Business Administration: Full-Time (MBA)

Full-­Time MBA

The Full-Time MBA program is a one-year, cohort-based MBA program that includes a corporate consulting project and a required internship.

Highlights

• Paul College is an AACSB-accredited business school, placing our programs among the top 6% of MBA programs worldwide.
• Students acquire the knowledge and skills associated with a two-year MBA program in one year, returning to the workforce faster.
• Students take all core courses as part of a cohort, benefiting from extensive team-based learning.
• Students take electives with Online/Hybrid MBA students in online and/or hybrid formats, gaining exposure to working professionals in a variety of industries.
• As part of their core curriculum, students participate in a residency focused on global business. Details of this residency may vary from year to year (e.g. destination). 
• Merit scholarships are available.
• Seven MBA options are available but are not required.
  • Analytics
  • Finance
  • Growth & Innovation
  • Healthcare Industry
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing
  • Sustainable Global Business

Full-­Time MBA Degree Requirements

The curriculum for the one-year accelerated Full-Time MBA program begins in August on the Durham campus. Most elective courses are offered in online and/or hybrid formats. Some students may be eligible to finish the program in 9 months.

• Credits: Students will complete 16 courses, or 48 credits.
• Student Availability: Due to the nature of the program, classes are scheduled in both day and evening time slots; therefore, the program is incompatible with full-time employment.
• GPA: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA at graduation, and earn a B- or better in all classes.
• Required Residency: Students participate in a residency during spring break as part of their core curriculum. Details of this residency may vary from year to year. 
• Corporate Consulting Project (CCP): The CCP provides an immediate opportunity to apply MBA program knowledge to a real business challenge. Small student-teams are matched with local organizations from various industries. Each team works closely with a client organization and faculty advisers to provide business consulting expertise. At the end of the CCP, each team presents their recommendations to their client organization.
• Internship: Students should expect to complete an internship during terms 4 and 5 unless they receive a waiver based on significant prior professional experience. Students with more than two years of professional work experience are also encouraged to engage in an internship in order to explore new fields or functions.

Core Courses

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This is normally completed in the summer term, but if an earlier start is needed, students can register for this for 1 credit in term 4, and for the remaining 2 credits in the summer term.

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The Full-Time MBA curriculum is complete at the end of Term 5 with a total of 48 credits. Students have the option of taking electives in Term 5 to complete  their degree.

Specialized Degree Options

Business Administration: Analytics

This option provides students with knowledge and skills in the areas of business analytics: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive. These tangible abilities will enable graduates to bring added value to any organization through data analysis and visualization; predicting/forecasting future probabilities and trends; and helping decision makers evaluate and determine the best ways to achieve business objectives in resource-constrained environments, while also quantifying the risk present in business situations due to uncertainty.

Business Administration: Finance

This option provides students with the tools necessary to make informed financial decisions for themselves and their organizations. Finance students and professionals utilize an exciting mix of quantitative analysis, strategic thinking, and creativity. Opportunities exist in a variety of fields, including commercial and investment banking, corporate finance, asset management, risk management, real estate, and private equity.

Business Administration: Growth and Innovation

This option provides students with knowledge, skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset to apply in smaller, newer firms as well as in larger, established companies in order to drive organizational growth, innovation and change. These can be applied in a range of contexts, including new ventures, corporate entrepreneurship, and social enterprises.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

This option is designed to provide students already in the healthcare field or those interested in entering it with foundational knowledge of the U.S. Healthcare system and health policy, as well as analytic approaches for improving it. Please note that ADMN 801 is the usual required course for the option; others require permission.

Business Administration: Human Resources Management

This option is directed towards those who are interested in learning more about leading and managing the talent that drives organizations, and navigating challenging interpersonal situations.  It provides an overview of the human resources management function, along with experience negotiating conflicts of various kinds and approaches to leading people through organizational changes.  Note that some courses include required in-person weekend components..

Business Administration: Marketing

This option is designed around the three strategic initiatives of the marketing department: Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, and New Product Development. Flexibility within specialization provides tracks for less seasoned students (Marketing Analytics and tools), and for more seasoned students (Product and Service innovation focus). Designed to help students recognize, prioritize, and execute opportunities for growth through new and existing customers.

Business Administration: Sustainable Global Business

This option helps students develop their global awareness, understanding, and competence so to that they can compete and lead effectively in a transnational environment. Job outlook includes graduate careers abroad or in organizations that are engaged in business or initiatives with a global scope.

Approved Elective Courses

*Not all approved electives are offered on a regular basis

Program Learning Outcomes

MBA graduates will be able to:

• Synthesize and apply knowledge across business disciplines.
• Apply analytical tools to solve complex organizational problems.
• Apply theories and frameworks to effectively lead teams and organizations.
• Communicate quantitative and qualitative assessments of business information.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities and challenges in the global business environment.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and extend ethical and sustainable business practices; consider and address the relevant range of stakeholders affected by business decisions.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and extend diversity, equity, inclusion, and belongingness in the work environment.

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Deadlines

Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission:

• Fall: June 1 (Deadline extended to July 1 for Fall 2025)
• Spring: N/A
• Summer: N/A
• Special: N/A

Application fee: $65

Campus: Durham

New England Regional: No

Accelerated Masters Eligible: No

New Hampshire Residents

Students claiming in-state residency must also submit a Proof of Residence Form. This form is not required to complete your application, but you will need to submit it after you are offered admission, or you will not be able to register for classes.

Transcripts

If you attended UNH or Granite State College (GSC) after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally; this includes UNH-Durham, UNH-Manchester, UNH Non-Degree work and GSC. 

If you did not attend UNH, or attended prior to September 1, 1991, then you must upload a copy (PDF) of your transcript in the application form. International transcripts must be translated into English.

If admitted, you must then request an official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy:

• Electronic Transcripts: Please have your institution send the transcript directly to grad.school@unh.edu. Please note that we can only accept copies sent directly from the institution.
• Paper Transcripts: Please send hard copies of transcripts to: UNH Graduate School, Thompson Hall- 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824. You may request transcripts be sent to us directly from the institution or you may send them yourself as long as they remain sealed in the original university envelope.

Transcripts from all previous post-secondary institutions must be submitted and applicants must disclose any previous academic or disciplinary sanctions that resulted in their temporary or permanent separation from a previous post-secondary institution. If it is found that previous academic or disciplinary separations were not disclosed, applicants may face denial and admitted students may face dismissal from their academic program.

Letters of Recommendation: 2 Required

Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted.

Test Scores: GMAT Optional

GMAT test scores are optional. Applicants may provide their GMAT or GRE scores to supplement their application or to be considered for department scholarships. 

Please, request official test scores to be sent directly to the Graduate School by the testing service. Test scores more than five years old will not be accepted. Student copies and photo copies of scores are not considered official.

Personal Statement/Essay Questions

Applicants to the MBA Program must provide answers to these specific questions: 1) What are your short and long term goals? Why is an MBA a critical step toward achieving these goals? Why are you interested in UNH? 2) List 10 facts about yourself that will help your future classmates get to know you. *Optional: Please provide any additional information you believe is important and/or address any areas of concern that will be beneficial to the Admissions Committee in considering your application (e.g. unexplained gaps in employment, choice of recommenders, academic performance, or extenuating personal circumstances).

Statements must be included with your submitted application.

Resume

A current resume is required with your submitted application.

Important Notes

All applicants are encouraged to contact programs directly to discuss program-specific application questions.

If you are planning to take the Hospitality Management specialization, or some other specialization, please indicate this when you fill out the online application. You can enter this information under the planned major section of the application.

Stackable MBA/MSBA degree option: Complete two graduate degrees in two years

Applicants that are applying to the MBA program are now able to apply to the MSBA, to start the MSBA immediately following the MBA. Applicants will fill out distinct applications for each program and transcripts, test scores, and statements of residency will only need to be submitted once.  Applicants also pay only one application fee. Please check the box on your MBA application that signifies you are interested in applying to the stackable degree program. For questions on this new option please reach out to PaulCollege.Grad@unh.edu and we will be happy to assist you.

Benefits:

• STEM OPT opportunities after completing the MSBA
• All students: Two MBA courses will count as MSBA electives, reducing the MSBA tuition in year two

Enrollment Deposit

This program requires an enrollment deposit of $500. If admitted the deposit will be due by the deadline specified in your admit letter. The enrollment deposit secures a seat in the program for an applicant and can be used towards tuition once the applicant starts the program. For more information please see our enrollment deposits help page.

International Applicants

Prospective international students are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent examination scores. English Language Exams may be waived if English is your first language. If you wish to request a waiver, then please visit our Test Scores webpage for more information.