2023-2024 MCA Student Handbook
2023-2024 CURRICULUM
The program is designed to be completed in 16 months and has required courses in Fall (Year 1), Spring (Year 1), with the option to complete electives in the Summer of Year 1 and/or the Fall of Year 2. The curriculum includes both online and in-person courses. The master’s degree (MCA) requires 32 graduate credit hours and is a non-thesis degree.
Required Courses
Students must complete the following required courses, totaling 25 credit hours:
Elective Courses
Students must select additional graduate-level course work to complete the remaining semester hours required for the MCA. Elective courses should be considered for SM Y1 and FA Y2 semesters. Students may choose to take an elective during the Fall or Spring of Year 1 with advisor and course director approval. Students must complete a minimum of 7 elective hours to fulfill the degree requirements
BEGINNING IN FALL OF 2024, THE MCA PROGRAM IS ROLLING OUT A NEW CURRICULUM.
The program is designed to be completed in 16 months and has required courses in Fall (Year 1), Spring (Year 1), and Fall (Year 2), with the option to take electives in the Summer semester between years one and two. The curriculum includes both online and in-person courses. The master’s degree (MCA) requires 32 graduate credit hours and is a non-thesis degree.
Note that for graduate students, full-time enrollment in the fall and spring semesters is a minimum of 9 s.h. and in the summer semester is 5 s.h. Half-time enrollment in the fall and spring semesters is 5-6 s.h. and in the summer semester is 3 s.h. This should be taken into consideration for financial aid when determining course schedules for Summer Year 1 (if necessary) and Fall Year 2.
Curriculum beginning Fall 2024:
Required Courses
Students must complete the following required courses, totaling 24 credit hours:
Elective Courses
Students must select additional graduate-level course work to complete the remaining semester hours required for the MCA. Elective courses should be considered for FA Y2 and/or summer semesters. Students may choose to take an elective during the Fall or Spring of Year 1 with program director approval. Students must complete a minimum of 8 elective hours to fulfill the degree requirements
* These courses are in development for the new curriculum and will receive official course numbers and catalog descriptions as they are completed.