Graduate Programs

Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA)

PMBA FAQs PMBA Information Sheet PMBA 2008-2009 Course Schedule

Faculty

Enriquez, Anita B., Associate Professor, International Business / Marketing
Cantoria, Filomena M., Professor, Accounting, C.P.A.
Colfax, Richard S., Associate Professor, Human Resources Management
Iverson, Tom, Professor, Economics
Jones, Roseann M., Associate Professor, Economics and Policy Planning
Li, Ning, Assistant Professor, Public Administration
Perez, Karri T., Adjunct, Human Resources Management / Management
Ruane, Claret, Associate Professor, Economics
Salas, John,Associate Professor, Int'l Tourism & Hospitality Management
Santos, Annette T.,Assistant Professor, Management
Taylor, James J.,Associate Professor of Finance

Professional MBA Program

The University of Guam Professional MBA is proposed as a one-year graduate degree program for mid-level and executive managers who possess an undergraduate business degree from an accredited university or college. It is designed for qualified professionals seeking advance level business and management competencies to compete effectively in the dynamic and changing, international business arena. It will be a fast-paced experience that enables professionals to satisfy their respective personal and professional goals in a formal relevant program.

The Professional MBA Program restructures its schedule to incorporate a diversity of course offerings and experiences to integrate better the content and process of management. Admission to the Professional MBA Program is competitive with enrollment limited to fifteen students per class. The academic calendar will be a twelve month format, with a two-week Winter break and a one-week Spring Break.

Program Admission

The University of Guam Professional MBA is a competitive program that requires applicants have the following minimum qualifications to be eligible to apply to the program:

Minimum two years of full-time management work experience;
Earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

The Professional MBA Admissions Committee bases its decisions on the completed applications which include:

Written essay of a business program for case development
Work history and leadership potential
Letters of recommendation from two or more professional supervisors or associates
Results of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), a minimum score of 500 preferred
Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 for business major or overall cumulative
Official transcripts of all undergraduate work
Met Graduate Admissions Standards of this Bulletin, including passing the Graduate English Proficiency Examination (call the Office of Graduate Studies at (671) 735-2170 or 735-2173 for information on examination schedule and venue)

The Admissions Committee of at least three full-time graduate faculty will select the best-qualified candidates who demonstrate a strong intellectual capacity for business and maturity of management experience. The Admissions Committee gives significant attention to the length of time spent in a management role, progression in job responsibilities, and total work experience including the creation of new business ventures.

Degree Requirements

The University of Guam Professional MBA degree program delivers an academic perspective with integrated practical experiences and management technologies. In addition to satisfying the prerequisite core requirements, students must complete 33 credit hours of PMBA foundation and elective courses for the completion of their degree. Degree students must meet all the University requirements of this Bulletin. Procedure for students who drop out of the cohort: If a student drops out of his or her cohort for good reason during the course of his or her study in the (admitted) program year, he or she will be allowed to join the program by joining a subsequent cohort. Guidelines within this Bulletin apply.

Overall requirements and courses are aligned with AACSB and IACBE accreditation requirements. All inquiries should be directed to Dr. Anita Borja-Enriquez at abe@guam.uog.edu.

Prerequisite Core Requirements

A minimum of 18 semester hours* must be satisfied in the following areas (or their equivalent):

Financial reporting, analysis and markets (BA200 Principles of Financial Accounting, BA310 Applied Statistics for business Decisions, and BA320 Basic Business Finance);
Domestic and global economic environments of organizations (BA110 Principles of Economics);
Creation and distribution of goods and services (BA260 Fundamentals of Marketing); and
Human behavior in organizations (BA340 Human Resources Management or BA440 Organizational Behavior).

* Part of all of these requirements may be completed in related courses at the undergraduate level, or through the passage of competency examinations, approved by the PMBA Admissions Committee, in respective subject matter areas.

Students must also demonstrate basic skills in written and oral communication, quantitative analysis, and computer usage, either by prior experience and/or education. This will be determined through a competency examination ../administered by the PMBA program unit.

PMBA Courses

Foundation Courses		27
BA610 BA611 BA613 BA620 BA621 BA622 BA630 BA632 BA711	Managerial Economics Strategic Marketing Management Strategic Leadership and Ethics Financial Management Managerial Accounting Statistical Analysis & Econometric Techniques Human Resources Management Operations Management Business Capstone Experience	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Elective Courses		6
BA601 BA710 PA501 PA545 PA560 PA690	Case Studies in Management Advanced Topics in International Business Introduction to Research Organizational Behavior and Theory Moral and Social Responsibility of Organizations Special Project	3 3 3 3 3 3

Five regular eight-week terms during one program year (early June to late May of the following year) are offered which reinforce the intellectual foundation of strategic business management with an integrated applied approach. Term 1 is offered in Summer, Terms 2 and 3 in Fall, and Terms 4 and 5 in Spring. Concept courses are introduced as a way of enhancing understanding of the ideas needed to manage from evidence in business management as best-practice models. The tools needed to implement the management perspective are provided so that students make the connection between concepts and process for effective management. A one-day orientation will be scheduled prior to the start of Term 1, in order to provide an official introduction of the program to the new cohort of students. A separate fee will be assessed for this orientation.

Courses are not taught for their disciplinary perspectives alone. Rather, the networking of ideas with strategic tools is reinforced throughout this process. The following profiles the courses of the PMBA Program:

Thirty-three credit hours are required for graduation. Six credit hours are awarded for successful completion of each Term. Three credit hours are given for the case study sessions conducted over Inter-terms 1, 2, 3, and 4. All of the case study sessions must be attended. Course enrollment is limited to those admitted to the Professional MBA Program.

Academic Probation and Suspension

A student on academic probation will not be permitted to register for more than six credits per academic semester. Refer to ACADEMIC PROBATION, SUSPENSION, AND DISMISSAL in the Graduate Bulletin for the policies covering the removal of academic probation and suspension.

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

The Master of Public Administration degree is an interdisciplinary program which requires cooperative efforts on the part of graduate faculty in the College of Business and Public Administration, The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Education, and the Graduate School and Research.

The basic goals of the MPA program are to provide students professional education in public ../administration and to prepare them for public service careers at the territorial, regional, federal, and international levels. The program also offers opportunities for government employees to enhance and improve skills, and to learn new concepts and theories of public ../administration and management.

Faculty

RONALD B. AGUON, Assistant Professor, Public Administration and Legal Studies
RICHARD S. COLFAX, Associate Professor, Management
ULLA-KATRINA CRAIG, Director, Institute of Micronesian Health and
Aging Studies and Associate Professor of Public Health
JUDITH P. GUTHERTZ, Vice President of Academic Affairs and
Professor, Public Administration/Criminal Justice
ROSEANN JONES, Assistant Professor of Economics & Finance
WAI K. LAW, Associate Professor of Management
RONALD L. McNINCH-SU, Assistant Professor of Public Administration
ANITA SUKOLA, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
JOHN UNPINGCO, (Part-Time) Assistant Professor of Legal Studies

Admission Requirements

In order to apply for admission to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program, applicants must forward the following materials to the Dean, Graduate School and Research:

Transcripts of all undergraduate work;
Two letters of recommendation; and
Official Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) OR Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.

A prospective candidate for the MPA program may hold a bachelor's degree in any field. It is not necessary that the bachelor's degree be in public ../administration. To be admitted to the MPA program, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

Acceptance to the Graduate School;
A total combined GMAT/GRE score of at least 400/900; or
An overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4-point scale) in the last two years (62 hrs.) of college work.

Non-Degree Status

Students on non-degree status may take any graduate level public ../administration course; however, no more than twelve credits may apply towards the degree program. Students with a non-degree status may not enroll for PA690, Special Project or PA695, Thesis.

Candidacy Status

Admission to the MPA program does not imply candidacy for the degree. The student who has completed the core requirements of 18 graduate credits with a minimum grade point average of 3.00 must successfully pass a qualifying examination in order to be admitted to candidacy.

Qualifying Examination

The qualifying examination will be ../administered in the months of April, July and November of each year. Students seeking candidacy status must request from the Program Chair by the first of April, July or November, an application to take the qualifying examination. Instructors teaching core courses will be responsible for preparing the qualifying examinations and evaluating them. Students who fail the qualifying examination three times will be denied program candidacy.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Public Administration program has 3 sequential stages: 1) the Core Courses, 2) Elective Courses, and 3) Practicum or Special Project or Thesis. All students are recommended to complete the core requirements before taking the qualifying examination or courses in the elective category. All pre-service students must take PA598 as an elective.

1. Core Courses: 24 credit hours required
Course	Title	Credit Hours
Choice of:	PA501 Introduction to Research, or ED601 Introduction to Research Methods	3
PA510	Administrative Thought	3
PA525	Public Budgeting	3
PA530	Public Management	3
PA535	Intergovernmental Relations	3
PA540	Administrative Law	3
PA/BA560	Moral & Social Responsibility of Organizations	3
PA570 (a-e)	Special Topics in Public Personnel Administration a) Policy; b) Sanctions; c) Employment Law; d) Organizations; e) Systems	3

2. Elective Courses: 6-9 credit hours required
Course	Title	Credit Hours
Choice of:	PA526 Private Enterprise and Public Policy PA545 Organizational Behavior and Theory PA550 Comparative Public Administration PA561 Public Planning PA565 Public Contracting Policies and Practices PA598/698 Internship BA505 Financial Management BA506 Managerial Accounting BA510 Managerial Economics BA540 International Business BA565 Management Information Systems MI501 Peoples and Cultures of Micronesia MI503 Contemporary Issues and Problems MI510 Political Development in the American Pacific MI520 Economic Development and Change in Micronesia	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3. Special Project or Thesis: 3-6 credit hours required
Course	Title	Credit Hours
Choice of:	PA692 Practicum, or PA690 Special Project, or PA695 Thesis (6 credit hours)	3 3 6
	Total Credit Hours Required:	36

For more information...

Program Chair: Prof. Ronald B. Aguon
Public Administration and Legal Studies
Dean’s Circle, House No. 27
Telephone 735-2572; e-mail: rbaguon@uog9.uog.edu