Program
Description
This five-year B.S./M.B.A. Dual Degree (4+1) program allows a select group of highly motivated and academically gifted students to combine the requirements for the College's Bachelor of Science degree program in Business Administration with the requirements for the College's Master of Business Administration degree program. Students take appropriate undergraduate course work in accounting, economics, computer applications, and mathematics sufficient to waive the foundation-level course requirements of the M.B.A. degree program. Students must complete a minimum of 33 graduate credits to receive the M.B.A. degree.
Admission to the Dual Degree program requires that students first be admitted to the B.S. degree program in Business Admiinistration. Matriculated, full-time Business Administration students in the B.S. degree program must apply to the Dual Degree program no later than the end of the first semester of their sophomore year. This deadline gives students accepted into the program time to acquire the undergraduate courses necessary to allow the waiver of the MBA foundation-level course requirements. Students must formally apply to the Chairperson of the Business Department and submit two letters of recommendation. Applicants must have a College GPA of at least 3.25. Transfer students will only be considered for this program if they are currently in their freshman year or in the first semester of their sophomore year, have a 3.25 GPA, and submit two letters of recommendation.
The goals of the B.S. degree program in Business Administration are to give students the ability to recognize and capitalize on business opportunities by harnessing the business and economic resources available to them and to impart a working expertise in all of the functional areas of business. The goal of the M.B.A. degree program is to produce graduates who are adept at solving strategic problems and trained in the latest multimedia communication technologies. The goals of the Dual Degree program include these as well as the goals fo allowing qualified students to earn the M.B.A. degree in an accelerated period of time and to be more quickly positioned to achieve career goals.
Each student admitted to the B.S./M.B.A. dual Degree program will have the use of a laptop computer for the MBA-level courses. Normally, students will begin taking these MBA courses in the second semester of their senior year, at which time a laptop computer will be made available for their use.
As part of the career component each student takes courses in accounting, management, marketing, finance, and law. The computer information systems component seeks to provide a basic familiarity with computers. The field experience requirement gives students the opportunity for "hands-on" experience in applying what has been learned in the classroom to real business situations. The liberal arts and sciences portion of the degree seeks to provide a solid foundation in the humanities and social sciences as well as a background in mathematics and science.
All Businesss majors should complete 100-level buinsess courses, WRT 175, WRT 200, SPE 130, ECO 200, and ECO 201 during their first two years at Medaille. Majors in this Dual Degree program are expected to attend all classes. Students are responsible for all material covered and for all assignments without exception. Majors in this program may not take any buinsess or graduate course Pass/Fail. A 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) is required of all Business majors in their core and elective undergraduate business courses.
Credits for work/life experience can also be earned by students who have had appropriate previous exprerience in related areas.
The average of the grades for all graduate-level courses taken in fulfillment of degree requirements at Medaille must be at least a B (3.0). For further infomration regarding the policies and procedures governing the M.B.A. portion of this degree program, please refer to the College's Academic Graduate Catalog.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and the Master of Business Administration degree in Business Administration are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
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Bachelor of Science/Master of Business Administration Curriculum
Credit Distribution
Bachelor of Science -
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| MGT 420 | Policy and Strategy: Case Studies | 3 |
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| GEN 230 | Creative Expression | 3 |
| GEN 410 | Baccalaureate Capstone I | |
| GEN 411 | Baccalaureate Capstone II | 3 |
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| ECO 260 | Econometrics I | 3 |
| ECO 261 | Econometrics II | 3 |
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| MAT 216 | Survey of Introductory Calculus and Its Applications | 3 |
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*For students with significant business experience, the department offers several options in fulfilling the field experience requirements. Information on these options and waiver applications may be obtained from the Field Experience Coordinator. Waiver applications must be filed at least one semester before implementation according to the following schedule. October 1 for the following Spring semester; March 1 for the following Fall semester.
**Required of first-year students; all other students must substitute a 300/400 level Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
***Students who meet the math competency must substitute a 300/400 level Liberal Arts and Sciences Elective.
MBA Concentratonis
or Electives Option
Students may
choose a concentration in Financial Planning, Strategic Human Resource
Management, or Strategic Management to fulfill part of the Graduate
Component of their program. It is not necessary, however, to delcare
a concentration; for those students, a General Management Electives
Option is available.
| Strategic Training and Human Resource Development | ||
| Theory and Practice of Negotiations | 3 | |
| MBA 621 | Operations Management | 3 |
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