University adds accelerated business administration program leading to MBA

Undergraduate students at Messiah University can now pursue an accelerated business administration degree. In this program, students will earn both a bachelor’s degree (in their choice of undergraduate major) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Messiah University in just five years.

This accelerated program provides a seamless pathway by allowing students to complete 12 credits toward their MBA while still enrolled as an undergraduate student. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree, students then take one graduate course in each part of the term (while working full-time) to graduate with the MBA. This approach provides an expedited path to the MBA, along with the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience in the fifth year of the program.

 For those with an undergraduate major outside the Department of Business, they must also take a business foundations minor to gain the necessary prerequisites to complete the accelerated 4+1 MBA program.

— Staff report