4+1 Bachelors/MBA Option

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1 4+1 Bachelors/MBA Option Considering a career in business, government or the non- profit sector? Shepherd s 4+1 option for current students, regardless of background, provides a pathway for you to: Complete your undergraduate liberal arts, professional or business degree; Master contemporary business knowledge and skills; Be a stand out in today s global and competitive job market. Apply for the fifth- year MBA Apply to the 4+1 Bachelors/MBA program when you have completed 90 undergraduate hours and meet other requirements of the program, such as the minimum GPA requirement. Additionally, students must also provide the additional materials required graduate admission to the MBA program: C.V., letter of intent and two letters of recommendation. Build your business foundation Students without a business background can take the three MBA foundation courses (9 credits) during the senior year. These credits may count as undergraduate electives (where applicable), but are also applied toward the MBA, either to the core or for admissions requirements. You ll pay for these senior- year credits at undergraduate tuition rates. MBA FDA Foundations of Accounting* MBA FDE Foundations of Economics* MBA FDS Foundations of Statistics* *Foundations courses may be waived based on relevant undergraduate courses in these areas. If any of the foundations courses are waived, students may take an MBA core or elective course during the senior year. *Note: Students must fulfill any pre- requisite requirements for these courses such as any core curriculum math requirement. These MBA foundational courses may not count as fulfilling core curriculum requirements. Students should take the appropriate undergraduate course that fulfills those specific requirement. 4+1 students must earn at least a B grade in each foundation course in order to matriculate into the MBA program. Students who earn less than a B will need to retake the course.

2 Students already in the undergraduate business programs should work closely with their advisor and department chair to choose the appropriate courses to fulfill undergraduate requirements. Catalog Description: The Shepherd University 4+1 program for the master of business administration (MBA) degree allows interested and qualified students to complete a bachelor s degree (BS- BADM) and an MBA in five years. Students in the 4+1 program focus on their bachelor s degree requirements during their first three years, a mix of bachelor s and MBA requirements in the fourth year, and mostly MBA requirements in the fifth year. Each degree is awarded once the specific degree requirements are successfully met. Students need to work closely with their advisor to make sure they are selecting coursework that covers both degree requirements. Additionally, students are encouraged to meet with the University's Financial Aid Office since financial assistance (whether in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, etc.) is unique to each student/family situation. Justification: An accelerated graduate program allows students to save time and money by having them spend less time in school than in a traditional MBA program. By providing an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree, students in Shepherd s business degree programs fulfill necessary foundational course work and pre- requisite knowledge for the MBA, and, by taking graduate- level courses avoid duplication of some material that is common to the business program at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Note: Students may choose up to 4 courses or a total of 12 credits CORE MBA Challenges to Modern Business (3 cr) MBA Advanced Management Theory (3 cr) MBA Leadership and Ethics (3cr) MBA Advanced Marketing Theory (3 cr) MBA Managerial Economics (3 cr) MBA Managerial Accounting (3 cr)

3 ELECTIVES MBA Entrepreneurship (3cr) MBA Business Law (3cr) MBA Fundraising and Grant Writing (3cr) MBA Non- profit and Service Marketing (3cr) MBA Business in West Virginia (3 cr) MBA International Business (3 cr) MBA Statistical Analysis (3 cr) MBA Human Resources (3 cr) MBA Professional Selling and Sales Management (3 cr) MBA Select Topics Applied Business I (3 cr) MBA Select Topics Applied Business II (3 cr) MBA Personal Financial Planning (3 cr) MBA Advanced Auditing (3 cr) MBA Advanced Tax Strategies (3 cr) MBA Advanced Financial Management (3 cr) MBA Introduction to Networking (3 cr) MBA Web Programming (3 cr) MBA Management Information Systems (3 cr) MBA Database Management Systems (3 cr) MBA Study Abroad (3cr) MBA Special Topics: M.B.A. Seminar (3 cr) MBA Special Topics: M.B.A. Seminar (3 cr) Accounting Concentration (all accounting courses have pre- requisites) MBA Advanced Auditing (3 cr) MBA Advanced Tax Strategies (3 cr) MBA Accounting Ethics (3 cr) Health Administration Concentration MBA Health Administration and Strategy (3 cr) MBA Healthcare Policy (3 cr) MBA Health Economics and Finance (3 cr) MBA Healthcare Law (3cr) MBA Introduction to the U S Healthcare System (3cr)

4 Public Management Concentration MBA Human Resources (3 cr) MBA Organizational Development (3cr) MBA Project Management (3cr) MBA Public Policy Analysis (3cr) MBA Public Budgeting and Financial Management (3cr) Sport Management Concentration, 15 Hours: MBA Sport Management (3cr) MBA Sport Marketing and Sales (3cr) MBA Sport Law and NCAA Compliance (3cr) MBA Sport Administration (3cr)

5 Shepherd University Division of Graduate Studies 4+1 Bachelors/MBA Program Permission to Enroll The Shepherd University 4+1 Bachelors/MBA Program allows interested and qualified undergraduate students to complete a bachelor s and an MBA degree in as little as five years. Students in the focus on their bachelor s degree requirements during their first three years, a mix of bachelor s and MBA requirements in the fourth year, and mostly MBA requirements in the fifth year. Each degree is awarded once the specific degree requirements are successfully met. No more than (12) credits of graduate credit may be taken by an undergraduate student for this accelerated program. The student must be in good academic standing, with a minimum, cumulative 3.0 GPA, and must have earned a minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours. Students reduce the number of hours required to complete the Bachelor s degree by the number of graduate hours they complete (up to a maximum of 12). Graduate coursework/credit will appear ONLY on the graduate transcript, and graduate course grades will be calculated at the graduate level. The undergraduate transcript will indicate that graduate courses were used to fulfill the undergraduate requirement(s). The courses taken at the graduate level count toward the fulfillment of the necessary hours (36) for the MBA degree. The student at the end of the MBA program will have accrued a minimum of 144 credits. *Approval to take graduate courses in the 4+1 program does not constitute a guarantee or promise of future admission to the Shepherd University graduate program. Students must meet the requirements for admission to the graduate program and fill out the admissions application found here: studies/images/application.pdf The application fee is waived for the graduate application.

6 Shepherd University Division of Graduate Studies 4+1 Bachelors/MBA program Permission to Enroll STUDENT INFORMATION NAME SID Phone Mailing Address Registrar Certification Major Cumulative GPA/Hours earned Academic Standing Effective Date/Term Approvals Please sign and date Undergraduate advisor MBA program coordinator Dean, Graduate Studies