The partnership between the U.S. Army Management Staff College (AMSC) and Webster University provides an opportunity for graduates of the Sustaining Base Leadership and Management (SBLM) program to pursue a graduate degree at Webster Unviersity. SBLM graduates may apply credits earned toward the following degrees:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• M.A. in Human Resources Development (HRDV)
• M.A. in Human Resources Management (HRMG)
• M.A. in Management and Leadership (MNGT)
• M.A. in Procurement and Acquisitions Management (PROC)
• Master of Public Administration (PADM)

AMSC students participating in this program are eligible to receive 12-15 semester hours of graduate transfer credit depending on the program selected at Webster University.

Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration degree requires satisfactory completion of 27 credit hours of the MBA curriculum and 9 credit hours of graduate electives for a total of 36 credit hours. Students who require prerequisite courses must complete more than 36 credit hours to receive the MBA degree.

Qualified SBLM graduates enrolled in the MBA program are awarded 9 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as a 3 semester hour required course and 6 semester hours of elective courses in the MBA program.

Satisfactory completion of the MBA program requires the following Webster University courses:

MBA Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Program Webster University MBA Course Number and Title Credit Hours SBLM Course Title Credit Awarded MRKT 5000 Marketing 3 SH MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior SBLM Organizational Behavior 3 SH FINC 5000 Finance 3 SH FINC 5880 Advanced Corporate Finance 3 SH BUSN 5760 Applied Business Statistics 3 SH BUSN 6070 Management Accounting 3 SH BUSN 6110 Operations and Project Management 3 SH BUSN 6120 Managerial Economics 3 SH BUSN 6200 Strategy and Competition 3 SH Graduate Elective Courses SBLM Logistics Management 3 SH SBLM Management Strategy and Decision Making 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Graduates 9 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SBLM Graduates 27-33 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36-45 SH Prerequisite Courses* BUSN 5000 Business 3 SH BUSN 5600 Accounting Theory and Practice 3 SH BUSN 5620 Current Economics 3 SH

*Program prerequisites are to be completed before beginning coursework for the MBA for those students who have not completed (or an appropriate equivalent) within five years of entering the program and having earned a grade of "B" or better. If the appropriate prerequisite course content was complete more than five years prior to entering the program, the department will allow a waiver is the student demonstrates command of the content area by successfully completing a waiver examination. Prerequisite courses may not count as electives in the 36-credit-hour MBA.

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M.A. in Human Resources Development (HRDV)

The M.A. in Human Resources Development degree requires satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours of the HRDV curriculum and 12 credit hours of graduate electives for a total of 36 credit hours.

Qualified SBLM graduates enrolled in the M.A. in Human Resources Development are awarded 15 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as a 3 semester hour required course and 12 semester hours of elective courses in the HRDV program.

Satisfactory completion of the HRDV program requires the following Webster University courses:

HRDV Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Program Webster University HRDV Course Number and Title Credit Hours SBLM Course Title Credit Awarded HRDV 5000 Introduction to Human Resources Development (Requisite Course) 3 SH HRDV 5560 Group Development and Change 3 SH MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior SBLM Organizational Behavior 3 SH HRDV 5610 Training and Development 3 SH HRDV 5630 Organizational Development and Change 3 SH HRDV 5700 Career Management 3 SH HRDV 5750 Research and Assessment Methods in Human Resources Development 3 SH HRDV 6000 Integrated Studies in Human Resources Development 3 SH Graduate Elective Courses SBLM Logistics Management 3 SH SBLM Management Strategy and Decision-Making 3 SH SBLM Management Theory and Functions 3 SH SBLM Policy Analysis 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Graduates 15 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SBLM Graduates 21 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36 SH

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M.A. in Human Resources Management (HRMG)

The M.A. in Human Resources Management degree requires satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours of the HRMG curriculum and 12 credit hours of graduate electives for a total of 36 credit hours.

Qualified SBLM graduates enrolled in the M.A. in Human Resources Management are awarded 12 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as a 3 semester hour required course and 9 semester hours of elective courses in the HRMG program.

Satisfactory completion of the HRMG program requires the following Webster University courses:

HRMG Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Program Webster University HRMG Course Number and Title Credit Hours SBLM Course Title Credit Awarded HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources 3 SH MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior SBLM Organizational Behavior 3 SH BUSN 5200 Basic Finance for Managers 3 SH HRMG 5670 Applied Statistics 3 SH HRMG 5610 Training and Development 3 SH HRMG 5700 Employment Law 3 SH HRMG 5800 Staffing 3 SH HRMG 5920 Compenstation 3 SH HRMG 6000 Integrated Studies in Human Resources Management 3 SH Graduate Elective Courses SBLM Logistics Management or SBLM Policy Analysis (only 1 permitted) 3 SH SBLM Management Strategy and Decision-Making 3 SH SBLM Management Theory and Functions 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Graduates 12 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SBLM Graduates 24 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36 SH

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M.A. in Management and Leadership (MNGT)

The M.A. in Management and Leadership degree requires satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours of the MNGT curriculum and 12 credit hours of graduate electives for a total of 36 credit hours.

Qualified SBLM graduates enrolled in the M.A. in Management and Leadership are awarded 15 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as 9 semester hours of required core courses and 6 semester hours of elective courses in the MNGT program.

Satisfactory completion of the MNGT program requires the following Webster University courses:

MNGT Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Program Webster University MNGT Course Number and Title Credit Hours SBLM Course Title Credit Awarded MNGT 5000 Management (Requisite Course) SBLM Management Theory and Functions 3 SH MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior SBLM Organizational Behavior 3 SH MNGT 5650 Management and Strategy SBLM Management Strategy and Decision-Making 3 SH HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources 3 SH MNGT 5670 Managerial Leadership 3 SH HRDV 5630 Organizational Development and Change 3 SH BUSN 5200 Basic Finance for Managers 3 SH MNGT 6000 Integrated Studies Management 3 SH Graduate Elective Courses SBLM Logistics Management 3 SH SBLM Policy Analysis 3 SH Two additional Graduate Elective Courses 6 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Graduates 15 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SBLM Graduates 21 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36 SH

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M.A. in Procurement and Acquisitions Management (PROC)

The M.A. in Procurement and Acquisitions Management degree requires satisfactory completion of 21 credit hours of the PROC curriculum and 15 credit hours of graduate electives for a total of 36 credit hours.

Qualified SBLM graduates enrolled in the M.A. in Procurement and Acquisitions Management are awarded 15 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as 3 semester hours of a required core course and 12 semester hours of elective courses in the PROC program.

Satisfactory completion of the PROC program requires the following Webster University courses:

PROC Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Program Webster University PROC Course Number and Title Credit Hours SBLM Course Title Credit Awarded PROC 5000 Procurement and Acquisitions Management 3 SH PROC 5810 Acquisitions Law 3 SH PROC 5820 Operations Management 3 SH PROC 5830 Pricing 3 SH PROC 5840 Negotiations 3 SH PROC 5850 Logistics SBLM Logistics Management 3 SH PROC 6000 Integrated Studies in Procurement and Acquisitions Management 3 SH Graduate Elective Courses SBLM Management Strategy and Decision-Making 3 SH SBLM Management Theory and Functions 3 SH SBLM Organizational Behavior 3 SH SBLM Policy Analysis 3 SH One additional Graduate Elective Course 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Graduates 15 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SBLM Graduates 21 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36 SH

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Master of Public Administration (PADM)

The M.P.A. degree requires satisfactory completion of 21 credit hours from PADM curriculum and 15 credit hours of graduate elective for a total of 36 credit hours.

Qualified SBLM graduates enrolled in the PADM are awarded 12 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as 12 semester hours of elective courses in the PADM program.

Satisfactory completion of the PADM program requires the following Webster University courses:

PADM Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Webster University PADM Course Number and Title Credit Hours SBLM Course Title Credit Awarded PADM 5000 Public Administration (Requisite Course) 3 SH PADM 5820 Planning and Evaluation 3 SH PADM 5830 Administrative Law and Process 3 SH PADM 5840 Budgetary Theory and Analysis 3 SH PADM 5870 Public Personnel and Management 3 SH PADM 5890 Public Policy and Administration 3 SH PADM 6000 Integrated Studies in Public Administration 3 SH Graduate Elective Courses SBLM Organizational Behavior 3 SH SBLM Logistics Management 3 SH SBLM Management Strategy and Decision-Making 3 SH SBLM Management Theory and Functions 3 SH One additional Graduate Elective Course 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SBLM Graduates 12 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SBLM Graduates 24 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36 SH

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