Four-Year Combined BS/MBA Option
Berkeley College makes it possible to earn both a BS and an MBA in as few as four years.
High-performing students in certain Berkeley College BS Programs - in the School of Professional Studies and the Larry L. Luing School of Business - have the option to complete a Baccalaureate degree and a Master’s degree in Management in just four calendar years. This option offers many benefits, including the ability to:
- Graduate with an MBA much sooner than through the traditional route
- Expand career opportunities and earning potential with an advanced degree
- Save significant tuition costs
This option is open to students in the following BS programs:
- Justice Studies-Criminal Justice
- National Security
- Business Data Science
- Information Technology Management
To complete in four years, students will attend full-time, three semesters per calendar year. Students must also complete all requirements for the MBA in Management degree in just one calendar year, complete 1-2 MBA core courses as undergraduate electives, and complete the remaining 30-33 MBA credits in the three semesters of their fourth calendar year of study.
Berkeley College undergraduate BS students enrolled in the Four-year Combined BS/MBA Option may take graduate courses at Berkeley College. To be considered for the Four-year Combined BS/MBA Option, current Berkeley College undergraduate, transfer, and prospective students must meet the following admission criteria:
- A cumulative GPA of at least 3.50
- Full-time enrollment or intention to study full-time
- Successful completion, with a B or better, in their undergraduate program’s core courses
Students meeting these criteria will receive a letter of invitation to apply for this option once they have earned 90 undergraduate credits. In addition:
- Justice Studies-Criminal Justice and National Security students in the BS/MBA option will not be required to declare a concentration in their BS degree program
- The MBA core courses (3-6 credits) will count as undergraduate upper-level major electives and will be taken after a student has completed 90 credits
- Students in Justice Studies-Criminal Justice or National Security will also take two 3000/4000 upper-division electives
The student may take a maximum of two graduate courses (i.e., a maximum of six credits) during his/her undergraduate career.
Each graduate course will appear on the undergraduate transcript with a subject code, number, title, number of credits, and grade. The student may substitute these courses for any core or free elective available in the 8th (pivot) semester, the last one of their undergraduate studies. As part of the undergraduate transcript, each course counts in the student’s undergraduate semester and cumulative GPAs and total number of credits attempted and earned.
If the student graduates with an undergraduate degree and matriculates into the Berkeley College graduate program, the student may also use these graduate credits to satisfy graduate degree requirements. These graduate courses will appear on the graduate transcript as graded transfer credits.
SAMPLE PROGRAM SEQUENCE - Four-Year Combined BS in Justice Studies-Criminal Justice
SAMPLE PROGRAM SEQUENCE - Four-Year Combined BS in National Security
SAMPLE PROGRAM SEQUENCE - Four-Year Combined BS in Information Technology Management