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B.S. Design & Merchandising/MBA Dual Degree

Only available to Design and Merchandising majors (4-year with co-op), this dual degree program combines study in the areas of fashion retail merchandising and product development with the MBA degree. The program is designed to allow students to complete both the bachelor's degree and the Master of Business Administration degree in five years.

Incoming freshmen selected for this program will generally have a minimum of 1350 on the SAT, a GPA of 3.5 or better, and rank in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. A strong candidate for this program will have taken significant AP coursework while in high school.

Degree requirements

B.S. in Design and Merchandising

MBA

B.S./MBA students may be waived from three MBA Enterprise Management courses, assuming a grade of B or better is earned in specified undergraduate courses. Students can review the Waiver Policies for the Statement of Curriculum Standing on the LeBow College's website for additional information. Students who complete MIS 300 in their undergraduate program will, in addition, be waived from a fourth MBA course (MIS 611).

The above conditions hold only for fully accepted B.S./MBA students as identified by Enrollment Management.

Additional requirements for the dual degree program

• A cumulative GPA of at least 3.2 is required throughout the program.
• Students must take the GMAT examination and achieve a minimum score of 570 prior to the end of the tenth term in order to continue in the program. It is recommended that students take the GMAT examination late in the student's third year.
• Students must submit an acceptable of plan of study at least three terms before anticipated start of graduate part of the program.