Atlanta Campus Catalog 2011-2012 - Mercer University

AccreditationThe Stetson School of Business and Economics (SSBE) is accredited by AACSBInternational – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, 777 SouthHarbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, FL 33602; telephone (813) 769-6500;www.aacsb.edu.Beta Gamma SigmaBeta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for students enrolled in business and managementprograms accredited by AACSB International. The society's mission is toencourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business and personal andprofessional excellence in the practice of business.Election to lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest honor a businessstudent anywhere in the world can receive in an undergraduate or master's programat a school accredited by AACSB International. Eligibility for membership is determinedby high academic achievement. Only the top 20% of graduate students, the top 10% ofseniors, and the top 7% of juniors, based on grade point average, are eligible for membershipand lifetime benefits. With more than 500,000 members worldwide, and alumnichapters in major metropolitan areas across the United States, the Society's membershipcomprises the brightest and best of the world's business leaders.Graduate Program Policies and Procedures1. Eligibility for Admission:Applicants seeking graduate admission must have a bachelor's degree with anacceptable level of scholarship from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning.The degree may be in any discipline. Graduates of foreign schools of higherlearning must be able to document that their degree is the equivalent of a bachelor'sdegree awarded by an accredited United States college or university. Foreign educationalcredentials must be evaluated by an independent evaluation service at theapplicant's expense. Applicants to the EMBA program are also required to have atleast seven years of managerial level work experience and to the PMBA programat least four years of managerial level work experience in order to be consideredfor admission. Students who have been dismissed from any SSBE degree programare not eligible to apply for another SSBE degree program.2. Application:To be considered for admission, MBA, EMBA, PMBA and MAcc applicants mustsubmit a completed application form accompanied by a $50 non-refundable fee($100 for international applicants.). Applications for the MBA program may beobtained from the Stetson School of Business and Economics in either Atlanta orMacon. EMBA, PMBA and MAcc program applications are available through theAtlanta Stetson School of Business, or on the website: business.mercer.edu.3. Transcripts:All applicants must submit two official transcripts from each collegiate institutionpreviously attended to the Stetson School of Business in Atlanta. All applicantsshould submit transcripts to the Stetson School of Business and Economics, CecilB. Day Campus, 3001 Mercer University Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.146 / MERCER UNIVERSITY