The program is designed for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree in any field and who have at least two years of professional experience in a business, government, or non-profit organization. The MBA program generally can be completed by most students in three years or less of evening study.<br>This program is distinguished by four characteristics:<br> It allows students a high degree of flexibility to choose electives that is applicable to their overall professional interest,<br>All appropriate courses have an in depth content related to business issues,<br>The program responds to those currently in managerial and professional positions and is flexible to their needs, and<br>It is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the highest level of accreditation attainable in business education.<br>The program has been designed to promote understanding of the basic tools and techniques needed to manage effectively and efficiently in the changing global marketplace. An MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno will enable a manager or executive to perform a wide range of managerial functions, including:managing human and material resources in a culturally diverse and rapidly changing technological world, making decisions based on complex business information,<br>using the most up to date financial and business data bases for analysis and application,<br>understanding the implications of an increasingly global economy and the changing legal, ethical, cultural and political environments of business, and developing business policies and strategies that are responsive to rapid change.<br>The context of assessment for the MBA program at the University of Nevada, Reno is based on the guidelines of assurance of learning (AOL) by the Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Specifically, both course-embedded measures and indirect measures are used to assess student achievement of the program.