University of Oklahoma
Michael F. Price College of Business
Norman, Oklahoma
Overview
The University of Oklahoma (OU), founded in 1890, is a doctoral-degree-granting research university. The Norman campus serves as home to all the university's academic programs, except health-related fields. Both the Norman and Health Sciences Center Colleges offer programs at the Schusterman Center, the site of OU-Tulsa. OU enrolls more than 30,000 students, has more than 2,400 full-time faculty members, and has 20 colleges offering 158 majors at the baccalaureate level, 167 majors at the master's level, 10 majors at the doctoral level, 26 majors at the first professional level, and 24 graduate certificates.
Typically, 40 percent of the Price College of Business M.B.A. class consists of business majors, 25 percent engineering majors, and the remainder science and humanities majors. More than 60 percent have two years or more of work experience. The average age is 24, and approximately 30 percent are women. There are generally 300 to 325 graduate students in the college.
The Location and Community
Although part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, Norman began and continues as an independent community with a permanent population of nearly 99,000. It has extensive parks and recreation programs, a 10,000-acre lake and park area, a community theater, an art center and art league, and other amenities of a university town. Norman is minutes from downtown Oklahoma City and three hours from Dallas. Summers are hot with high humidity, and winters are mild to cold.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma offers the following graduate programs: the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), the Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.), the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (M.S. in MIS), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Dual-degree programs offered are M.B.A/B.S. Industrial Engineering, M.B.A./M.S. in MIS, M.B.A./J.D, and generic dual degree programs with the M.B.A. and any other graduate program at the university. For the dual-degree programs, applicants must apply and be admitted to each program separately. Programs in the Michael F. Price College of Business are fully accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The full-time M.B.A. is a 47-credit-hour, 16 month program. All courses are at the graduate level and are offered during the day. The Professional M.B.A. is a 47-hour program. All courses are at the graduate level and are offered on a part-time basis on weekday evenings. Both programs require that the student become familiar with the functional areas of business, the necessary tools for management decision making, and the environment in which business firms operate. Knowledge prerequisites include an introduction to calculus, matrix algebra, and linear programming; computer familiarity; and communication skills. Students from all undergraduate majors are encouraged to apply.
The M.Acc. program consists of 33 hours leading to a terminal professional degree. The curriculum contains 18 to 21 hours of graduate accounting courses and 12 to 15 hours of supporting non-accounting graduate business coursework. Students with no or limited prior study in business and/or accounting may be required to take additional prerequisite courses as part of their program. Graduates meet the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam in Oklahoma and Texas as well as several other states. Other students may enter this program, but they must take a minimum of 24 hours of undergraduate accounting courses as well as other core business courses. The core business courses are all graduate courses. The Master of Accountancy is a terminal professional degree.
The 33-hour MS in MIS graduate program is designed for people with an undergraduate degree in a MIS, as well as for people who have both business and non-business undergraduate degrees. It is especially valuable to those with a non-business undergraduate degree. The program combines a solid base of business and organizational knowledge with an in-depth exposure to information systems technologies. The curriculum contains 12 to 15 hours of graduate business courses and 18 to 21 hours of graduate MIS courses. In addition, candidates must demonstrate competency in two programming languages. The M.S. in MIS program admits a small number of highly qualified students.
The full-time Ph.D. program is small and research oriented. The program requires a minimum of 90 graduate hours past a bachelor's degree. Eighteen hours of course work are stipulated; most degree requirements and major and supporting fields are determined on an individual basis. Close association with faculty members, as well as early research involvement, is standard. Doctoral students normally receive financial aid. Doctoral majors are available in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing/supply chain management. A master's degree is not required to enter the doctoral program.
Facilities & Resources
Research facilities available to graduate students include an extensive University library, the Amoco Business Resource Information Center, a Graduate computer lab, the Bass Business History Collection, the Oklahoma University Research Institute, the Center for Economic and Management Research, and extensive computer facilities.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year is $310.55 per credit hour; nonresident students $760.05 per credit hour. Books and supplies are estimated at $1,550 per academic year; other fees are estimated at $6,000 annually.
Financial Aid:
Graduate assistantships of up to $15,300 a year, special instructorships, fellowships and scholarships, and tuition-waiver scholarships are available for qualified graduate students. Graduate assistantships may include a waiver of out-of-state tuition.
Housing/Living Expenses:
Many graduate students live on campus in one of the University's three apartment complexes or in the residence halls. Prices for apartments vary from $480 to $842 per month. Room and board rates for the residence halls are approximately $3,799 for one semester. For more information, students should call 405-325-2511 or visit the Web site at http://www.housing.ou.edu.
How to Apply
There is a nonrefundable application processing fee of $40 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $90 for international applicants. Admission is open to qualified individuals holding a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university who show high promise of success in graduate study. Applicants need not have undergraduate backgrounds in business. All applicants must submit satisfactory scores on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). International applicants must submit satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the Cambridge IELTS. In addition, the Test of Spoken English (TSE) is required of international applicants to the Ph.D. program. Letters of recommendation are required for all applicants.
Students may enter the fall semester beginning late August, the spring semester beginning early January, or the eight-week summer session beginning early in June. Students may only enter the M.B.A. program, M.S. in MIS program, and doctoral programs in the fall semester.
Who to Contact
Graduate Programs Office
Michael F. Price College of Business
1003 Asp Ave., Suite 1040
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma 73019-4302
405-325-4107
Fax: 405-325-7753
Email: oklahomamba@ou.edu
Faculty
• Frances L. Ayres, John W. Jr. and Barbara J. Branch Professor of Accounting and Director, School of Accounting; Ph.D., Iowa. Financial accounting, tax policy.
• Samir Barman, Ph.D., Clemson. Production/operations, management information systems.
• Mark Bolino, Ph.D., South Carolina. Organizational behavior, international business.
• Bret Bradley, Ph.D., Iowa.
• Michael R. Buckley, Tom G. Clark Presidential Professor and Director, Division of Management; Ph.D., Auburn. Human resource management, performance appraisal, interviewing.
• Lowell A. Busenitz, McCasland Foundation Professor of American Free Enterprise; Ph.D., Texas A&M. Strategic management, entrepreneurship.
• Traci A. Carte, Ph.D., Georgia. Systems implementation.
• Laku Chidambaram, Wood Professor of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Indiana. W. P. Application of information technology.
• Terry L. Crain, Dale Looper Chair in Accounting; Ph.D., Texas Tech. Taxation.
• Andrew D. Cuccia, Ph.D., Florida. Judgment and decision making.
• Cindy Cuccia, Ph.D., Florida. Financial Accounting.
• Rajiv. P. Dant, Ph.D., Virginia Tech. Marketing Research.
• Robert C. Dauffenbach, Director, Center for Economic and Management Research and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Regional economics and business.
• Patricia J. Daugherty, Director, Division of Marketing and Supply Chain Management and Robin Siegfried Centennial Chair of Marketing and Supply Chain Management; Ph.D., Michigan State. Logistical trends, supply chain management.
• Parthiban David, Ph.D., Texas A&M. Strategic Management.
• Louis H. Ederington, Michael F. Price Chair in Finance; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis). Fixed-income securities, futures and options, financial markets and institutions, interest rate structure.
• Gary W. Emery, Michael F. Price College of Business Professor in Finance and Senior Associate Dean; Ph.D., Kansas. Corporate finance and investments.
• Kenneth R. Evans, Ph.D., Colorado. Marketing.
• Chitru S. Fernando, Ph.D., Pennsylvania. Corporate and international finance, energy markets and regulation, financial markets and risk management.
• Dipankar Ghosh, Ph.D., Penn State. Managerial accounting, accounting information for judgment and decision making, transfer pricing and negotiation.
• Evgenia Golubeva, Ph.D., Utah. International Finance.
• Michelle Grunsted, JD, Oklahoma. Employment Law.
• Renee Hall, Ph.D. Texas A&M. Accounting.
• Karen Hennes, Ph.D., Penn State. Financial Accounting.
• John A. Hobbs, Coordinator of Applied Business Programs; M.L.A. Oklahoma City.
• Jon Jasperson, Ph.D., Florida State. Organizational innovation with and implementation of information technology.
• Kevan L. Jensen, Ph.D., Florida. Market for audit services both as a control mechanism and as a provider of assurance.
• Matthew Jensen, Ph.D., Arizona. Management Information Systems.
• Jack J. Kasulis, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs; Ph.D., Northwestern. Consumer behavior, channels of distribution and retailing strategy.
• Carol Knapp, Ph.d., Oklahoma. Accounting.
• M. Chris Knapp, McLaughlin Chair in Business Ethics; Ph.D., Oklahoma. Policy issues related to the professional practice of public accounting and behavioral issues concerning the author-client dyad.
• Scott Linn, Hindman Professor of Finance; Ph.D., Purdue. Corporate finance, corporate control, capital markets and security pricing and behavior.
• Marlys Gascho Lipe, Rath Chair in Accounting; Ph.D., Chicago. Judgment and decision making.
• Robert C. Lipe, KPMG Centennial Professor in Accounting; Ph.D., Chicago. Corporate financial reports.
• William L. Megginson, Rainbolt Chair in Finance; Ph.D., Florida State. International finance and corporate finance issues.
• Toya Miller, Ph.D., Texas A&M. Management.
• Soonhong Min, Ph.D., Tennessee. The marketing concept and a market orientation in a channel setting, supply chain management, marketing and logistics strategic interface and buyer-seller relationships.
• Shaila Miranda, Ph.D., Georgia. Outsourcing, electronic collaboration, knowledge management and sociological and organizational theory.
• J. Robert Mitchell, Ph.D., Indiana. Management.
• Ning Nan, Ph.D., Michigan. Management Information Systems.
• Daniel T. Ostas, James G. Harlow Jr. Chair in Business Ethics and Community Service; Ph.D., J.D., Indiana. Economic analysis of marketplace ethics, postmodern economic analysis of law and corporate social responsibility.
• David A. Ralston, Price Chair in International Business; D.B.A., Florida State. Cross-cultural management.
• Manonita M. Ratwatte, M.S., Georgia. IT issues in developing nations, e-commerce opportunities for poor nations, and overcoming technology barriers.
• Nim Razook Jr., J.D., Oklahoma. The legal environment, ethics, commercial law.
• Anthony S. Roath, Ph.D., Michigan State. Efficiency of global logistics systems and relationship management of cross-border alliances.
• Betty Robbins, Ph.D., Oklahoma. Business Communication.
• Craig J. Russell, Ph.D., Iowa. Advancing theory and practice in the selection and development of organizational leaders.
• A. B. Schwarzkopf, Ph.D., Virginia. Database and end-user computing applications.
• Teresa Shaft, Ph.D., Penn State. Cognitive processes used by IS professionals during systems development and maintenance and the role of IS in environmental management.
• Mark Sharfman, Ph.D., Arizona. How the business environment affects the firm, how the firm affects the natural environment, and how firms manage the social issues they face in the business environment.
• Rajeev Sharma, Ph.D., New South Wales (Australia). Implementation of IS innovations, management of IS projects, strategic management of IS.
• Fred Smith, M.B.A., Texas.
• Bryan E. Stanhouse, Director, Division of Finance; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Impact of learning on risky asset prices and information economics.
• Duane R. Stock, Michael F. Price Student Managed Investment Fund Professor; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Corporate bonds, municipal bonds, options, interest-rate risk and banking.
• Nathan K. Stout, Ph.D., Indiana. Management Information Systems.
• Wayne Thomas, Ph.D., Oklahoma State. Market-based accounting research, earnings management, time-series properties of earnings and earnings components, segment disclosures, financial statement analysis and international accounting issues.
• James Uskert, Ph.D., Colorado. Finance.
• Vahap Uysal, Ph.D., Texas-Austin. Finance.
• Jeff Wallman, Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison. Marketing.
• William T. Whitely, Ph.D., Minnesota. Career choice and development, mentoring, compensation management and work socialization.
• G. Lee Willinger, John F. Stambaugh Centennial Professor of Accounting; D.B.A., Florida State. Financial accounting, empirical research in accounting and accounting theory.
• Pradeep Yadaw, Ph.D., Strathclyde-U.K. Finance.
• Han Sang Yi, Ph.D., Michigan State. Accounting.
• Yi Zhou, Ph.D., UCLA. Finance.
• Robert W. Zmud, Michael F. Price Chair in Management Information Systems and Director, Division of Management Information Systems; Ph.D., Arizona. Impact of IT in facilitating organizational behaviors and organizational efforts involved with planning, managing, and diffusing information technology.