Decide to Lead -- UWSP MBA

MBA
Master of Business Administration
in Applied Leadership and Decision-Making

Decide to LEAD
Are you ready to power up your career?
The MBA at UW-Stevens Point is not like other MBAs. Our focus is
YOUR skill development. It’s not just theory; it’s practical, useful
and career-ready.
You will gain marketable skills in the most sought-after areas of
business including analytics, communication, economics, finance,
leadership, management and marketing.
Local Classes
Attend evening classes on our Wausau,
Marshfield and Stevens Point campuses in
a combined in-person and online format.
Professional Connections
Engage in classes, projects, events and
mentoring with experienced business
leaders and educators.
In-Demand Skills
Learn the leadership skills that employers
consider when hiring and promoting.
Accelerated Learning
Complete your degree in as few as
12 to 24 months. Most classes are
completed in eight weeks.
Brand Recognition
Choose a school with a brand. The
University of Wisconsin System and
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools
of Business (AACSB) are respected by
employers.
POWERFUL
LEADERS
“Our focus on applied leadership, decision-making
and regional economics makes the UW-Stevens Point
MBA program highly unique and valuable to employees
and employers.”
– Kevin Neuman, Ph.D.
Head, UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics

Four Ways to POWER UP
Your Career
Applied Leadership Skills
Manage Teams
Improve your ability to lead people,
projects and organizations.
Regional Economic Impact
Create Thriving Communities
Deepen your ability to analyze economic
indicators and drive economic development.
Decision-Making Skills
Influence Strategies
Advance your ability to analyze data
and direct strategic choices.
Professional Development
Achieve Career Goals
Strengthen your self-awareness, emotional
intelligence and interpersonal communication.
POWERFUL
SKILLS
“We hire smart and hard-working employees who are
ready to work in a fast-paced, high-growth company.
Skills matter. For us, it’s not so much what you know,
it’s what you can do.”
– Amy Nystrom
Business Advisory Council, School of Business and Economics
Chief Business Officer, Prevention Genetics

Schedule OPTIONS
Full Time. Part Time. Three Cities.
Elevate Your Credentials
with a Part-time MBA
Working full time? As an
experienced professional,
you can add a highly marketable
MBA to your credentials.
Secure an Early Advantage
with a Full-Time MBA
Finishing your bachelor’s degree?
As an emerging leader, you can
choose to secure an early career
advantage by immediately adding
an MBA to your undergraduate
degree.
Full-Time Schedule
This schedule is an example. The final schedule may differ. This schedule is available to
students on our Stevens Point campus.
COURSE TITLE CR. FALL ’19 DAY/TIME
BUS 701 Professional Development Seminar 1 Sept. 3-Dec. 20 XX
BUS 710 Financial Leadership through Applied
3 Sept. 3-Oct. 25 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
Decision-Making
BUS 760 Analysis of Economic Conditions for
3 Sept. 3-Oct. 25 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
Business in Wisconsin
BUS 730 Managerial Leadership through Applied
3 Oct. 28-Dec. 20 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
Decision-Making
BUS 770 Regional and International Growth Opportunities
in Wisconsin
3 Oct. 28-Dec. 20 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. WINTERIM ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 731
NeuroLeadership: Mastering Resilience and
High Performance (or other elective)
3 Jan. 2-18 Monday-Friday
COURSE TITLE CR. SPRING ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 702 Professional Development Seminar 1 Jan. 21-May 15 XX
BUS 740 Effective Communication in Business Leadership 3 Jan. 21-March 13 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
BUS 750 Applied Data Analytics in Business
3 Jan. 21-March 13 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
Leadership
BUS 720 Marketing Leadership through Applied
3 March 23-May 15 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
Decision-Making
BUS 752 Data Mining Methods for Business
Leaders (or other elective)
3 March 23-May 15 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. SUMMER ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 703 Professional Development Seminar 1 May 26-July 17 Monday-Friday
BUS 780 Wisconsin Leadership Seminar 3 May 26-July 17 Monday-Friday
BUS 751 Data Visualization for Decision-Making
(or other elective)
3 May 26-July 17 Online
Stevens Point Marshfield Wausau
Part-Time Schedule #1 Part-Time Schedule #2
This schedule is an example. The final schedule may differ. This schedule is available to
students on our Marshfield and Stevens Point campuses.
COURSE TITLE CR. FALL ’19 DAY/TIME
BUS 701 Professional Development Seminar 1 Sept. 3-Dec. 20 XX
BUS 710 Financial Leadership through Applied
3 Sept. 3-Oct. 25 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
Decision-Making
BUS 770 Regional and International Growth Opportunities
in Wisconsin
3 Oct. 28-Dec. 20 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. WINTERIM ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 731
NeuroLeadership: Mastering Resilience and
High Performance (or other elective)
3 Jan. 2-18 XX
COURSE TITLE CR. SPRING ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 740 Effective Communication in Business Leadership 3 Jan. 21-March 13 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
BUS 720 Marketing Leadership through Applied
3 March 23-May 15 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
Decision-Making
COURSE TITLE CR. FALL ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 760
BUS 730
Analysis of Economic Conditions for
Business in Wisconsin
Managerial Leadership through Applied
Decision-Making
1 Sept.-Oct. Thursday 4-8 p.m.
3 Oct.-Dec. Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. SPRING ’21 DAY/TIME
BUS 702 Professional Development Seminar 1 Jan.-May
BUS 750 Applied Data Analytics in Business
3 Jan.-March Thursday 4-8 p.m.
Leadership
BUS 752 Data Mining Methods for Business
Leaders (or other elective)
3 March-May Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. SUMMER ’21 DAY/TIME
BUS 703 Professional Development Seminar 1 June-Aug. Monday-Friday
BUS 780 Wisconsin Leadership Seminar 3 June-Aug. Monday-Friday
BUS 751 Data Visualization for Decision-Making
(or other elective)
3 June-Aug. Online
This schedule is an example. The final schedule may differ. This schedule is available to
students on our Wausau and Stevens Point campuses.
COURSE TITLE CR. FALL ’19 DAY/TIME
BUS 701 Professional Development Seminar 1 Sept. 3-Dec. 20 XX
BUS 760 Analysis of Economic Conditions for
3 Sept. 3-Oct. 25 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
Business in Wisconsin
BUS 730 Managerial Leadership through Applied
Decision-Making
3 Oct. 28-Dec. 20 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. SPRING ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 702 Professional Development Seminar 1 Jan. 21-May 15
BUS 750 Applied Data Analytics in Business
3 Jan. 21-March 13 Thursday 4-8 p.m.
Leadership
BUS 752 Data Mining Methods for Business
Leaders (or other elective)
3 March 23-May15 Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. SUMMER ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 751
Data Visualization for Decision-Making
(or other elective)
3 May 26-July 17 Online
COURSE TITLE CR. FALL ’20 DAY/TIME
BUS 710
BUS 770
Financial Leadership through Applied
Decision-Making
Regional and International Growth Opportunities
in Wisconsin
3 Sept.-Oct. Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
3 Oct.-Dec. Thursday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. WINTERIM ’21 DAY/TIME
BUS 731
NeuroLeadership: Mastering Resilience and
High Performance (or other elective)
3 Jan. Monday-Friday
COURSE TITLE CR. SPRING ’21 DAY/TIME
BUS 702 Professional Development Seminar 1 Jan.-May XX
BUS 740 Effective Communication in Business Leadership 3 Jan.-March Tuesday 4-8 p.m.
BUS 720 Marketing Leadership through Applied
Decision-Making
3 March-May Thursday 4-8 p.m.
COURSE TITLE CR. SUMMER ’21 DAY/TIME
BUS 780 Wisconsin Leadership Seminar 3 June-Aug. Monday-Friday

Bringing
REGIONAL
LEADERS
to you
UW-Stevens Point students
interact with and learn
from the experiences of
top organizational leaders
including entrepreneurs,
CEOs of large businesses,
non-profit creators, and
economic-development
experts.
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Educators with
Experience
Participate in classes developed and
taught by highly qualified educators
with the industry experience to
help you understand and
meet employers’ needs.
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Career
Preparation
Business Advisory
Council
Access to a select group of
decision-makers located in Central
and Northcentral Wisconsin
that includes CEOs, CFOs,
business owners and
retired organization
leaders.
Expert
Speakers
Leverage our unique professional
development course sequence
to take advantage of world-class
career preparation, personal
coaching and access to a wide
range of mentoring relationships.
Attend events with industry
leaders on a wide range of topics.
MBA students have the opportunity
to meet with C-Suite leaders and
organization managers in a variety
of small group settings.
POWERFUL
RELATIONSHIPS
“It is not any one person that solves a problem—it is a team.
An ideal employee is a team player who likes being out
with the customers and loves solving problems.”
– Dave Kallstrom
Business Advisory Council, School of Business and Economics
President, Greenheck Fan Operations, The Americas

Experience
MATTERS
Our classes are developed
by educators with focused
industry, research and
teaching experience. We
are ready to prepare you to
meet employers’ needs.
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Professors
01 Kevin Neuman, Head, School of Business and Economics
02 Reed Stratton, Assistant Professor of Business
03 Elizabeth Martin, Professor of Business
04 Nikolaus Butz, Assistant Professor of Business
05 Scott Wallace, Professor of Economics
06 Lyna Matesi, Assistant Professor of Management
07 Ricardo Boeing, Assistant Professor of Business
08 Kevin Bahr, Professor of Business
09 Ruixue Du, Assistant Professor of Accounting

Begin your
TRANSCRIPTS
ADMISSION DEADLINES
TIME TO COMPLETE MBA
JOURNEY
The UW-Stevens Point MBA is designed
for established and emerging leaders.
DISCUSSION
WITH
MBA DIRECTOR
Application Requirements Include:
YOUR RÉSUMÉ
AN
UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE
AND DEMONSTRATED
BUSINESS LITERACY
1st Round:
Dec. 21
2nd Round:
April 1
3rd Round:
July 1*
12 MONTHS
Full-time students will enroll for
4 continuous periods over
12 months.
GMAT
or
GRE
OR WAIVER
LETTER
OF INTENT
DISCUSSING GOALS,
EXPERIENCES
AND FUTURE
2
RECOMMENDATIONS
COMPLETION OF
TOEFL OR IELTS
FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
*Final Deadline for
Fall Admission
Please see our website for
additional dates and details.
24 MONTHS
Part-time students will enroll for
6 periods
over 24 months.

CONTACT Us
mbainfo@uwsp.edu
Lyna Matesi
MBA Director
715-348-4988
lyna.matesi@uwsp.edu
Lori Brandt
MBA Adviser
715-346-3316
lori.brandt@uwsp.edu
Leah Rose
MBA Operations
715-346-4422
leah.rose@uwsp.edu
POWERFUL
EDUCATORS
“I am conscious of what students take from my
classes, and how our time together impacts their
lives. I want to teach, mentor and inspire.”
Information
MBA Program
School of Business and Economics
402 College of Professional Studies
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-4988
Online
mbainfo@uwsp.edu
uwsp.edu/mba
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twitter.com/uwspbusiness
– Ruixue Du, Ph.D.
Professor of Accounting
UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics

uwsp.edu/mba
mbainfo@uwsp.edu