Multiple Degree Opportunity Requirements

Completion of the Pepperdine Graziadio School BSM Program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above, no more than five years prior to the start of the Part-Time MBA degree program.

Minimum of three years of work experience.

A minimum grade of "B" for each BSM-level course to be used for waiving comparable PTMBA core content. For Bachelor of Science in Management courses in which a minimum "B" grade was not attained, the corresponding PTMBA core course must be taken in additional to all other degree requirements.

Students need to earn a grade of “B” or better in all of the relevant BSM courses to be eligible for a course transfer. Only courses completed in the BSM program at PGBS are eligible to transfer towards the MBA program. The transfer of one 4-unit MBA Program course may require the successful completion of up to 8 units of relevant BSM coursework that meets the minimum grade requirement outlined above. MBA courses not specifically listed below are ineligible for transfer consideration.

• BSCI 650 Personal and Leadership Development Workshop (1)
• BSCI 652 Organizational Behavior and Personal Development (4)
• ACCT 606 Accounting: The Language of Business (4)
• DESC 607 Analytics for Business Decisions (4)
• ECNM 657 Prices, Profit, and the Market Economy (4)
• MKTG 603 The Art and Science of Marketing (4)
• STGY 612 Competition and Executive Decision-Making (1)

The following courses may not be waived:  

• FINC 603 Managing Corporate Financial Resources (4)
• ISTM 602 Technology Management and Digital Innovation (4)
• LEGL 611 Fundamentals of Law and Ethics (2)
• STGY 659 Strategic Management (4)
• MBA electives