Accelerated Dual Degree to Boler M.B.A.

The Accelerated Dual Degree (ADD) Program to the Boler M.B.A. is designed for exceptionally well-prepared students who wish to earn the program degree by beginning graduate studies during their senior year.

Students must have at least 90 undergraduate credit hours completed, which may include transfer credit, before starting graduate courses. When applying to an accelerated dual degree program, students should have at least 75 credits completed and clearly be on track for the required 90 credit hours. 

For students who are accepted, nine credit hours of graduate-level coursework for the graduate program can be completed during the fourth year and will count toward combined undergraduate and graduate requirements, as outlined below. 

Students apply for undergraduate graduation (to earn their Bachelor’s degree) in the normal timeframe, following standard deadlines–that is, for the term they are on-track to complete all undergraduate degree requirements, including the minimum 120 credits. Likewise, they apply for graduate graduation following standard deadlines for the term they are on-track to have completed graduate degree requirements.

Students are responsible for understanding the Accelerated Dual Degree policy.

Generalist Pathway

Undergraduate students from any major who are accepted to the dual degree program are eligible to pursue the ADD to the Boler M.B.A. according to the following outline. Any graduate courses taken in the generalist pathway apply toward general undergraduate credits.

Prerequisites

Students from non-Boler majors must complete the following courses prior to beginning M.B.A. courses. For students opting for the second prerequisite path below, FN 5521 is the first graduate course to be taken of the three allowed for the ADD.

*course or course may alternatively be taken as M.B.A. prerequisites.

Requirements

Students take two or three of the following M.B.A. Core courses, depending on whether FN 5521 was taken as the first graduate course:

Pathway for all Boler B.S.B.A. and B.S.E. Majors

Undergraduate students from any B.S.B.A. or B.S.E. major (Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning & Wealth Management, International Business with Language & Culture, Marketing, Management & Organizational Leadership, Sports Management, and Supply Chain Management) accepted to the dual degree program are eligible to pursue the ADD to the Boler M.B.A. by taking three courses from amongst those outlined in the following sections. Students should pay close attention to major-specific guidance outlined below.

*Marketing majors must take MK 3301 prior to senior-year ADD participation, but they may apply MK 5551 toward general undergraduate credits.

**These courses may apply toward the MOL major, as outlined in the MOL section below.

***SCM 5551 applies toward the undergraduate Boler Core SCM 3301 requirement, but is not part of the M.B.A. Core set of requirements.

Additional Elective Options for B.S.B.A. and B.S.E. ADD Students

The following elective courses are open to any B.S.B.A. or B.S.E. student pursuing the ADD. In addition to the M.B.A. Core, the graduate program requires two electives. Therefore, students should only take up to two of the following courses--and if SCM 5551 is taken from above, then only one should be taken from below.

It is important to note that if students take two M.B.A. elective courses from the same discipline, they may be eligible to declare an M.B.A. concentration once fully matriculated in the graduate degree. All concentrations are outlined in the program.

program majors may apply any two toward undergraduate major electives, while other majors may apply them toward general undergraduate credits:

program majors may apply the following courses toward the undergraduate major, while other majors may apply them toward general undergraduate credits:

FN 3312 must be taken prior to enrolling in any graduate-level FN course. MT 1300 should additionally be taken prior to taking FN 5584.

program majors may apply the following courses toward the undergraduate major, while other majors may apply them toward general undergraduate credits:

MK 3301 or MK 5551 must be taken prior to enrolling in graduate-level MK courses.

program majors may apply the following courses toward the undergraduate major, while other majors may apply them toward general undergraduate credits: