At the end of the third year, the student applies for the M.B.A. program. If accepted, the student takes a mixture of arts and sciences and business courses during the fourth year. The fifth year is reserved exclusively for graduate business courses. When the student has completed all under- graduate degree requirements and 130 credit hours, the student receives a bachelor s degree. Students major in an arts and sciences discipline to gain a broad perspective in the humanities and social and physical sciences, and a comprehensive grasp of one arts and sciences major.
Students begin graduate course work while completing a bachelor s degree.
This enables the arts and sciences student to obtain an M.B.A. within one additional year of study. Students must apply for and gain admission to the M.B.A. program after the completion of a minimum of 75 credit hours in the arts and sciences. Students complete the core curriculum of the College of Arts and Sciences and major field requirements. The total credits vary depending upon the requirements of the major field. M.B.A. courses serve as electives to complete the 130 credits required for the baccalaureate degree.