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   The courses discussed on this page may be taken to meet prerequisite requirements to MBA core classes OR simply to gain knowledge in the area of Business. Completion of three or more will award a Certificate of Business Foundations.

  • Prerequisites must be met BEFORE being cleared to start MBA or Distance MBA classes.
  • It is possible to purchase any or all of the following from the Auburn University MBA Office directly if you did not take the classes as an undergraduate or if you are interested in obtaining a Certificate of Business Foundations. Order only the courses you know you need because it is not possible to return them. There is a no refund policy.
  • Once you have purchased the self-study CD courses, viewed and studied all of the material, you will take a competency exam that is scored as a pass or fail grade.
  • The cost per course is $300, which is paid in the form of a check and made payable directly to the Auburn University MBA Program.
  • You may work through the series at your own pace, however you should be aware of deadlines associated with enrollment in MBA classes for any given semester.
  • Textbooks (listed below) are available at Amazon.com, Varsitybooks.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
 

  • Foundations in Accounting for Management (Accounting prerequisite on CD)
  • Foundations in Economics (Economics prerequisite on CD)
  • Foundations in Finance (Finance prerequisite on CD)
  • The Process of Management (Management prerequisite on CD)
  • Survey of Marketing (Marketing prerequisite on CD)
 

  • Print the order form and mail it to the MBA Office with payment. Make checks payable to Auburn University MBA Program and send to:

    • Joye Hughes, MBA Academic Advisor
    415 W. Magnolia Ave., Suite 503
    Auburn University, AL 36849-5240

  • CDs will be sent when order and check are received. No refunds are possible, so please order only the courses you are sure you need.
  • The Competency Exam will be sent to your test proctor as soon as one is established with Becky Young in the Outreach Office. Please contact her if you do not have an approved proctor already. Her e-mail address is becky@eng.auburn.edu. Guidelines for test proctors may be found at www.auburn.edu/gop or by asking Becky Young. The toll free number to contact her is 888-844-5300.
 

Accounting
A Review of Essentials of Accounting
7th Edition by Anthony and Pearlman
ISBN 0-201-61541-X

Economics
Textbook is not required since the information on CDs covers the material needed to study for the exam. In case students want to purchase a supplemental textbook it is titled:

Economics, Private, and Public Choice
9th Edition by James Swartney, Richard Stroup and Russell Sobel
ISBN 0-03-021283-9

Management
None required.

Finance
Essentials of Managerial Finance
12th Edition by Besley & Brigham; 2000; The Dryden Press

Marketing
Textbook information is included with CDs