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: 228.0

Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
 

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.

Additional Information

For more information please contact our Undergraduate Advising department at lebowadv@drexel.edu

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: the Accelerated Degree website.

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 101Introduction to Civic Engagement1.0
COOP 101Career Management and Professional Development *1.0
ENGL 101Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research3.0
or ENGL 111 English Composition I
ENGL 102Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing3.0
or ENGL 112 English Composition II
ENGL 103Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres3.0
or ENGL 113 English Composition III
MATH 101Introduction to Analysis I4.0
UNIV B101The Drexel Experience1.0
UNIV B201 [WI] Career Management1.0
General Education Electives
Select 18-24 credits:
Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective **6.0-8.0
Humanities & Social Science **6.0-8.0
Natural Science & Technology **6.0-8.0
Business Requirements
ACCT 115Financial Accounting Foundations4.0
ACCT 116Managerial Accounting Foundations4.0
BLAW 201Business Law I4.0
BSAN 160Business Analytics and Data Visualization4.0
BUSN 101Foundations of Business I4.0
BUSN 105Applied Business Analysis3.0
BUSN 102Foundations of Business II4.0
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics4.0
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics4.0
FIN 301Introduction to Finance4.0
MGMT 450Strategy and Competitive Advantage4.0
ORGB 300 [WI] Organizational Behavior4.0
Business Flexible Requirements
INTB 200International Business4.0
MIS 200Management Information Systems4.0
MKTG 201Introduction to Marketing Management4.0
OPM 200Operations Management4.0
STAT 201Introduction to Business Statistics4.0
Business Impact Elective
Select one from the following 100-400 level courses (including T280, T380 and T480): ***4.0
Any ACCT (Accounting)
Any BLAW (Legal Studies)
Any BSAN (Business Analytics)
Any BUSN (General Business)
Any ECON (Economics)
Any FIN (Finance)
Any HRMT (Human Resource Management)
Any INTB (International Business)
Any MGMT (Management)
Any MIS (Management Information Systems)
Any MKTG (Marketing)
Any OPM (Operations Management)
Any OPR (Operations Research)
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior)
Any REMD (Real Estate Management & Development)
Any SMT (Sport Management)
Any STAT (Business Statistics)
Any TAX (Taxation)
Major Requirements
Required Accounting Major Courses
ACCT 321Financial Reporting I4.0
ACCT 322Financial Reporting II4.0
ACCT 331Cost Accounting4.0
or ACCT 341 Principles of Auditing
TAX 341Federal Income Taxes4.0
Required Accounting Major Electives16.0
Emerging Issues in Accounting & Tax
Financial Reporting III
Financial Statement Analysis
Advanced Accounting
Cost Accounting
Principles of Auditing
Internal Auditing
Accounting Information Systems
Special Topics in Accounting
Advanced Federal Taxes
Cannabis, Cookies and Cyberspace: The New Age of State & Local Taxation
Tax Research
Tax & Business Strategy
Special Topics in Taxation
Special Topics in Taxation
Required Accounting Experiential
Select one from the list below:4.0
Lead & Learn: Financial Accounting
Emerging Industry Analysis: Accounting Perspective
Special Topics in Accounting
Tax Experiential Learning
Undergraduate Free Electives38.0
MBA Major Requirements
Required Courses
ACCT 510Essentials of Financial Reporting3.0
BLAW 510Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making3.0
BSAN 601Business Analytics for Managers3.0
BUSN 610Strategic Career Management & Professional Development3.0
or BUSN 611 Strategic Career Advancement for Professionals
ECON 601Managerial Economics3.0
FIN 601Corporate Financial Management3.0
MGMT 529Strategic Management3.0
MKTG 601Marketing Strategy & Planning3.0
ORGB 511Leading in Dynamic Environments: A Personal, Relational, and Strategic Approach3.0
POM 601Operations and Supply Chain Management3.0
Experiential Requirement: Select one3.0
Graduate Internship
Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Business
International Business Seminar and Residency
Leading for Innovation
Business Agility and IT
Design Thinking for Digital Innovations
Change Management Experiential Capstone
Business Consulting
MBA Capstone
Negotiations for Leaders
Leading Virtual Teams
Leadership in Sport Management
Tax Experiential Learning
Graduate Free Electives6.0
MBA Major Requirements
Students selecting a major can choose from the following: 9.0
Major: Accounting Analytics
Required Courses
Select three (3) of the following:
Data Analytics & Technology in Accounting
Financial Statement Analysis
Strategy & the Master Budgeting Process
Tax and Business Strategy
Major: Applied AI in Business
Select three (3) of the following:
Data-driven AI for Management Decisions
Human Plus: Augmenting Decision Intelligence through AI
Special Topics in STEM Interdisciplinary Subject
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Decision Making
Major: Business Analytics
Select three (3) of the following:
Any BSAN course numbers 602-699
Any STAT course nmbers 602-699
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
Major: Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact
Select three from the following
Legal Aspects of Employment
Social Entrepreneurship
Social and Sustainable Innovation
Corporate Governance
Corporate Sustainability for Managers
Business Ethics
Sustainability and Value Creation
Social Impact Marketing
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Major: Finance
Select three of the following:
Any FIN course numbered 602-699
Major: Leadership
Select three of the following
Artificial Intelligence in Strategic Decision Making
Leading the Digital Supply Chain
Business Ethics
Sustainability and Value Creation
Leading for Innovation
Leading Virtual Teams
Negotiations for Leaders
Major: General Business
Select 9.0 credits from the same subject code from the following 500-700 level courses:
Any ACCT (Accounting)
Any BLAW (Legal Studies)
Any BUSN (General Business)
Any ECON (Economics)
Any FIN (Finance)
Any INDS (Interdiciplinary Business)
Any INTB (International Business)
Any MGMT (Management)
Any MIS (Management Information Systems)
Any MKTG (Marketing)
Any OPR (Operations Research)
Any ORGB (Organizational Behavior)
Any POM (Production Operations Management)
Any SMT (Sport Management)
Any STAT (Business Statistics)
Any TAX (Taxation)
Major: Marketing
Select three of the following:
Any MKTG course numbered 500-799
Major: Marketing Technology & Analytics
Choose three of the following:
Customer Analytics
Marketing Experiments
Marketing Technology and Automation
Buyer Behavior Theory
Digital Marketing
Integrated Marketing Communications Management
Marketing Information Management and Research
Major: Project Management
Required Course
Introduction to Project Management
Select two (2) of the following:
Project Planning & Scheduling
Project Quality Management
Project Estimation & Cost Management
Project Risk Assessment & Management
Major: Technology & Innovation Management
Required Course
Technology Strategy
Select two (2) of the following:
Innovation Management
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
New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development
Leading and Executing Change
Negotiations for Leaders
Major: Business Customized
Students can self customize a major with coordination between their program manager and with faculty guidance. Please see your Program Manager/Academic Advisor for further information
Select 9.0 credits from any subject code from the following 500-700 level courses:
Any ACCT (Accounting)
Any BLAW (Legal Studies)
Any BUSN (General Business)
Any ECON (Economics)
Any FIN (Finance)
Any INDS (Interdisciplinary)
Any INTB (International Business)
Any MGMT (Management)
Any MIS (Management Information System)
Any MKTG (Marketing)
Any ORGB (Organizatonal Behavior)
Any OPR (Operations Research)
Any POM (Production Operations Management)
Any SMT (Sport Management)
Any STAT (Business Statistics)
Any TAX (Taxation)
Total Credits228.0-234.0
*

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.

**

Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.

***

This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.

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
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BUSN 1014.0BSAN 1604.0ACCT 1154.0VACATION
BUSN 1053.0BUSN 1024.0CIVC 1011.0 
MATH 1014.0ECON 2014.0ECON 2024.0 
ENGL 101 or 1113.0ENGL 102 or 1123.0ENGL 103 or 1133.0 
UNIV B1011.0 (UG) Business Flexible Requirement Course*4.0 
 15 15 16 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
ACCT 1164.0BLAW 2014.0ACCT 3214.0ACCT 3224.0
(UG) Business Flexible Requirement Course*4.0COOP 101***1.0(UG) Business Flexible Requirement Courses*8.0(UG) Business Flexible Requirement Course*4.0
(UG) Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective**3.0-4.0FIN 3014.0(UG) Natural Science & Technology Elective**3.0-4.0(UG) Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective**3.0-4.0
(UG) Free Elective3.0(UG) Humanities & Social Science Elective**3.0-4.0 (UG) Free Elective3.0
 (UG) Free Elective3.0  
 14-15 15-16 15-16 14-15
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
COOP EXPERIENCECOOP EXPERIENCEACCT 331 or 3414.0TAX 3414.0
  ORGB 3004.0(UG) Natural Science & Technology Elective**3.0-4.0
  UNIV B2011.0(UG) Free Electives10.0
  (UG) Required Accounting Major Elective4.0 
  (UG) Humanities & Social Science Elective**3.0-4.0 
 0 0 16-17 17-18
Fourth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
(UG) Required Accounting Major Elective4.0MGMT 4504.0(UG) Required Accounting Major Elective4.0Undergrad Degree Awarded
(UG) Business Impact Elective4.0(UG) Required Accounting Experiential Elective4.0(UG) Free Electives10.0Student classified as Graduate Student
(UG) Free Electives6.0(UG) Required Accounting Major Elective4.0ECON 6013.0 
ACCT 5103.0(UG) Free Elective3.0  
 BSAN 6013.0  
 17 18 17 0
Fifth Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
MGMT 5293.0BLAW 5103.0(GR) Major Requirements6.0BUSN 610 or 6113.0
MKTG 6013.0FIN 6013.0(GR) Free Elective3.0(GR) Experiential Elective 3.0
ORGB 5113.0(GR) Major Requirement3.0 (GR) Free Elective3.0
POM 6013.0   
 12 9 9 9
Total Credits 228-234

 

*

Select INTB 200, OPM 200, MIS 200, MKTG 201 or STAT 201.

**

 Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.

***

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.

Select a course that has one the following subject codes: (ACCT) Accounting, (BSAN) Business Analytics, (STAT) Business Statistics, (ECON) Economics, (FIN) Finance, (BUSN) General Business, (HRMT) Human Resource Management, (INTB) International Business, (BLAW) Business Law, (MGMT) Management, (MIS) Management Information Systems, (MKTG) Marketing, (OPM) Operations Management, (OPR) Operations Research, (ORGB) Organizational Behavior, (REMD) Real Estate Management & Development, (SMT) Sport Management, or (TAX) Taxation with a course number range of 100-499, including T280, T380, and T480. This course cannot be applied to your major or minor.