 In the past, Mini-MBA programs have typically been offered as non-credit bearing courses that require less than 100 hours of total learning.However, due to the criticisms of these certificates, many schools have now shifted their programs to offer courses for full credit so that they may be applied towards a complete traditional MBA degree.This is to allow students to verify business related coursework for employment purposes and still allow the option to complete a full-time MBA degree program at a later period, if they elect to do so.