Kirby Brown, M.S., Dean, College of Management
Greg Moore, D.B.A., Associate Dean, Business Graduate Programs and; Edward F. Lyle Professor of Finance;
Jackie Campbell, M.H.L., Director, Master of Business Administration Program;
Alla Adams, Ph.D., Director, Master of Healthcare Administration Program
Dmitry Gimon, Ph.D., Director, Master of Science in Information Systems and Business Analytics

The School of Business, which resides within the College of Management, at Park University is one of the largest not-for-profit business schools in the United States, and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Students in the School of Business can take courses at any of the University’s Kansas City area locations or online. In addition, the School of Business delivers education to its campus centers throughout the U.S.

In keeping with our mission, Park School of Business faculty members are academically qualified with the appropriate terminal degrees, as well as have relevant work experience at the managerial, executive and professional levels. Faculty members seamlessly integrate business theory and practice, and students are the beneficiaries of these unique experiences.

Vision

The School of Business at Park University’s vision is to prepare learners for the 21st century global economy as entrepreneurial thinkers who can influence the world as socially responsible business leaders.

Mission

The School of Business at Park University’s mission is to provide quality, innovative, application-based learning to prepare a diversity of learners who can support free enterprise in a socially responsible manner in a global community.

The Master of Business Administration and the Master of Healthcare Administration programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Sequential Master’s Degrees Option

A student who has earned a master’s degree from Park University or another regionally accredited college or university (or its international equivalent) may earn another master’s degree, substituting up to twelve (12) hours of graduate credit awarded by Park University through the first master’s degree (or nine (9) hours of transfer credit from another regionally accredited institution of higher education) to meet requirements for the sequential degree.

All courses approved for substitution/transfer must be approved by the program director.

1. The applicant must meet admission requirements for the second master’s degree. 
2. Petitioners for substitution or transfer from a completed master’s degree must have successfully completed all requirements for the initial master’s degree.
3. The petition for substitution must be submitted prior to the applicant’s admission into a second master’s degree program.
4. The earned grade in any course to be substituted must be a “B” or better.
5. The program director reserves the right to deny or limit any course substitution.
6. The students in the sequential program must meet the graduation requirements for the second degree program.

*Prerequisites may still be required for completion of the subsequent master’s degree.

Park University Undergraduate Seniors/Non-Degree-Seeking Students

Park University seniors with a 3.6 cumulative grade point average, while completing their bachelor’s degree, may be admitted to take up to nine (9) graduate credit hours in a non-degreeseeking status. Financial aid will not be available for courses taken as a non-degree-seeking student. These credits will be applied to the appropriate graduate program, after the student has received his/her undergraduate degree and has been admitted to a graduate program. Please contact the Graduate Admissions office at (816) 559-5625 for more information.

*For information and resources about student loan repayment, or to submit a complaint relating to your student loans or student loan servicer, please visit www.wsac.wa.gov/loan-advocacy or contact the Student Loan Advocate at loanadvocate@wsac.wa.gov.