Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Work Integrated Learning (WIL) based degree program provides students with comprehensive and well-integrated instruction in business fundamentals and decision making. It focuses on the development of deep self-knowledge and emotional intelligence that benefit managers across a range of business contexts. The program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge, skills, and transpersonal perspective necessary to foster an organizational culture of value-driven, analytics-based decision-making in a competitive global strategic environment.

State Authorizations for Distance Education

Sofia University is licensed, registered, authorized, certified, or formally exempt in the following states and territories as indicated on our State Authorizations page. 

Faculty

Our faculty is comprised of passionate thought-leaders dedicated to bringing their expertise and knowledge to the forefront of all of our programs. Learn more about our MBA Faculty members

Work Integrated Learning-Based Internship Program

A student may participate in the Sofia University Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Program which is fully
integrated with the degree program. In this program, they will take a 3–credit Internship class in their first quarter. Additionally, after they complete the WIL Internship class, they will be required to take a 0–credit Internship class each quarter during their program, which will aid them on their continued internship journey while in the MBA program. Alternatively, a student may take an elective course in any program including the computer science program, the psychology program, or the business program.

Internship Eligibility for F-1 students:

• You are a student enrolled in a graduate degree program – For all master’s and doctoral level degrees at Sofia University (including those granted to domestic students), internships are an integral part of the training.
• Prospective F-1 students who have been in F-1 status and previously enrolled full-time at a college or university in the U.S. for at least one academic year (one academic year at Sofia is defined as three full-time quarters per the academic calendar) in the following, master’s degree programs DO NOT need to fulfill the one-year academic requirement to apply for CPT:

 

• • Master of Science in Computer Science – MSCS – STEM Cip Code 11.0701.
  • Master’s in Business Administration – MBA – Cip Code 52.0201.

 

• In order to obtain approval to participate in an internship, you must be able to show that your curricular practical training directly relates to your major area of study.  When a student files a CPT Authorization Request, this application will be reviewed by a qualified Internship Faculty Advisor. The Internship Faculty Advisor will review the proposed internship experience and sign-off if it adequately correlates with and supports the training objectives of the student’s degree program.
• All internship participants must maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout their participation in internships, with certain limited exceptions.
• For those students unable to find a placement in the first quarter, the university can assist in locating a placement; will help a student to find an appropriate substitute internship, or suggest the filing of a temporary waiver.

To learn more about Sofia’s internship policies for check out our Domestic Internship Handbook and International Internship Handbook. Our Internship Handbook will help you learn about our Work Integrated Learning Internship Program, overall qualifications, and internal processes on how to apply.

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