Degree Requirements

1. At least 21 credits must be completed at FDU.
2. Students must achieve a grade point average of 2.75 for the current trimester and keep a cumulative grade point average of 2.75. Students who receive two or more C grades will be warned, and if evidence of definite improvement in their academic performance does not ensue, they will be put on academic probation or be asked to withdraw from graduate study.
3. All students must take the Capstone Course, MADS 6612 – Seminar on Strategic Management.
4. The curriculum areas and credit distribution requirements are designed to provide students with flexibility in planning a program of study within a competency-focused framework for professional development. Students must successfully complete 30 credits of graduate course work in the following categories.

1. Administrative Competencies
    (6 classes / 18 credits)

2. Analytic and Decision-Making Competencies
   (3 classes / 9 credits)

3. Capstone Seminar (last class/3 credits) MADS6612 – Seminar in Strategic Management

This core area provides an integrative learning experience that focuses on organizational leadership and strategic planning. Ordinarily the last course that a student takes in the program, the capstone seminar is offered on the Metropolitan Campus and College at Florham and at the University's Monmouth County Graduate Center in Eatontown, New Jersey as well as in an online format.