The B.A./B.S.-M.B.A. program is designed to enable the qualified
student to earn both a bachelor's degree in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences and the master of business administration degree in
five years rather than the normal six years. The program integrates an
undergraduate education in a field such as English, political science,
or economics with a professional business education without diluting
the quality or purpose of either. Program objectives will be met
primarily by the completion of courses during the student's fourth
year that are simultaneously electives in the baccalaureate program
and requirements for the M.B.A. degree. A student who is interested in
the joint degree should contact the program adviser (in
270 Lincoln Hall)
early in the first year.
The program is open to all students in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences who meet the requirements below. In all cases,
participants in the B.A./B.S.-M.B.A.program must complete their
undergraduate majors by the end of the third year. As a consequence,
some students will have to plan their course work carefully to meet
their undergraduate educational objectives and to participate in the
program; this will be particularly true for undergraduates whose
majors require extensive sequential course work.
Since the B.A./B.S.-M.B.A. program is based on careful course
selection and program planning, an interested student should consult
with a B.A./B.S.-M.B.A. program adviser during the first year. The
program's objectives and requirements will be explained so that the
student, in consultation with his or her baccalaureate degree program
adviser, may plan the course work to meet both objectives. A student
who wishes to participate in the B.A./B.S.M.B.A. program must make
formal application by March 31 in the second semester of the junior
year. To be eligible for consideration, the student must have at least
a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average on the last 45 hours of course
work completed, with at least 96 hours of course work completed by the
beginning of the student's fourth year, and at least a score of 600 on
the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).
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