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5 YEAR COMBINED BA/MBA PROGRAM FOR ACCOUNTING MAJORS

CPA candidates should note that most states (including Massachusetts) have adopted a new requirement of 150 credit hours of college education as a condition to take the Uniform CPA Examination. While the new requirement does not specifically call for a graduate degree, 30 credit-hours represents a full year of study beyond the bachelor's degree.

Assumption has designed a combined BA/MBA program to enable our accounting majors, who are likely CPA candidates, to begin their graduate studies during their senior year, satisfy the additional 30-hours requirement, and receive both a BA and an MBA degree. Students planning to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination after July 2002, the date that this requirement takes effect, should consult with the Accounting faculty.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program, Accounting major, through the Center for Continuing & Professional Education, are also eligible for this option [BBA/MBA]. Continuing Education students should contact their advisor in the Center for further information.

Admission Requirements

To meet the needs of senior accounting majors, who wish to satisfy the 150 hours requirement, students may apply for acceptance into the BA/MBA Program during the fall semester of their senior year. In accordance with the policy outlined in the Assumption College Undergraduate Catalog, students must have an overall QPA of 2.75 and a QPA of 3.0 in their major to be considered for this program.

In the spring semester of their junior year, students must obtain the written permission of the Dean of the College and the Director of the MBA Program to enroll in graduate MBA courses. Candidates will formally apply to the program no later than November 1 of their senior year. Senior accounting majors, who are accepted into this program, may substitute two MBA courses for the two additional business electives outlined in the accounting major in the undergraduate catalog.

Assumption College undergraduate accounting majors will have satisfied the Foundation Courses requirements in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and statistics through their undergraduate program, contingent upon having received adequate grades in these courses. Quantitative Methods is not a requirement for the undergraduate accounting major and will not be required for the BA/MBA program. Three courses constitutes full time enrollment in the MBA program.
MBA Degree Requirements

The MBA degree requirements for this combined BA/MBA program are summarized below.

Foundation Courses

The following requirements are satisfied by the undergraduate Assumption College Accounting major contingent upon having received adequate undergraduate grades in the equivalent course:

MBA504 (Economics)

MBA505-506 (Accounting)

MBA507 (Finance)

MBA552B (Statistics)

MBA550B (Management)

MBA551B (Marketing)

MBA 553A is not required

General MBA Requirements.

Candidates will be expected to complete the following five Functional Core Courses:

MBA600 - Business Ethics
MBA601 - Human & Organizational Behavior
MBA602 - Marketing Strategy Development
MBA603 - Financial Strategy Development
MBA729 - Technical & Professional Communications Seminar

Electives (6).

Students need to take six electives from the MBA offerings at the 700 level. For students preparing to take the Uniform CPA Examination, it is strongly recommended that they complete the Accounting Concentration (four courses) with their electives.

Integrative Experience (1).

The final course is MBA800 - Business Strategy.

Did you Know?

More than 40% of Assumption undergraduates eventually go on to graduate school.