Professional Master of Business Administration

The most flexible nationally accredited, evening MBA program for working professionals in the Pacific Northwest

Bonnie Buchanan, PhD, Professional MBA Program Director

Our Professional MBA students bring a wealth of professional and academic perspectives to the classroom, from engineering to financial management to health care. Add to that the cultural and ethnic diversity of students from over 25 countries, and the MBA experience at Seattle University promises a special opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Companies want employees with the knowledge and abilities to successfully lead their organization into the 21st century - employees who can think analytically, communicate effectively, take advantage of technology and understand both the big picture and the details that lead to the bottom line.

The Seattle University MBA at the Albers School of Business & Economics provides you with that competitive edge. Our internationally-accredited program is for working professionals who have diverse experience, academic backgrounds and interests, and who return to school to develop and sharpen their business & leadership skills.

Professional MBA students may choose from a wide variety of electives in disciplines such as Accounting, Business Law, E-Commerce and Information Systems, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and/or Operations.  Formal specializations include Accounting, Business Valuation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Formation, and Sustainability. 

Professional MBA Program Duration

Part-time MBA students taking two courses per quarter can complete the program in 2 to 3 years.

Full-time MBA students taking 4 courses per quarter can complete the program in 1-1/2 to 2 years.

Students who have had an equivalent course with a grade of "B" (3.0) or better, may be eligible to waive up to six fundamental business classes. Students with an undergraduate degree in business from an AACSB accredited university are also eligible to waive two electives, thus shortening their degree requirement.

Professional MBA Degree Requirements

from Seattle University's 2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

Minimum credits required for degree: 55-73

I. Preparatory Course Work

Computer Skills
Business Calculus
Business Communications

Computer Skills and Business Calculus must be completed by the end of the first year in the program. Business Communications must be completed by the end of the first quarter in the program.

II. Leadership & Team Building

III. Fundamental Business Courses* 

*Students with previous comparable course work with a "B" (3.0) or better have the option of waiving these classes. Students without previous course work are required to take these classes.  

IV. Required Core Courses 

V. Electives 

**Students with an undergraduate business degree from an AACSB accredited school may waive 2 electives (6 credits), and thus may have 49-73 credits.

VI. Strategy & Synthesis 

MBA students may choose from a wide variety of electives in disciplines such as Accounting, Business Law, E-Commerce and Information Systems, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, and/or Operations. A complete listing can be found here. A student may informally concentrate in one or two areas, or take a broad variety of electives to round out their education. Another option would be to pursue one of the three formal specializations listed below.

For information on Learning Goals for this program, click here.