The 4+1 B.S./B.A./M.B.A. Program is designed to allow an undergraduate student to continue study for an additional year upon completion of the undergraduate degree and receive the master of business administration degree.  The program is available to all undergraduate students and those who are interested in the program should apply for admission during the autumn semester of their junior undergraduate year.  Admission is granted to those students who meet the established M.B.A. graduate admissions criteria.  Acceptance decisions are communicated to the applicant during the spring semester of the junior year. 

Criteria needed to apply to the program include:

• An application form
• Official transcript of undergraduate courses taken to date
• Submission of GMAT score
• Two letters of recommendation
• A Statement of Objectives from the student pursuing the M.B.A. degree

The following describes the sequence of activities for the M.B.A. 4+1 Program:

 Junior Fall Semester: Application to program & completion of prerequisite courses
 Junior Spring Semester:  Accept/reject notification & continued completion of prerequisite courses
 Junior Summer: 1-2 M.B.A. courses

 Senior Fall Semester: Continued completion of prerequisite courses
 Senior Winter Intersession: 1 M.B.A. course
 Senior Spring Semester:  Continues completion of prerequisite courses
 Senior Summer:  1-2 M.B.A. courses

 Graduate Fall Semester: 3-4 M.B.A. courses
 Winter Intersession:  1 M.B.A. course
 Graduate Spring Semester:  3-4 M.B.A. courses
 Graduate Summer:  M.B.A. courses if needed

Prerequisite Courses:

• ACC 110 & 111 Computer Applications in Business*
• ACC 203  Financial Accounting
• ACC 204  Managerial Accounting
• MTH 108  Math Business Analysis II
• ECN 101  Principles of Microeconomics
• ECN 102  Principles of Macroeconomics
• MGT 110/ACC 305 Mgt/Acc Info Systems
• MKT 205  Marketing Management
• FIN 207  Managerial Finance I
• MGT 201  Statistical Analysis

*Two-semester courses, one credit each; $200 fee per course

Graduate Courses:

• MBA 510  Managerial Accounting
• MBA 515  Operations Research
• MBA 517  Computer Systems
• MBA 520  Marketing Management and Analysis
• MBA 525  Business Finance
• MBA 549  Human Resources Management
• Plus five M.B.A. elective courses
• MBA 600  Management Seminar

For more information or an application package, contact:
M.B.A. Office
Koffler Hall 113
401-865-2333