Five Year Combined B.S./M.B.A. Degree

Combined B.S./M.B.A. degrees are available for currently enrolled Caldwell College Department of Business Administration undergraduate students. Those students who have achieved junior status (60+ credits) and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 may request admission into the Master’s program. Once admitted to the Master’s program, the student takes a combination of undergraduate courses and graduate courses during the fourth year. Two graduate level courses (Advanced Business Strategy and Financial Management or Advanced Auditing) will be taken during the fourth year, one in the fall and one in the spring. The Business Strategy and Finance or Auditing core business undergraduate courses, respectively, required for a Bachelor’s Degree in the Business Department will be waived.

These six (6) credits for graduate level courses WILL count towards BOTH the student’s 120 credit hours required for the undergraduate Bachelor’s degree as well as towards the 39 credit hours required for the M.B.A. degree. The Bachelor’s degree will be awarded upon completion of the requirements for this degree. During the fifth year, the student takes 15 credit hours each semester of core and elective graduate courses required for the Master of Business Administration degree. After completing the remaining 33 credit hours, the student will receive a Master of Business Administration.

Credit hour requirements for a combined B.S./M.B.A. degree

B.S. Business Department Degree Credit Hour

Requirement (inc. 6 graduate cr. hrs.) 120 Cr.
M.B.A. Degree Foundation Courses (6 Cr.)*
M.B.A. Degree Courses 39 Cr.
Total Combined B.S./M.B.A. Degree Program Cr. Hrs. 159 Cr.

*The M.B.A. Degree Foundation (2) courses are completed during the senior year and apply to both B.S. and M.B.A. degrees.

Admission requirements for combined B.S./M.B.A. degree

• Junior status by completing a minimum of 60 credit hours and an overall GPA of 3.0 Declared Business Department major.
• Completion of a minimum of 12 credit hours of business courses at Caldwell College with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in those courses.
• A Business Administration Department faculty member recommendation and sponsorship.
• The GMAT requirement will be WAIVED for current undergraduate candidates.

NOTE: See Graduate Studies catalog for a list of the courses required for the M.B.A.