Overview
The integrated BA, BS/MBA program is designed for students who wish to combine undergraduate study in arts and sciences leading to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, with graduate study leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration. This intensive program enables highly motivated students to engage in a broadly based education for a career in business or not-for-profit organizations.
The admission process for this program carefully tracks students through the course requirements and ensures that only capable students are enrolled. Freshman students are strongly encouraged, when they start classes, to seek advice about the program from the deans’ offices in business administration and liberal arts and sciences. Certain courses must be completed in the freshman and sophomore years if the student intends to complete the program within 11-12 semesters. The actual timing of completing the two degrees will be based on courses that may have been taken in summer sessions and the individual student’s internships.
The admission process starts prior to the beginning of the student’s junior year (defined as 54 earned credit hours) and assumes completion of the first seven required business courses. At that point, the Norm Brodsky College of Business Dean's Office meets with the student and reviews his/her progress in completing the business core. Step two of the admission process occurs in the first semester of the senior year when the student will formally apply to the MBA Program through the Graduate Admissions Office. The process involves the following:
- A completed application for admission to the MBA program, accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee;
- Receipt of official transcripts from every college or university attended (including Rider University);
- A statement of objectives prepared by the student that presents the student’s reasons for wanting to enter the MBA program;
- An interview with the Norm Brodsky College of Business Dean's Office; and,
- Completion of the required freshman and sophomore classes.
Students completing the BA, BS/MBA program must take at least 90 credits in liberal arts and sciences courses at the undergraduate level.
Students will be awarded the BS or BA degree when they complete the requirements for that degree in liberal arts and sciences. The MBA will be awarded upon completion of the MBA requirements.
Students in the program will complete all the courses required in the liberal arts core as well as those courses necessary to satisfy the requirements for a major in liberal arts and sciences. The following courses will be completed in the first eight semesters, offered by the Norm Brodsky College of Business comprising the undergraduate business core:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 210 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 220 | Managerial Uses of Accounting | 3 |
| ECO 200 | Principles of Macroeconomics 1 | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Microeconomics 1 | 3 |
| FIN 220 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| MGT 201 | Fund Management & Org Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 200 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| MSD 105 | Quantitative Methods for Business | 3 |
| CIS 385 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| CIS 185 | Information Systems Essentials | 3 |
| MSD 205 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BDA 201 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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May be considered either business or liberal arts course.
In the last semester of the senior year, students will take the following course if they have all of the prerequisites met:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MSD 301 | Operations Management | 3 |
In all of the above courses, students must achieve a “B” or better in order for them to waive the equivalent “pre-program requirements” for their MBA Degree. If they do not, the student will be required to take the corresponding course at the graduate level.
During the student's three (3) or four (4) graduate semesters, the following graduate courses must be completed:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PMBA 8000 | Executive Communications | 3 |
| PMBA 8210 | Information Technology Management | 3 |
| PMBA 8220 | Strategic Accounting for Manager | 3 |
| PMBA 8230 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
| PMBA 8240 | Applied Corporate Finance | 3 |
| PMBA 8250 | Operations & Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| PMBA 8260 | Mkt Analysis & Decision Making | 3 |
| PMBA 8270 | Adv. Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| PMBA 8290 | Legal and Ethical Aspects of Management | 3 |
| PMBA 8880 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Note: There is not a specific combination BS, BA/MBA program for business majors. All business majors may apply directly to the MBA program. If accepted, the student may be able to complete the MBA within twelve months after undergraduate graduation.
Further information concerning the MBA program is available by emailing gradbusiness@rider.edu.