The Brink is part of the San Diego & Imperial Small Business Development Center Network, which is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the US Small Business Administration. SBDCs are a national program that serves small businesses (for-profit enterprises with fewer than 500 employees). The Brink SBDC is a specialty center focused on innovation, one of only a handful of its kind in the country. The Brink SBDC at USD provides world-class training and one-to-one consulting to business clients running or starting growth-oriented, innovation-based companies, resulting in economic growth and prosperity for the region. For further information, please visit the The Brink SBDC website.
General Requirements
Students must complete all course requirements with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Use of the grades “A+” and “D” are not permitted in the graduate business programs. Also see here for policies on academic probation and disqualification.
Responsibility of Students
Students enrolled in all programs are responsible for adhering to all regulations, schedules and deadlines outlined in this section, in the introductory sections of this Course Catalog and in any handbooks, contracts, or guideline sheets pertinent to their program. Students have the further responsibility of ensuring that all graduation requirements are met. Questions on these matters should be directed to the student’s advisor.
Course Prerequisites
Students are responsible for meeting all course prerequisites prior to enrollment in each course.
Grade Grievance Procedures
The instructor’s/professor’s judgment is presumed to be correct. Therefore, the burden of qualifying a grievance rests with the student. Thus, at every level in the proposed grievance procedures this “presumption” should be understood by all participants.
It is assumed that grievances will be resolved by the instructor and student.
Grading criteria, requirements, content, etc. are established by the instructor. The presumption is that students have been given ample opportunity for clarification of class requirements at the beginning of a given course.
Students taking graduate business courses shall have six months, calculated from the date of submission of the student’s final course grade, to initiate a formal grade grievance procedure. Students must file for a grade grievance within the six-month time period unless exempted by the Dean of the School of Business.
The procedure for a grade grievance is as follows:
Initial grade/grievance must be addressed to the instructor in the course.
In those rare circumstances when no agreement is reached in number 1 (above), the student may seek advice from the department chair.
If the matter is not satisfactorily settled at number 2 (above), the student then may seek advice from the dean who will refer the matter to a standing faculty committee (e.g. academic affairs).
The committee will hear the student’s grievance and make its recommendations to the parties involved. At every level in this grievance procedure, the instructor must be apprised of the situation.
Transfer of Graduate Credit
Transfer of credit pertains to equivalent graduate courses completed at another accredited university or in another graduate program at USD, while the student is enrolled in a USD graduate business program. Petitions for transfer of credit must be approved prior to the course being taken. No more than 6 semester units may be transferred into the MBA or the MSRE program. While USD is not a Jesuit institution, it participates in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) agreement to accept qualified students who have been accepted as fully-matriculating from any other participating AJCU member institution.
Waiver Administration and Conditions for Waiver
Part-time MBA students with two years of work experience and a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their undergraduate degree that has been completed in the last seven years may apply for waivers for up to 14 units of MBA coursework; for more information, see the Part-Time MBA degree requirements. Ms in Business Analytics students may waive up to six units of graduate coursework based upon undergraduate coursework; for more information, see the MSBA degree requirements. Students in all graduate programs must complete a minimum of 30 graduate units to earn the degree.
Administration
Brian Tietje, PhD, Dean
Nakeisha Lewis, PhD, Associate Dean of Strategy and Curriculum
Yen-ting (Daniel) Lin, PhD, Associate Dean of Faculty and Operations
Kelli Bagley, MBA, Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration
Kacy Hayes, PhD, Assistant Dean, Student Success