Accounting (BSBA) / Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Major: Accounting and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) / Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 229.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
BSBA Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0305
BSBA Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 13-2011; 11-3031; 13-2051
MBA Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0201
MBA Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021
About the Program
Drexel LeBow’s BS/MBA program provides academically qualified undergraduate students with the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and an MBA within five years of study. Graduating with an MBA and an undergraduate degree provides students with a competitive edge when entering the job market without having the time constraints of typical degree pursuits. This program is offered to all students pursuing a bachelor of science in business administration as well as students from select undergraduate programs across the university.
Interested in a career in a profession respected for integrity and ethics where you routinely face new challenges, engage in life-long learning, work in dynamic teams, and have in demand skills? Consider accounting!
It is no longer true that accountants sit in the back room working by themselves. Accountants fill key roles on teams as business partners and financial experts in consulting, professional services, public accounting, companies of all sizes, startups, nonprofit organizations and all levels of government.
A BSBA with a major in accounting + MBA from LeBow empowers you with a solid foundation in accounting and tax principles, analysis and communication skills, and the ability to collaborate to solve complex issues. Recognizing that our students’ ambitions take them to a wide variety of careers, the accounting and MBA curriculums are designed to allow you to customize your plan of study while meeting and exceeding the needs of the profession.
Many students enrolling in the BS/MBA degree with a major in Accounting are interested in becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
Licensing for the CMA certification is administered by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and is not dependent on state/jurisdiction. Certification eligibility criteria consist of prerequisite requirements including work experience, educational requirements, and the CMA exam. The required curriculum for the BSBA with a major in Accounting meet the education requirements to earn a CMA license. For more information, please see the IMA’s CMA Certification requirements.
The requirements for becoming a certified public accountant (CPA) vary by state but generally include completing 150 semester (225 quarter) credit hours in an accounting program at a college or university, passing the CPA exam, and a specific amount of relevant work experience. This NASBA resource provides links to each of the state boards of accountancy to learn more about the specific requirements for your state.
The required curriculum for the BSBA with a major in Accounting plus the MBA meets the education requirements to earn a CPA license in many states. Students planning to obtain a CPA license should consult with their academic advisor and the Department of Accounting upon declaring the major to ensure ample time to fulfill such requirements.
Admission Requirements
The BS/MBA program requires a two-tiered application process which includes both undergraduate and graduate requirements. All applicants are required to complete a BS/MBA Accelerated Degree Application available through the undergraduate BS/MBA advisor for each college.
A plan of study/sequence sheet must be completed for each applicant with the assistance of their undergraduate BS/MBA advisor to ensure that all undergraduate degree requirements are met within the required four years. Both documents must be submitted together for approval and processing.
For additional information please visit: https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/academics/undergraduate/accelerated-dual-degrees/bsmba-dual-degree-program
Undergraduate Application Requirements
At the undergraduate level, a provisional BS/MBA attribute code will be placed on the student record at the time of admission. Once the student has accumulated 90.0 credits, an Accelerated Degree Application must be completed before reaching 120.0 credits, at which time a BS/MBA code will be placed on the application.
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) Degree Requirements | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COM 270 [WI] | Business Communication | 3.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
MATH 101 | Introduction to Analysis I | 4.0 |
MATH 102 | Introduction to Analysis II | 4.0 |
PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
English literature elective ENGL 200 through ENGL 399 | 3.0 | |
Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | |
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Architecture (ARCH), Art History (ARTH), Dance (DANC), Film Studies (FMST), Interior Design (INTR), Music (MUSC), Photography (PHTO), Visual Studies (VSST), Screenwriting & Playwriting (SCRP),Theatre (THTR) | ||
History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | |
Select two of the following: | 6.0 | |
Applied Cells, Genetics & Physiology | ||
or BIO 101 | Applied Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution | |
Applied Chemistry | ||
Applied Physics | ||
General Education Electives | 12.0 | |
Students select (12.0 credits) of general education electives, with a minimum of one course in each of the following four (4) categories. | ||
Diversity & Multicultural | ||
Society and Culture | ||
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Communications (COM), English (ENGL), Fine Arts (ARCH, ARTH, DANC, DIGM, FMVD, SCRP, FMST, INTR, MUSC, PHTO, THTR, WBDV, VSST), Global Studies (GST), Language (LANG) or Philosophy (PHIL) | ||
Social Science | ||
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Anthropology (ANTH), Criminology (CJS), History (HIST), Sociology (SOC), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSY) | ||
Science | ||
Courses with the following subjects and course range from 100-499. Computer Science (CS), Information Systems (INFO), Science & Technology (SCTS) | ||
Free Electives | 18.0 | |
Business Requirements | ||
ACCT 115 | Financial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
ACCT 116 | Managerial Accounting Foundations | 4.0 |
BLAW 201 | Business Law I | 4.0 |
BSAN 160 | Business Analytics and Data Visualization | 4.0 |
BUSN 101 | Foundations of Business I | 4.0 |
BUSN 102 | Foundations of Business II | 4.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Select one of the following: | 4.0 | |
Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ||
For-Profit Business Consulting | ||
Nonprofit Business Consulting | ||
Startup Business Consulting | ||
International Business Consulting | ||
Negotiations and Conflict Resolution | ||
Sport Business Consulting | ||
Business Statistics II | ||
Major Requirements | ||
Required Accounting Major Courses | ||
ACCT 321 | Financial Reporting I | 4.0 |
ACCT 322 | Financial Reporting II | 4.0 |
ACCT 331 | Cost Accounting | 4.0 |
or ACCT 341 | Principles of Auditing | |
TAX 341 | Federal Income Taxes | 4.0 |
Required Accounting Major Electives | 16.0 | |
Emerging Issues in Accounting & Tax | ||
Financial Reporting III | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Advanced Accounting | ||
Cost Accounting | ||
or ACCT 341 | Principles of Auditing | |
Internal Auditing | ||
Accounting Information Systems | ||
Special Topics in ACCT | ||
Programming for Data Analytics | ||
Intermediate Corporate Finance | ||
Advanced Federal Taxes | ||
Cannabis, Cookies and Cyberspace: The New Age of State & Local Taxation | ||
Tax Research | ||
Tax & Business Strategy | ||
Required Accounting Experiential (Please choose 1) | 4.0 | |
Lead & Learn: Financial Accounting | ||
Emerging Industry Analysis: Accounting Perspective | ||
Special Topics in ACCT | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
MBA Program Degree Requirements | ||
Required Courses | ||
ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 2.0 |
BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 2.0 |
BSAN 601 | Business Analytics for Managers | 3.0 |
ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
MGMT 520 | Strategy Analysis | 2.0 |
MGMT 530 | Managing and Leading the Total Enterprise | 2.0 |
MGMT 770 | MBA Capstone | 2.0 |
MKTG 510 | Marketing Strategy | 2.0 |
ORGB 511 | Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach | 3.0 |
POM 510 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2.0 |
Experiential Requirement: Select one | 3.0 | |
Graduate Internship | ||
International Business Seminar and Residency | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Business Consulting | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Tax Experiential Learning | ||
Free Electives | 11.0 | |
Concentration Requirements | 9.0 | |
Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following: | ||
Business Analytics Concentration | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies | ||
Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Analytics | ||
Statistics for Business Analytics | ||
Datamining for Managers | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Special Topics in STAT | ||
Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact Concentration | ||
Select three from the following | ||
Legal Aspects of Employment | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance | ||
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Business | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Corporate Brand & Reputation Management | ||
Special Topics in ORGB | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
Social Issues in Sport | ||
Finance Concentration | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Advanced Financial Management | ||
Business Valuation | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance | ||
Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
Risk Management | ||
Investment Management | ||
Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
FinTech | ||
Behavioral Finance | ||
International Financial Management | ||
Special Topics in FIN | ||
Effective Leadership Concentration | ||
Select three of the following | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Marketing Concentration | ||
Select three of the following, of which 2 MUST be from MKTG: | ||
MKTG Course 600-699 | ||
Special Topics in BLAW | ||
Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | ||
Microeconomics | ||
International Business Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Concentration | ||
Required Courses | ||
Innovation Management | ||
Technology Strategy | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives | ||
Strategic Change Management | ||
Strategic Human Resource Management | ||
Knowledge Management | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading for Innovation | ||
Strategy Implementation | ||
Change Management Experiential Capstone | ||
MIS Policy and Strategy | ||
Business Agility and IT | ||
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Leading and Executing Change | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Concentration | ||
Select three of the following | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
Supply Chain Management I | ||
Supply Chain Management II | ||
Management of Service Firms | ||
Transportation & Logistics Management | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
Revenue Management | ||
Supply Chain Analytics | ||
Special Topics in POM | ||
Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
Time Series Forecasting | ||
Customized Concentration | ||
Students can self customize a concentration with coordination between their program manager and with faculty guidance. Please see your Program Manager/Academic Advisor for further information | ||
MBA Graduate Credits include courses in Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), Interdisciplinary Business (INDS), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT) or Taxation (TAX), with a course number range between 500-799 or other approved course at the graduate level. | ||
Total Credits | 229.0 |
- *
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
4+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)
Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.
First Year | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 | 4.0 | PSY 101 | 3.0 | ||
(UG) General Education Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
16 | 16 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | ACCT 321 | 4.0 | ACCT 322 | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | 4.0 | COM 270 | 3.0 | MKTG 201 | 4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 |
(UG) History (HIST) elective | 4.0 | INTB 200 | 4.0 | OPM 200 | 4.0 | MIS 200 | 4.0 |
Select one of the following: | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 3.0 | (UG) ENGL 200 - ENGL 399 | 3.0 | (UG) General Education Elective | 3.0 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ACCT 323 | 4.0 | TAX 341 | 4.0 | ||
ACCT 331 or 341 | 4.0 | (UG) Accounting Major elective | 4.0 | ||||
ORGB 300 | 4.0 | (UG) Free elective | 4.0 | ||||
PHIL 105 | 3.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 329 | 4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | Select one of the following: | 4.0 | Undergrad Degree Awarded | |
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | TAX 342 | 4.0 | Student classified as Graduate Student | |||
(UG) Free elective | 7.0 | (UG) Free elective | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) General Education elective | 3.0 | (UG) General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||||||
(UG) Free electives | 8.0 | ||||||
ECON 601 | 3.0 | ||||||
17 | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
MGMT 530 | 2.0 | BLAW 510 | 2.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
MKTG 510 | 2.0 | FIN 601 | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 6.0 | (GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 2.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 |
POM 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Free Elective | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | ||
9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Total Credits 229 |