Accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies/Masters of Business Administration

Admission

Undergraduate students in the BA in Environmental Studies program can apply for the MBA accelerated program at the end of their junior year. Applicants must be BA in Environmental Studies majors and have a GPA of 3.2 or higher in the major prior to applying for the program. The applicants must obtain approval of the undergraduate program and graduate program directors for the two degrees. Applicants will be subject to the same admissions requirements as applicants for the fulltime residential MBA program in the Hankamer School of Business  and meet all requirements for entry into the Baylor Graduate School and MBA program. The BA degree will be awarded once all degree requirements for the BA degree are met. 

Undergraduate vs. Graduate Student Designations

Students in this accelerated degree program are categorized in the Baylor system as undergraduate students during their senior year (year 4) regardless of any combination of UG- and GR-level courses completed that year. These students are designated as graduate students in year 5 (final year of program) after being accepted into the graduate school for that final year.

These distinctions (undergraduate student versus graduate student) will be linked to financial aid and scholarship eligibility for each level. In year 4, these accelerated degree students are eligible for any financial aid or scholarships for which they qualify as an undergraduate student. When these students become graduate students in year 5, though they lose their eligibility for undergraduate-level support, they are eligible to apply for graduate-level scholarships and financial aid.

Requirements for the Environmental Studies (BA) >> Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

To earn the BA in Environmental Studies and MBA in Business Administration via this accelerated pathway, a student must complete all basic requirements for the BA in Environmental Studies as well as the MBA in Business Administration. 

A maximum of 12 credits of graduate course work will count toward both degrees. 4000-level courses must be taken at the graduate level. Students can choose from the following courses: