Degrees Offered
The College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Management offer six degree programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Arts in Economics
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Science in Accounting
- Master of Science in Financial Engineering
- Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration
All undergraduate programs in the college lead to the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree. To receive a baccalaureate degree from the College of Business Administration, students must, in addition to other requirements, satisfy the 36-37 hour minimum requirement stipulated in the Liberal Education Requirements (LER) and complete 6 credit hours of diversity coursework.
Each candidate for the Bachelor of Business Administration must meet requirements in two areas: the pre-major program (freshman and sophomore) requirements; and the advanced business program (junior and senior) requirements.
The college also is an active participant in the university’s Honors College. A business option in the general honors program is offered during the freshman and sophomore years, and various other opportunities are provided during the junior and senior years.
Combined Baccalaureate/Master's Programs
Combined Baccalaureate/Master’s Program in the
Students must have earned 90 semester hours to apply for the Combined Baccalaureate/Master’s Program
in the
Combined Baccalaureate/Master’s Program in the Center for International and Comparative Programs and the Graduate School of Management Leading to the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration Degrees
Students must be international relations majors and complete their undergraduate coursework in the first three years of study. In addition, students must pass a language proficiency exam, have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 and earn a minimum GMAT score of 525 before being admitted to the M.B.A program. In the fourth year of this combined program, students take graduate business courses that are applicable to the undergraduate degree as electives and to the M.B.A. degree as foundation coursework. During the final year, students take advanced graduate business coursework leading to the M.B.A. degree.
Combined Baccalaureate in Fashion Merchandising/Master of Business Administration in the
Fashion merchandising majors who qualify may enroll in the combined Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising/Master’s of Business Administration program and complete both degrees within five years. Careful planning and advising are needed in order to successfully complete the programs in a timely way.
Students intending to follow this plan should work closely with their faculty advisor. In the freshman year, the math choice should be MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. When the student has achieved 90 hours or more in the merchandising program (beginning of the junior year) and has a GPA of 3.30 or higher, he or she should apply for conditional admission to the M.B.A program. This application must occur no later than April 1 of the junior year. The GMAT exam must be completed with an appropriately high score at the time application is made.