Students admitted to the MBA program may choose from concentration areas to tailor their degree towards their professional, personal and educational goals.

Many MBA concentrations require faculty approval and signature. Concentration sheets should not be submitted to the Graduate Programs office without prior approval from the faculty concentration advisor, as they will not be accepted. Please adhere to the requirements on each concentration form.

 

Step 1: – When do I choose my concentration electives?

• Newly admitted students are required to submit a concentration approval form, in their first semester, by the following deadlines:
  • Newly Admitted Fall students: Submit by Oct. 1
  • Newly admitted Spring students: Submit by April 1
• Concentration courses are offered less frequently than required courses. Picking your concentration elective courses within the first semester provides you with the opportunity to enroll in the courses as they are offered.
• Each department has a list of classes, course descriptions, and schedules online: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems & Decision Sciences, Management, Marketing.

Courses taken and completed prior to submitting the required form may not be used as part of your study plan.

Step 2 – What forms should I submit?

Download a Concentration Elective Approval Form from below (approval required by Faculty Concentration Advisor, see Step 3):

PLEASE NOTE: To access the forms below, you must be logged into your CSUF Dropbox account. For more information on setting up your Dropbox account, visit IT's website. (http://www.fullerton.edu/it/students/software/dropbox/)

• MBA Accounting
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (pdf)
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    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with an Accounting Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Business Analytics
  • Fall 2021 admit and after (pdf)
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  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with a Business Analytics Concentration: Overview (PDF)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Entrepreneurship (discontinued fall 2021 and after)
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with an Entrepreneurship Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Finance
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with a Finance Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings(pdf)
• MBA General (none) Concentration
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
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• MBA Human Resources
  • Fall 2021 admit & after (pdf)
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• MBA Information Systems
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with an Information Systems Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Management
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with a Management Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Marketing
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (pdf)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with a Marketing Concentration: Overview (pdf)
• MBA Marketing Analytics  (*Discontinued  beginning  Fall2022)
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
  • 
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with a Marketing Analytics Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Organizational Leadership
  
  • Fall 2021 admit and after (pdf)
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
    
    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with an Org. Leadership Concentration: Overview (pdf)
    • Plan your class schedule with our list of tentative offerings (pdf)
• MBA Risk Management and Insurance
  • Fall 2018 admit and after (doc)
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    • Find Your Focus - What can I do with a Risk Mgmt and Insr. Concentration: Overview (pdf)
• MBA Operations and Supply Chain Management (new)
  • Fall 2018 and after (pdf)

Step 3: - Who do I submit my concentration elective approval form to?

• 1. View the Concentration Exploration Faculty Advisor contact information
• 2. Send a copy of your concentration elective approval form to your Graduate Advisor or you may drop off the form at the front desk in Graduate Programs, SGMH-4210.
  • NOTE: this email is for form submission only. All and any questions must be directed to your appropriate advisor.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

How do I change electives for my current Concentration?

• If any changes are made to your elective course options after being classified, you are required to submit a Change of Study Plan (pdf) approval form for your concentration.

How do I request to switch to a different Concentration?

1. First fill out the petition to change your concentration (pdf).
2. Then download a concentration elective approval form (above) and fill out completely.
3. Submit both the change request and concentration approval form together to your Graduate Advisor.

How do I switch to the Fall 2018 curriculum?

• Students are required to schedule an appointment with their Graduate Advisor in order to request updates their curriculum and catalog year.

400-Level Courses

The following courses as of Fall 2021 catalog are not eligible for graduate credit and may not be used as electives:

Classes

Courses	Courses (cont.)
ACCT 450	ISDS 454
ACCT 463	ISDS 473*
ACCT 495	ISDS 495
ECON 490	MGMT 445**
ECON 495	MGMT 455
FIN 433	MGMT 461
FIN 437	MGMT 464
FIN 438	MGMT 449***
FIN 439	MGMT 495
FIN 447	MKTG 410
FIN 456	MKTG 440
FIN 489	MKTG 442
ISDS 406	MKTG 480
ISDS 414

 

*NOTE:ISDS 473 is not approved to be used as an elective by the department.

**NOTE: Mgmt445 can be taken as an elective if the title is Employment Law.
***NOTE: Mgmt449 is not approved to be used as an elective by the department.