Foundation Fact Sheet for RCB Graduate Students

To ensure that students are equipped with the key baseline and foundational they need for success in graduate-level coursework in business, Rowan requires all students to satisfy a set of Foundation requirements, which include the following courses.

Full List of Foundation Courses for the MBA Program*: 

• Calculus Techniques & Applications 
• Statistics I 
• Foundations of Accounting OR Principles of Accounting I & II 
• Principles of Economics: A Survey OR Macroeconomics & Microeconomics 
• Principles of Marketing 
• Principles of Finance 
• Operations Management 

Typically, students with an undergraduate degree in business will have satisfied many of these course requirements. Students can begin in the MBA program prior to satisfying all Foundation requirements. However, these requirements must be satisfied early in the program to maintain forward momentum towards degree completion. The Rohrer College of Business also accepts applications from prospective MBA students prior to all Foundation requirements being met. 

There are many ways students can satisfy Foundation requirements: by providing transcripts showing completion of equivalent courses from their undergraduate studies, completing affordable online modules, taking noncredit tests, and/or online or face-to-face courses at a local community college or 4-year institution, and, of course, by completing online or face-to-face courses at Rowan University. See the Foundation Fact Sheet for details on requirements plus options to consider so that your pursuit matches your learning style, timeline, and budget.

*All Foundation courses, which are undergraduate level, are offered at Rowan University. Students may satisfy many of these course requirements outside of Rowan in multiple ways listed in the Foundation Fact Sheet—often at a reduced cost. The course numbers and descriptions in the links above provide information for the Foundation courses if taken at Rowan.