Business Administration, BA/MBA

Overview

Clark’s MBA program, offered through the School of Management, provides you with a firm foundation in leadership and corporate accountability. You acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to address the ever-changing issues facing modern business leaders.

We have a strong commitment to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), integrating the legal, political, ethical, social and environmental responsibilities of management into our research and teaching. Our program is designed for aspiring leaders who want to take businesses in socially responsible directions in order to make a real, lasting difference.

Departmental Eligibility Requirements

The MBA program is open to students from any undergraduate major. Prerequisite courses are required.  

For students that enrolled at Clark in Fall 2019 or later:

Prospective MBA applicants must complete ECON 010  and one of the following courses by the end of the second semester of their junior year: QBUS 110  , ECON 160 , MATH 119  , MATH 120  , or MATH 121  . A grade of B+ or higher must be achieved in the two prerequisite courses. AP credit may count towards a prerequisite requirement. However, Clark’s MBA program has many quantitative course requirements, and students are encouraged to take at least one quantitative course during their undergraduate years to help them prepare if they have AP credit for the math prerequisite. 

A minimum cumulative sophomore/junior year GPA of a 3.6 is required for eligibility in the BA/MBA program. A senior year cumulative GPA of a 3.6, including both undergraduate and graduate courses, will be required to remain eligible for the 5th year.

Students admitted into this program are eligible for a full 100% tuition remission in the 5th year if they meet ADP remission requirements. Tuition remission eligibility will be communicated to students with their admission decision.

For ALL BA/MBA applicants:

Students applying to the accelerated MBA are required to complete and submit all Clark Accelerated degree application requirements (application, resume, transcript, two personal statement essays, two references). In addition to the required two personal statements, accelerated MBA applicants must also complete an informational interview and submit a reflection essay as part of their application. 

For ALL SOM Accelerated Degree Applicants

As part of the application process, all applicants to the accelerated degree program must meet with both the SOM Assistant Dean, Laura Burgess, and the Associate Director of the SOM Stevenish Career Management Center, Kelly Kochis, before the accelerated degree adviser form will be signed and approved by the School of Management. These meetings need to take place before the accelerated degree application deadline.

Program of Study

The MBA program requires 12 units of graduate coursework. Students should plan on taking 3-4 units of graduate coursework in their senior year. 

The following 3 graduate courses will be required: 

ACCT 4101  

MGMT 4053  OR MGMT 4302  

STAT 4300  

Students complete the remaining units of MBA coursework in their 5th year. For details on the MBA requirements, visit the Business Administration, MBA  program page.

All MBA students choose a concentration. Concentration options include Accounting, Expanding Accounting (this concentration requires additional courses beyond the 12 units), Finance, Information Management and Business Analytics, Management, Marketing, and Social Change & Sustainability.

A graduate internship is required of all full time on campus accelerated BA/MBA students prior to the completion of a student’s graduate degree. Internships completed at the undergraduate level do not meet this requirement. No academic credit is awarded for the internship requirement.

For more information on the MBA program, students should visit the MBA program description page.

Fees

Students will pay a one-time program fee of $1,000 in the first semester of graduate study.  Students also pay a $40 activity fee in the fall and spring semesters of their graduate studies, as well as a one-time enrollment fee of $100. 

Students are responsible for paying for housing, food, books, health insurance, and other personal items.

Program Advisor

Students are required to meet with the designated degree adviser prior to applying to the program.

Laura Burgess, Assistant Dean
School of Management
lburgess@clarku.edu
508-793-7744

Any students considering applying to the Accelerated Degree Program should read and understand the Accelerated Degree Program Policies and Procedures  .