LaPenta School of Business

Mission, Vision and Core Values Statement

Mission: The LaPenta School of Business provides students with a high-value business education through its accomplished and caring faculty, dedicated alumni, and advantageous location in the New York City metropolitan area with its abundance of learning and career opportunities. We pride ourselves on developing highly competent, global-minded, and entrepreneurial business leaders with a strong ethical and social commitment.

Vision: We deliver an enriching, personalized educational experience that helps each student unlock opportunities and make a difference.

Statement of Core Values:

Serve our students and other stakeholders through outstanding teaching, research, and experiential learning activities.

Expand access to business education by ensuring affordability, supporting student success, and adopting innovative delivery methods.

Promote respect for others and their contributions in order to prepare students for success in a diverse and dynamic global business environment.

Encourage intellectual curiosity and the pursuit of new ideas and creative solutions to business problems to serve the needs of our stakeholders and society in general.

Build partnerships and collaborate with alumni, industry, and the community to improve business education and practice for the benefit of our students and the development of our communities.

Embrace transparency, accountability, and compliance with professional standards to maintain a learning environment of mutual trust and support.

Degree Programs and Requirements

The LaPenta School of Business offers the Masters of Business Administration degree (MBA), Advanced Certificates in interdisciplinary subjects and Master of Science degrees (MS) in Public Accounting and Finance.

Graduate Business Program Educational Objectives

The LaPenta School of Business designed these graduate business programs with the following goals in mind:

Ethical Leadership: Students will identify, evaluate and address ethical issues and social responsibilities in long-term planning and everyday practice.

Strategic Thinking: Students will analyze complex business problems, develop appropriate strategies, and formulate effective solutions.

Oral Communication Skills: Students will design and deliver effective oral presentations.

Written Communication Skills: Students will produce effective written communications.

Content Knowledge: Students will master core business concepts across the disciplines.

MBA Program

The MBA curriculum is designed to provide a broad, integrative approach to business in a flexible format to meet the needs of students with various backgrounds. Students complete a well-rounded core curriculum and a set of electives that can be customized to the student’s interest.  Students can choose to complete an optional concentration or advanced certificate within their coursework.

MBA Core Requirements (24 credits)

MBA students take a total of eight core courses (24 credits):

• MBA 500 - Business Perspectives - 3 credits , taken within the first 9 credits of the program 
• MBA 710 - Strategic Management - 3 credits , taken within the last 9 credits of the program   

AND one course within each of six core areas (Quantitative Analysis, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Information Systems).  For each core area, the student takes either the introductory level course or an advanced course in that area, based on their undergraduate preparation and advisor recommendations.

Quantitative Analysis, 3 credits

• MBA 510 - Quantitative Tools for Management , or higher level Quantitative course

Accounting, 3 credits

• MBA 520 - Financial Accounting and Reporting , or higher level Accounting course

Finance, 3 credits

• MBA 550 - Finance for Managers , or higher level Finance course

Marketing, 3 credits

• MBA 560 - Marketing Management , or higher level Marketing course

Management, 3 credits

• MBA 570 - Management and Organizational Behavior , or higher level Management course

Information Systems, 3 credits

• MBA 580 - Information Systems , or higher level Information Systems course

MBA Electives (12 credits)

MBA students are required to take 12 credits of elective courses.  Elective credits may be used toward an optional concentration or certificate.

MBA Concentrations and Certificates

MBA concentrations and certificates are not required and may be completed using any MBA program coursework.  No more than 6 credits may be shared among concentrations/certificates. 

MBA Concentrations

The requirements of each optional concentration are as follows:

Accounting (12 credits)

• Choose any four 500-level or above accounting courses.

Business Analytics (12 credits)

Choose any four of the following five courses:

• IS 614 - Operations Analytics - 3 credits   
• IS 621 - Business Analytics and Statistical Decisions - 3 credits  
• IS 622 - Risk and Decision Technology - 3 credits   
• IS 685 - Business Analytics with Data Mining - 3 credits  
• IS 686 - Business Analytics with Text Mining - 3 credits  

Financial Management (12 credits)

• Choose any four 500-level or above finance courses.

Information Systems (12 credits)

Choose two of the following courses

• IS 610 - Analysis Design of Information Systems - 3 credits  
• IS 620 - Database Management - 3 credits  
• IS 623 - Systems Security for Business Resiliency - 3 credits  
• IS 640 - Mobile Applications Development - 3 credits  
• IS 684 - Internet Based Application Development - 3 credits  

AND

Choose any two other lS courses (level 600 and above)

Management (12 credits)

• Choose any four MNG or HRM 500-level or above courses.

Marketing (12 credits)

Students must take any three MKT courses that are 500-level or above plus one course from among the following:

• MKT 610 - Marketing Research - 3 credits  *
• MKT 615 - Consumer Behavior - 3 credits  *
• MKT 635 - Management of Marketing Communications - 3 credits  *
• MKT 630 - International Marketing - 3 credits  *

*Students who passed an undergraduate marketing course in any of these 4 subjects can choose any other 500-level or above MKT course as their fourth course in the concentration.

MBA Certificates

Several of the graduate certificates (12-15 credits) can be completed within the MBA for an additional credential.  The requirements for each of those can be found here:

Business Continuity and Risk Management Certificate (0506)  

Entrepreneurship & Innovation (0599)  

Health Care Management Certificate (1202)  

Total Requirements for MBA Degree: 36 credits

MS Degree Programs

MS degree programs offer the student the opportunity to focus their studies in a specialized area.  We offer the following MS degrees:

Public Accounting, MS (0502)  

Finance, MS (0504)   

The Advanced Certificate Programs

The Advanced Certificate Programs provide for the opportunity for graduate studies in a multidisciplinary area at the post-baccalaureate level. Upon successful completion of the program of study, a certificate will be awarded to the student. In lieu of accepting the chosen certificate at that time, the student may roll over their certificate courses into the MBA Program and receive the certificate with the MBA degree. The available Advanced Certificates are:

Advanced Certificate in Business  

Business Continuity and Risk Management Certificate (0506)  

Entrepreneurship & Innovation (0599)  *

Health Care Management Certificate (1202)  

* The Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation (0599)  is also available in a fully online format.

Admission

The LaPenta School of Business Graduate Programs (MBA, MS, Advanced Certificates) are open to all holders of the Baccalaureate degree from regionally-accredited institutions who meet the acceptance criteria for the graduate degree programs and the criteria for the chosen program. A completed application file for a candidate includes the application form and the following:

• Official transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended
• Current resume
• Letter of recommendation

Courses

• ACC 505 - Intermediate Accounting I
• ACC 510 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACC 545 - Managerial Accounting
• ACC 606 - Auditing Principles
• ACC 608 - Cost Accounting Concepts and Applications
• ACC 613 - Advanced Financial Accounting
• ACC 615 - Managerial Accounting Theory and Practice
• ACC 620 - Accounting Standards and Controls
• ACC 625 - Accounting for Nonbusiness Organizations
• ACC 630 - Federal Income Taxation
• ACC 650 - Special Topics in Accounting
• ACC 655 - Research in Financial Accounting
• ACC 660 - Advanced Auditing Theory and Practice
• ACC 665 - Professional Ethics and Fraud Examination
• BLW 618 - Health Care Law and Ethics
• BLW 635 - International Law
• BLW 640 - Legal Issues in e-Commerce
• BLW 650 - Contract Law
• BUS 604 - Corporate Event Marketing, Management and Hospitality in Sports, Entertainment and Media
• BUS 606 - Advanced Project Management
• BUS 618 - Seminar in Career Insights and Development in Sports, Entertainment and Media
• BUS 619 - Business and Corporate Communications Strategies in Sports, Entertainment and Media
• BUS 637 - Role of Healthcare Organizations in Business Continuity & Risk Management through Disaster Planning
• BUS 689 - Special Topics in Business: Global Benchmarking for World-Class Performance
• BUS 692 - Special Topics Planning, Implementing and Evaluating E-Learn Programs
• BUS 698 - MBA Internship
• ECO 601 - Inter Eco Sys & Trade Com
• ECO 603 - Business, Government and Society
• ECO 605 - Econometrics
• ECO 606 - Macroeconomics
• ECO 647 - International Business in Southeast Asia
• ECO 648 - International Business in Africa
• ECO 649 - International Business in South and Central America
• ECO 650 - International Business in the Middle East
• ECO 651 - International Business in the Caribbean
• ECO 652 - Business in China
• ECO 654 - International Business in Scandinavia
• ECO 655 - International Business in Southern Europe
• ECO 661 - Commodity Markets
• ECO 991 - Special Topics in International Business and Economics
• ENT 500 - Entrepreneurship & Innovation in the 21st Century
• ENT 601 - Ideation and Design Thinking
• ENT 602 - Business Modeling
• ENT 603 - Financing and Sustaining your Entrepreneurial Venture
• ENT 702 - Studio Course
• FIN 610 - Operation of the Financial System
• FIN 611 - Quantitative Tools for Finance
• FIN 619 - Special Topics: E-Finance
• FIN 620 - International Financial Management
• FIN 625 - Financial Futures, Options And Swaps
• FIN 627 - Project Finance
• FIN 635 - Managerial Finance
• FIN 638 - Management Issues in the Financial Services Industry
• FIN 640 - Investment Analysis
• FIN 641 - Analysis of Fixed Income Securities
• FIN 644 - Short-term Financial Management
• FIN 650 - Portfolio Management
• FIN 661 - Commodity Markets
• FIN 670 - Global Financial Markets And Institutions
• FIN 671 - Health Care Finance
• FIN 675 - Corporate Financial Strategy
• FIN 676 - Advanced Corporate Finance: International Mergers & Acquisitions
• FIN 695 - Finance Internship
• FIN 710 - Masters Financial Leadership Project
• FIN 990 - Special Topics
• HCM 651 - Health Industry Analysis
• HCM 653 - Health Care Management
• HCM 656 - Ambulatory Care Administration
• HCM 657 - Public Health Issues and Practices
• HRM 615 - Human Resource Management
• HRM 630 - Self Assessment and Career Management
• HRM 634 - Human Resource Information Systems
• HRM 635 - Work and Family
• HRM 640 - Compensation Management
• HRM 650 - Training and Development
• HRM 675 - International Human Resource Management
• IDS 600 - Advanced Business Communications
• IS 605 - Project Management
• IS 610 - Analysis Design of Information Systems
• IS 614 - Operations Analytics
• IS 616 - Account Information Systems
• IS 620 - Database Management
• IS 621 - Business Analytics and Statistical Decisions
• IS 622 - Risk and Decision Technology
• IS 623 - Systems Security for Business Resiliency
• IS 625 - Audit & Control of Informatics
• IS 628 - Total Quality Management
• IS 629 - Health Care Information Systems
• IS 640 - Mobile Applications Development
• IS 652 - Supply Chain Management in Goods and Service Industries
• IS 655 - Business Application Development Using Visual Basic
• IS 666 - Current Topics Via Distance Learning
• IS 680 - Seminar in Business Continuity and Risk Management
• IS 681 - Security and Privacy Internet
• IS 682 - Practicum in Business Resiliency
• IS 684 - Internet Based Application Development
• IS 685 - Business Analytics with Data Mining
• IS 686 - Business Analytics with Text Mining
• IS 696 - Risk, Disaster, and Business Continuity Management
• IS 699 - Independent Research in Information Systems
• IS 990 - Special Topics in Information Systems