MBA 4+1 - Engineering

About the Program

Engineering students in this 4+1 program have the opportunity to enter immediately into the MBA program full-time with the possibility of completing it within one year. As a consequence, these students will have very strong business management skills to complement their degrees in any area of engineering: chemical, civil, environmental, electrical, mechanical, or computer. Their enhanced business skills may result in accelerated opportunities for growth into management positions as well as a more diverse offering of career choices.

Requirements

The MBA degree consists of 48 credits (generally 16 courses). In the 4+1 program, you may waive up to four of the six courses listed in the MBA Program Matrix below. For a course to be waived, you must earn a grade of B or better in two undergraduate courses in that subject area, at least one of which must be at the intermediate level. After the four course waivers, 36 credits (generally 12 courses) can be completed during a one-year period with proper planning. Engineering students who have been granted “provisional admission” may begin taking graduate business courses in their senior year if they have the written permission of the assistant dean in the College of Engineering and the assistant dean of graduate and executive programs in the Lerner College. Students who have taken at least four graduate-level courses in their senior year and waived at least one graduate-level course based on their undergraduate coursework, may be able to complete the MBA within one year.

Conditional admission to the MBA program may be obtained in the spring of your junior year. You may then be admitted on a provisional basis by the Office of Graduate Studies. Once you have earned your bachelor's degree, the provisional status is removed. Admission is based on the results of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), GPA, work experience, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, maturity, and a personal interview. If you wish to enroll in the MBA Program, you should take the GMAT in your junior year. Those accepted into the MBA program may be considered for graduate assistantships, Corporate Associates, and graduate fellowships upon earning their bachelor's degree.

Applicable fees are those for matriculated undergraduate students for the first four years. During the fifth year of study, and any subsequent period if it becomes necessary, applicable fees are those for matriculated MBA graduate students. The MBA degree is granted upon completing all requirements with a grade point average of at least 3.0 in courses to be applied toward the MBA degree. The work toward the MBA degree may be pursued part-time over a longer period.

More Information

4+1 Engineering Checksheet

For more information, contact Chuck Shermeyer, Assistant Dean, College of Engineering (302 831-8659) or the Graduate & Executive Programs Office (302 831-2221).