The 4 + 1 BA/MBA

Degree Program is a unique opportunity for students attending one of the undergraduate Claremont Colleges to complete a bachelors and masters degree in five years. Students apply to the program by the end of January of their junior year and are evaluated based on their academic achievements, GMAT score, interview, and performance in the program prerequisities.

The accelerated Bachelors/Masters in Business Admininistration program offers significant benefits in obtaining a graduate degree on an accelerated track. Regardless of your career path, a graduate degree can open many doors and enhance professional options.

Benefits:

• Earn an M.B.A. degree in half the time
• Save a year of tuition (and a year of your life)
• Maintain continuity with faculty and research facilities
• Gain a competitive edge in the marketplace and increase your earning potential

• You should apply to the program in your Junior year so that you can begin coursework at CGU in your senior year.
• Applications are available through the CGU Office of Admission and Records (located inHarper East Hallon Tenth Street between Dartmouth and College), on the CGU websiteas well as through the CGU academic departments.

Helpful hints about the application form:

• Please state on your application that you are applying to CGU for the semester that follows your graduation (that is the semester you will be considered a full CGU student).
• On the application, there is a place for you to circle your undergraduate campus; this indicates that you are interested in the Accelerated Program.
• Your application fee is waived because you are a student within the Claremont Consortium.
• You will need to provide the following documents in with your application:
• Official (in-progress) transcripts

• Official GRE/GMAT scores (if you have taken the test)
• Three letters of recommendation (including at least one fromyour current academic faculty)
• Your résume

Statement of purpose

• Students should turn in applications to the CGU Office of Admission and Records, located in Harper East, on Tenth Street between Dartmouth and College. Note: Claremont McKenna students interested in the Robert A. Day 4+1 program (B.A./M.B.A.) should seek advisement from and turn in applications to the Robert A. Day Program, located in Bauer Hall.
• You will receive official notification of your admission to the program from the CGU Office of Admission and Records. If you are offered admission, you will also be sent a decision card for you to complete and return. This will confirm your attendance.

Changing from the master’s to the doctoral program:

If a student enters the accelerated program and is subsequently admitted to the Ph.D. program in the same field, the upper division undergraduate courses originally counted toward the masters may in turn be counted as part of the units required for the Ph.D. Remaining units must be completed at CGU and have approval of faculty advisors and the dean of the school.

Applying units to your MBA degree:

Once you begin the program, you can apply up to 16 units of approved coursework to your master’s degree. Approved courses are usually those which would also fulfill requirements for a bachelor’ degree.
All courses are evaluated on a case-by-case basis by Drucker faculty. Students must maintain of B or better.

For more information about the 4+1 BA/MBA Program application process, contact MBA Admissions Coordinator, Brandon Tuck at brandon.tuck@cgu.edu.