5 Year (4+1) BS/MBA: Fast Track MBA Program
Earn Your Bachelor’s Degree and MBA in Just Five Years
In just five years you can earn your bachelor’s degree in any of GMercyU’s business majors, along with your MBA.
As a senior business major, you will take graduate level courses – as part of your undergraduate tuition. This prepares you for your fifth year where you will complete your MBA degree in a unique hybrid format that combines face-to-face and online courses.
The GMercyU Difference
Discover what sets GMercyU’s 4+1 MBA degree apart from other MBA programs in PA.
As a 4+1 Master of Business Administration student, you’ll polish your business skills while working with other students and faculty who will challenge you and prepare you for the business world.
As a student in GMercyU's 4+1 MBA Program, you will:
- Work with faculty members who have professional business experience
- Take 12 graduate-level credits as a senior as part of your undergraduate tuition
- Put yourself on a faster path to your graduate degree in business
- Skip the need to take a graduate entrance exam, such as the GRE
With GMercyU’s 4+1 fast track MBA program, you can earn a bachelor’s degree in business and an MBA in just 5 years. Do the math!
- 4+1 = 2 Degrees
- 4+1 = 89% Employment rate for U.S. grads with an MBA*
- 4+1 = $105k Median salary for grads with an MBA*
- 4+1 = 150 Accounting majors can satisfy the 150 credit-hour requirement toward earning your CPA
*2018 Graduate Management Admissions Council Report
Undergraduate Minors
Increase the value of your BS/MBA degree by adding an undergraduate minor that best meets your personal and professional goals.
Curriculum
Once you’ve completed your business bachelor’s degree requirements, you will complete the following 4 + 1 MBA program courses. The first four courses below will be completed during your senior year as part of your undergraduate tuition. In your fifth year, you will complete the remainder of your core courses on our Gwynedd Valley campus and your concentration courses in an online format.
Core Courses – 21 credits
| MBA 600 | Ethical Decision Making and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| MBA 610 | Strategic Management |
| MBA 620 | Accounting for Decision Makers |
| MBA 630 | Marketing Planning |
| MBA 640 | Managing Business Operations |
| MBA 650 | Managerial Finance |
| MBA 660 | Capstone Business Plan |
Select one of these two options:
Strategic Management and Leadership – 9 credits
| MBA 700 | Organizational Theory & Design |
| MBA 710 | Global Management |
| MBA 720 | Managing Human Capital |
Health Care Administration – 9 credits
| MBA 730 | Health Care Budgeting, Planning, and Finance |
| MBA 740 | Managing Health Care Delivery Systems |
| MBA 750 | Health Care Information Systems |
Credit Requirements
A minimum of 125 credits is required for the bachelor’s degree in business.
An additional 30-credits are necessary to complete the 4+1 MBA degree. To review course descriptions, please refer to the graduate catalog.
Interested in the 4+1 MBA?
Juniors in one of our business programs (Accounting, Digital Communications, Finance, Management, Marketing, or Sports Management) can apply for the 4+1 MBA. Please speak with your faculty advisor before the end of your junior year — the earlier, the better.