The partnership between the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy and Webster University provides an opportunity for Sergeants Major Course (SMC) Resident Version 4 graduates to pursue a graduate degree at Webster University. SMC graduates may apply credits earned toward the following degrees:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• M.A. in Human Resources Development (HRDV)
• M.A. in Management and Leadership (MNGT)

SMC students participating in this program are eligible to receive 9 semester hours of graduate transfer credit 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 SMC graduates enrolled in the MBA program are awarded 9 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as 9 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 SMC Program Webster University MBA Course Number and Title Credit Hours SMC Course Title Credit Awarded MRKT 5000 Marketing 3 SH MNGT 5590 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 SMC replaces MNGT 5000 Management 3 SH SMC replaces MNGT 5670 Managerial Leadership 3 SH SMC replaces HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SMC Graduates 9 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SMC 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 SMC graduates enrolled in the M.A. in Human Resources Development are awarded 9 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as 9 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 SMC Program Webster University HRDV Course Number and Title Credit Hours SMC 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 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 SMC replaces MNGT 5000 Management 3 SH SMC replaces MNGT 5670 Managerial Leadership 3 SH SMC replaces HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources 3 SH Additional Graduate Elective Course 3 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SMC Graduates 9 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SMC Graduates 27 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 SMC graduates enrolled in the M.A. in Management and Leadership are awarded 9 semester hours transfer credit, which is applied as 9 semester hours of core courses in the MNGT program.

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

MNGT Transfer Credit Awarded for SMC Webster University MNGT Course Number and Title Credit Hours SMC Course Title Credit Awarded MNGT 5000 Management (Requisite Course) SMC replaces MNGT 5000 Management 3 SH MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior 3 SH MNGT 5650 Management and Strategy 3 SH HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources SMC replaces HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources 3 SH MNGT 5670 Managerial Leadership SMC replaces 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 Additional Graduate Elective Courses 12 SH Total Transfer Credit Awarded for SMC Graduates 9 SH Total Webster Credits Required for SMC Graduates 27 SH Total Semester Hours Required for Degree 36 SH

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