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The 5-year B.S./M.B.A. helps exceptional Adams State students get a head start in their career in business. The program provides a solid foundation for students to launch a successful career in business. The curriculum allows students several options so they can customize their degree to an emphasis in business most relevant to their career goals.Students must work closely with their advisor to determine appropriate courses for these emphases.

The B.S./M.B.A. provides a seamless transition from an undergraduate program to the graduate program, allowing students to cultivate and strengthen their business expertise and maintain the M.B.A. advantage that is sought after in today’s highly competitive, global marketplace. The five-year B.S./M.B.A. program is designed for motivated students who are prepared for a streamlined, integrated academic experience that responds to the rapidly changing global environment of today’s business world. The B.S./M.B.A. program is ideal for those who want to fast-track their careers while building sustainable skills with innovative and interactive curricula. Students are grounded in applications-based learning that engages new technologies, global perspectives, and ethics-based best practices.

Note: The B.S. portion of the B.S./M.B.A. program is offered either online or face to face. The M.B.A. portion of the program is ONLY offered online.

Admission Requirements for Combined Bachelor’s/M.B.A. Degree Program

Undergraduates enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at Adams State University who have completed 75 credit hours of course work toward their degrees and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above may apply for admission to a combined bachelor’s/M.B.A. degree program. This program has been established to encourage students with strong scholarly interests to begin their M.B.A. program during their junior year and to provide flexibility in the scheduling and completion of undergraduate requirements along with their graduate course requirements for the M.B.A. degree. The graduate degree will be awarded only after, or concurrently with, the award of Baccalaureate. There are two categories that could qualify a student for acceptance:

1. The student may be enrolled in either a graduate or undergraduate degree program, taking both undergraduate and graduate courses, with two degrees being conferred only when the requirements for both are completed. This student must be monitored and eligibility for certain financial aid programs may be restricted. A “500-Level Course Evaluation” form must be completed and approved by the M.B.A. director and the School of Business chair prior to registration. A student must have completed 90 credit hours prior to starting 500-level courses.
2. The student is an undergraduate taking graduate course(s) as part of their undergraduate degree program. The courses are being used to complete the undergraduate degree. This student is treated for financial aid purposes as a normal undergraduate student and no special financial aid processing is required.

Until students accumulate 120 total credit hours bachelor/M.B.A., they will be classified as undergraduates for financial aid and College Opportunity Fund (COF) purposes (COF applies to courses numbered 100, 200, 300, and 400 only).

Core Courses for both the BS and MBA portions of the Degree

Note:

• Courses required for emphases are not included in the Core Course Requirements
• ASU undergraduate/M.B.A. students may count up to 30 credits from 300-400-500 level (no more than 18 credits from 500 level) Business, Economics or Health Care Administration Courses.