{"id":483,"date":"2021-09-24T17:33:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admitted\/gateway\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:07:55","slug":"gateway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admitted\/gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gateway Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">MBA Admitted Students Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admitted\/new-student-checklist\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >New Student Checklist<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/mba-orientation\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Orientation (On-Campus)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/omba-orientation-online\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">OMBA Orientation (Online)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admitted\/gateway\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >The Gateway Experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admitted\/academic-policies-and-standards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >MBA Academic Policies and Standards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-gateway-experience\">The Gateway Experience<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Kick Off The Graduate Core<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cneIQnmzPOM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MBA505 Gateway Experience course<\/a> is designed to be the first 500-level class MBA students take, as it provides an introductory experience to &#8220;kick off&#8221; the graduate core. This 1 credit hour course introduces experiential learning, integrates business concepts and tools, and sets expectations for the graduate program. The Gateway Experience has proven to be a hands-on, fun, bonding experience for new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>his one-time experience takes place over a four-day period, which includes a Saturday library session, Friday evening welcome dinner, Friday evening research session and an all-day Saturday presentation session. <strong>Attendance at all four days is required for the in-person MBA505 Gateway course.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-is-gateway-offered\">When is Gateway offered?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gateway is offered three times&nbsp;a year, either before or during the first week of classes each semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <em>is <\/em>possible to enroll in other 500-level courses the same semester you complete MBA505 Gateway Experience. If there is a time conflict with another one of your courses, email <a href=\"mailto:mba@butler.edu\">mba@butler.edu<\/a> to ask that your enrollment in MBA505 be granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spring-2026\">Spring 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 1:00 PM-4:00 PM<br>Friday, January 16, 2026 | 5:30 PM-10:00 PM<br>Friday, January 23, 2026 | 6:00 PM-9:00 PM<br>Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 8:00 AM-6:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yes-it-s-required\">Yes, It&#8217;s Required.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MBA505 Gateway Experience is a mandatory course for completion of the on-campus MBA program, and is designed to be taken prior to any other 500-level courses. If necessary, a student may take MBA510 or MBA515 before taking MBA505, but only with the permission of the MBA Director. 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