A minimum of five years of successful professional experience is required. A baccalaureate degree in any area with a grade point average of at least 2.75 (on a 4.00 scale).

You must submit a signed sponsorship form prior to admittance into the program.

Success in professional life demands a substantial and regular commitment of time, and it is no different in an EMBA program. Over the course of the program, at least 15-20 hours a week should be allotted for some combination of classroom work, course assignments, and computer and research efforts. Added to the already heavy demands of a business career, the time involved in pursuing an MBA is considerable and requires a high level of motivation and commitment.

Only faculty members who relate well to the business and professional environment are involved in the program. Because the students in the program have significant managerial experience, students learn a great deal from each other. Due to the close relationships that form during the two-year program, lifelong professional and personal friendships also develop. As a result of these factors, the curriculum is uniquely tailored to blend theory and practice for the experienced executive. The quality of the faculty and academic programs in the College of Business is attested to by the undergraduate and graduate accreditation of both the business administration and accountancy programs by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Of approximately 1,200 collegiate business programs in the U.S., only about 165 have achieved the four levels of accreditation earned by NIU.

The curriculum covers general business subjects required for the MBA degree; however, it is not restricted by traditional academic boundaries regarding credit hours and semesters. Instead, topics are presented in modules of varying lengths. Communication skills in listening, writing and speaking are stressed in the beginning of the program and integrated throughout the curriculum. You will join a group of students who begin the program together, share the same educational experience and take the same courses in the same sequence for the duration of the program. This lock-step approach allows you to develop effective relationships with other students that often grow into long-term friendships.