Professional Online MBA Curriculum
Our 40-credit hour Professional Online MBA program offers the utmost flexibility in an MBA program. You may earn a top-ranked MBA on your own time from anywhere in the world.
Top-ranked Online MBA
Our core curriculum focuses on technology, research, business processes, and practical applications in a collaborative learning environment. Students can complete the course requirements at a time and location convenient to them, within the deadlines set by each professor.
Students access courses through WolfWare, NC State’s online learning management system featuring educational tools such as:
- Moodle
- Zoom
- Streaming video files
- Discussion boards
While online, students still have access to the Jenkins Career Management Center and receive technical support through the NC State DELTA Department.
Accelerated Path
The accelerated track is an intensive plan that allows students to complete their program in 21 months. The accelerated path is best suited for Professional Online MBA students who value a timely degree completion above all other factors.
You will also have more limitations when selecting electives. You will need to register for an international course or take a class on campus to meet your graduation requirements within the intended timeframe.
Residency Requirements
All Professional Online MBA students must complete a Virtual Orientation (MBA Launch) and related online modules before the first day of class. Students are required to complete two in-person residencies: MBA 531 Leading People 1 and MBA 532 Leading People 2.
Each residency is a credit-bearing 3-day course held in Raleigh, NC. Students completing their first residency (MBA 531) in the first semester of the program and the second residency (MBA 532) before graduation.
Residencies provide important lessons in communication, presentation and networking skills. Active duty military may waive their residency and substitute the requirement for other elective courses.
Course Sequence
Professional Online MBA students can complete the 40-credit hour program in as few as 21 months or create a six-year plan.