New 4+1 BA/MBA Program Available for Select CHSS Majors
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The 鈥4 + 1鈥 Bachelors/MBA is a five year program, during which students聽will spend three years taking courses required for their chosen bachelor鈥檚 degree聽program and in their fourth year, they will complete (along with required undergraduate聽program courses) 6 credits聽worth of graduate business (MBA) coursework. This聽will satisfy聽both undergraduate degree requirements and count toward achievement of the MBA degree.
In the聽fifth year, students will take their courses required for a General MBA, in a full-time聽format with graduate coursework. Students must apply for acceptance into the program in their junior year and will be admitted聽into the MBA program in their senior year if they meet the GPA requirement. Students聽who do not meet 4 + 1 program requirements or who choose not to pursue the MBA by聽completing the remaining courses in year five will graduate with a Bachelor鈥檚 degree. Students聽who complete the 5-year program will possess both a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in their undergraduate聽discipline and an MBA degree.
Program Benefits
- High-achieving 精品成人福利在线 undergraduates are able to complete a Bachelors and MBA聽degree in five years
- Students from a variety of undergraduate disciplines gain valuable business and聽professional knowledge, skills and experiences that enhance their employability and聽career options post graduation.
- Students can take advantage of a more cost-effective option for getting an MBA degree by taking some聽鈥渟wing鈥 graduate courses that satisfy both their undergraduate and graduate degrees at聽the undergraduate tuition rate
As of Spring 2019, the following undergraduate programs are approved for participation in the 4 +1 program:
As enrollees in a 5 year Bachelors/MBA program, students will complete 120 credits of聽undergraduate courses including 6 credits of MBA core courses (鈥渟wing鈥 courses),聽24聽credits of remaining MBA core coursework聽and 6 credits of MBA elective courses, for a total of 150聽credits.
To learn more about the program, please attend the on April 24th (SBUS 320) at 2:30pm.