G. Brint Ryan College of Business

Graduate Programs Office
Business Leadership Building, Room 201

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #311160
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-369-8977

Master’s

E-mail: RCoBMasters@unt.edu

Web site: https://cob.unt.edu/masters

Doctoral

E-mail PhD: phdcoba@unt.edu

Web site PhD: https://cob.unt.edu/phd

E-mail DBA: dbacoba@unt.edu

Web site DBA: https://cob.unt.edu/dba

Marilyn Wiley, Dean

Terry Pohlen, Senior Associate Dean
Tracy Dietz, Associate Dean

Mission

To prepare global business leaders and scholars in an intellectually stimulating and engaging community through preeminent teaching, research, and service.

Vision

To be an agile institution and to transcend national and international standards of excellence in research and education.

The G. Brint Ryan College of Business offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Business Administration with a major in business administration and the Doctor of Philosophy with a major in business.

Departments in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business offer graduate programs leading to the Master of Science with majors in accounting, finance, business analytics, information systems & technologies and taxation and Master of Business Administration with majors in business administration (with multiple concentrations), business analytics, management (full-time cohort MBA) and sport entertainment management.

Concentrations at the master’s level are available in business studies, strategic management, health services management, organizational behavior and human resource management, marketing, marketing analytics, finance, information technology, and music business.

Concentrations at the doctoral level are available in accounting, business computer information systems, business information assurance, finance, logistics systems, management, marketing and management science.

The college is accredited by the AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (777 South Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL 33602; 813-769-6500) at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Department of Accounting holds professional accreditation by the AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Admission requirements

Admission deadlines

Before being admitted to either a master’s or a doctoral program in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, the applicant must meet the requirements for admission to the Toulouse Graduate School. U.S. citizens and permanent residents submit the application, application fee and official transcripts to the Toulouse Graduate School. International applicants also submit materials to the Toulouse Graduate School.

All MBA/MS students seeking on-time registration must submit application materials according to the dates specified by the Toulouse Graduate School. The MBA in management (full-time cohort) deadline is the first week of May and only admits for a Summer II start. PhD candidates must submit application materials by December 1 to be considered for the following fall. The programs in the Department of Information Technology & Decision Sciences admit until programs are full.

Fall – July 15
Spring – November 15
Summer (all sessions) – April 15

Criteria for admission to master’s degree programs

In the determination of an applicant’s eligibility for admission to the G. Brint Ryan College of Business for the MBA/MS degree, the following measures are of critical importance.

Overall undergraduate grade point average (GPA) or GPA on approximately the last 60 semester hours. (The academic record must meet minimum requirements of the Toulouse Graduate School.)
A satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Scores more than five years old at the time of application for admission will not be considered.
Applicants whose native language is not English must either present a score of at least 550 (paper version) or 79 (Internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or be a graduate of a college or university in the United States or present a score of at least 6.0 on the IELTS. For a complete list of ways to demonstrate English Language Proficiency go to tgs.unt.edu/international.
Additional admission materials as specified in the next section and on our web site at
cob.unt.edu/masters/admission.

Procedure for applying

Students may enter the master’s degree programs at the beginning of any term/semester or summer sessions. Exceptions include the MBA in Management (full-time cohort MBA) which has a summer-only start. The MS in Accounting and MS in Taxation recommend a Fall or Spring start. Applicants should complete the requirements listed below and meet the deadlines set forth in “Admission Deadlines” above. Students applying to programs taught in an accelerated format may also apply for October, March and July start dates.

Obtain admission to the university and the Toulouse Graduate School by filing the following items with the Toulouse Graduate School:
1. complete official transcripts of all college and university credits; and
2. online application for admission to the Toulouse Graduate School.

The following additional admission materials are submitted to the RCOB Graduate Programs Office:
1. essay – please share with the admissions committee any unique events, life experiences, and qualifications that you feel distinguish your candidacy and will add value to the class;
2. three letters of recommendation (professional, not personal);
3. resume (work/academic experience); and
4. results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Records Examination (GRE).

Information about the GMAT/GRE may be obtained from the Toulouse Graduate School or the G. Brint Ryan College of Business, Graduate Programs Office. Undergraduate students who intend to enter a master’s degree program in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business should take the GMAT or GRE in the final term/semester of the senior year. Students who hold an undergraduate degree and intend to enter a master’s degree program in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business must file a GMAT or GRE score in sufficient time for the graduate admission application to be considered prior to the term/semester/session of intended first enrollment.

A waiver of the GMAT/GRE will be considered for applicants to the online part-time MBA, MBA management, MS in taxation, and MS in accounting who earned a:

Doctoral or professional doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent.
Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on the master’s degree.
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent, with a cumulative, or last 60 hour, GPA of 3.0 or higher.

A waiver of the GMAT/GRE will be considered for applicants to the MBA business analytics, MS in finance, MS in business analytics and MS in information systems & technologies, who earned a:

Doctoral or professional doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent.
Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent, with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher on the master’s degree.
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or its equivalent, with a cumulative, or last 60 hour, GPA of 3.5 or higher

Applications and supporting documentation will be reviewed using a holistic approach by the G. Brint Ryan College of Business Admission Committee. The Graduate Programs Office will notify applicants of their status once the information has been reviewed. Applicants may also check the status by visiting my.unt.edu.

Students admitted under the graduate non-degree (GNDE) classification may take up to 12 hours of 5000-level business courses prior to admission in the MBA or MS programs. No additional 5000-level business courses may be taken prior to admission to a graduate degree program. See the graduate academic advisor for further information.

Student load

Graduate students in Masters Programs may enroll in more than 9 credit hours in Fall or Spring semesters, and more than 6 credit hours in Summer only with department or Graduate Programs Office consent.

Comprehensive examination

Candidates in all business MBA degree programs are required to complete BUSI 5190 , with a minimum grade of C for the course and a minimum grade of B for the comprehensive experience. Candidates in the MS programs will take a capstone course specified by the major. These courses must be taken during the student’s last term/semester in order to meet the comprehensive examination requirement of the G. Brint Ryan College of Business and the Toulouse Graduate School.

Minimum academic standards for master’s students

Students may not graduate with any grades of “D” or “F” in their core and/or concentration courses if three (3) grades of “C” have been earned, at least one course must be duplicated with a grade of “B” or better. Duplication forms must be completed and turned in to the Registrar’s Office. If a student received two (2) course grades below “C” for the purposes of this rule the highest grade will be used. Per Toulouse Graduate School policy only two (2) duplications are permitted.

Changing major or concentration

G. Brint Ryan College of Business MBA/MS students are restricted to changing majors/concentrations no more than two times within the G. Brint Ryan College of Business. This excludes changing from graduate non-degree seeking status, or from a major outside the RCOB to an RCOB major/concentration.

Teaching fellowships

Departmental chairpersons assign teaching assistantships and fellowships based on departmental needs.

G. Brint Ryan College of Business Computing Center

G. Brint Ryan College of Business Information and Learning Technologies Center

Terry Pohlen, Senior Associate Dean

The Information and Learning Technologies Center of the G. Brint Ryan College of Business is housed in the newly opened Business Leadership Building and comprises the Associate Dean for Technology and Operations, an IT manager, a lab manager, four IT specialists and an administrative coordinator. A technical support team of part-time student assistants aids the full-time staff in installations, troubleshooting, web development, and working with faculty and staff when problems or questions arise concerning software and/or hardware. More than 300 Dell Core 2 Quad desktop systems in the Business Leadership Building are networked together with a multi-node, high-availability cluster using multi-core dual Xeon blade servers. Each node has at least 4 gigabytes of memory and 4.5 terabytes of available storage in an external storage area network (SAN) disk array. Each of the desktop systems is configured with 2.66 GHz Core 2 Quad CPU, 250 gigabyte hard drive, 4 gigabyte memory, 22-inch widescreen flat-panel LCD monitor, DVD-RW drive, USB 2.0 connections, and gigabit network interfaces.

The G. Brint Ryan College of Business provides half of the above systems in student computer labs conveniently located on Level 1 of the Business Leadership Building. They are open over 100 hours per week and staffed by 24 student lab monitors. These labs are divided into two major areas. The General Access Lab consists of more than 60 computers and is designed for the general business student who is required to use computers but may also be used by all UNT students. As an extension of the General Access Lab, a number of public access kiosks are provided on Level 0 of the Business Leadership Building for walk-up e-mail access and general web browsing. The Business Lab consists of more than 68 desktop computers and is designed for and limited to students taking G. Brint Ryan College of Business courses. This lab includes course-related software for such courses as Introduction to Database Applications; Distributed Systems and Teleprocessing; Data Communications and Networking; Information Resource Management; Decision Support Systems; Visual Display; and Fundamentals of Information Technology Security. For team and group work, students can use their own notebook computers or check-out mobile thin clients to take to the Biz Café adjacent to the labs, 15 study rooms available by reservation or informal seating areas around the Business Leadership Building to access the college’s “Virtual Lab.” This virtual desktop environment provides remote access to all major G. Brint Ryan College of Business applications. There are also several “Virtual Classrooms” utilizing this same virtual desktop environment for hands-on instruction when needed.

The Center for Energy Accounting and Sustainability

Dr. Govind Iyer, Director

Under the leadership of Dr. Govind Iyer, the Institute of Petroleum Accounting underwent a transformative rebranding initiative in the summer of 2023. Now named the Center for Energy Accounting and Sustainability, our new identity reflects our steadfast commitment to advancing the future of energy accounting and sustainability, research, education, and industry practices for the benefit of our global community.

The Institute of Petroleum Accounting was created in 1980 to accomplish three principal objectives:

To research and encourage others to carry out research in accounting, finance, taxation, and economic problems of the extractive industries.
To disseminate information about the research activities of the Center and about current developments in the extractive industries through the Petroleum Accounting and Financial Management Journal
To encourage universities and colleges to become actively involved in educational programs related to the extractive industries.

Through its position within the university community, the Center has access to research that directly impinges upon the accounting, finance, tax, and economics issues facing the petroleum industry today. The Center’s ties to professional accountants, financial managers, and executives within the extractive industries enable it to stay abreast of the concerns that industry professionals contend with on a day-to-day basis. From the beginning, the Center has enjoyed a strong relationship with the oil and gas industry for the mutual benefit of both. The Center is the conduit through which academic research in the oil and gas industry reaches the working professional.

Mission

The mission of The Center for Energy Accounting and Sustainability (CEAS) includes:

Research Excellence in Energy Accounting, Economics, and Finance: CEAS is dedicated to advancing research in energy accounting, economics, and finance, encompassing both traditional fossil fuels and emerging alternative energy sources. Our focus extends beyond the oil and gas industry, now including sustainability initiatives and compliance requirements to address the evolving energy landscape.
Knowledge Dissemination and Collaboration: CEAS commits to collecting, synthesizing, and disseminating cutting-edge information related to oil and gas accounting, finance, taxation, and economics. Additionally, we extend our scope to incorporate broader sustainability considerations, fostering collaboration with industry partners and encouraging interdisciplinary research both within and outside the Center.
Promotion of Sustainable Practices: Building upon our existing mission, CEAS recognizes the imperative for sustainable practices in the energy sector. We actively engage in research and initiatives that explore sustainable alternatives and practices, incorporating environmental considerations, social impact, and governance principles to guide the responsible evolution of the industry.
Educational Advocacy and Support: CEAS strives to foster interest in the energy industry within both academic and industry communities. In addition to traditional oil and gas, our expanded mission includes supporting colleges and universities in offering educational programs that encompass the broader spectrum of energy-related disciplines, aligning with sustainability goals and industry demands.

Through these mission objectives, CEAS aspires to be a driving force in shaping the future of energy accounting and sustainability, actively contributing to research, education, and industry practices for the benefit of our global community.

Student Organizations

Student organizations play an important role in campus life at The University of North Texas and in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business. Throughout the year, organizations sponsor a variety of extra and co-curricular activities for the campus community as well as participate in service projects on and off campus. In addition, student organizations provide a means for students to develop and refine leadership skills and to interact and network with their peers and with faculty and staff.

Joining a student organization gives you opportunities to expand and enhance your overall educational experience, improve your social life, gain self-confidence, acquire leadership skills and learn how to function as a member of a group or a team. Getting involved in student organizations can be one of the greatest, most rewarding experiences you will have while you are in college. Check out the various student organizations offered and get involved!

Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma
Faculty Advisors - William Ordeman

General
Alpha Kappa Psi
Email: AKPsi_UNT@yahoo.com
Faculty Advisors - April Kuykendall, Pamela Milner

Delta Sigma Pi
Email: SeniorVP.DSPDE@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor - William Ordeman

Phi Chi Theta
Email: PCTAlphaNu@gmail.com
Faculty Advisor - Dr. Robert Insley

SGA: ASCEND Pan-Asian Business Organization
Email: ascendunt@gmail.com
Faculty Advisors - Dr. Ian Liu and Dr. Lou Pelton

Women In Business
Faculty Advisors – Dr. Tracy Dietz
Email: unt.wib@gmail.com

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G. Brint Ryan College of Business

Mission

Vision

Admission requirements

Admission deadlines

Criteria for admission to master’s degree programs

Procedure for applying

Student load

Comprehensive examination

Minimum academic standards for master’s students

Changing major or concentration

Teaching fellowships

G. Brint Ryan College of Business Computing Center

G. Brint Ryan College of Business Information and Learning Technologies Center

The Center for Energy Accounting and Sustainability

Student Organizations

Programs

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