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
Total Credit Hours: 229.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0305
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 13-2011; 11-3031; 13-2051
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.
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.
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 | ||
| Advanced Federal Taxes | ||
| Cannabis, Cookies and Cyberspace: The New Age of State & Local Taxation | ||
| Tax Research | ||
| Tax & Business Strategy | ||
| Programming for Data Analytics | ||
| Intermediate Corporate Finance | ||
| Special Topics in ACCT | ||
| Required Accounting Experiential (Please choose 1) | 4.0 | |
| Lead & Learn: Financial Accounting | ||
| Emerging Industry Analysis: Accounting Perspective | ||
| Tax Experiential Learning | ||
| Special Topics in ACCT | ||
| MBA Program Degree Requirements | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 510 | Essentials of Financial Reporting | 2.0 |
| BLAW 510 | Analyzing Legal Options in Decision-Making | 1.0 |
| ECON 601 | Managerial Economics | 3.0 |
| FIN 601 | Corporate Financial Management | 3.0 |
| MGMT 510 | Business Problem Solving | 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 |
| ORGB 520 | Leading High-Performance Teams | 1.0 |
| POM 510 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 2.0 |
| STAT 510 | Introduction to Statistics for Business Analytics | 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 | 9.0 | |
| Concentration Requirements | 9.0 | |
| Students selecting a concentration can choose from the following: | ||
| Business Analytics Concentration | ||
| Required Course | ||
| Datamining for Managers | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Predictive Business Analytics with Relational Database Data | ||
| Customer Analytics | ||
| Marketing Experiments | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| System Simulation | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Experimental Design | ||
| Special Topics in STAT | ||
| Finance Concentration* | ||
| Select three of the following: | ||
| Advanced Financial Management | ||
| Corporate Governance | ||
| Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
| Risk Management | ||
| Investment Management | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Mergers and Acquisitions | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Derivative Securities | ||
| Seminar in Finance | ||
| Seminar in Investments | ||
| Special Topics in FIN | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
| Marketing Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Select three of the following, of which 2 MUST be from MKTG: | ||
| Special Topics in BLAW | ||
| Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| International Business Management | ||
| Knowledge Management | ||
| Systems Analysis & Design | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Database Analysis and Design for Business | ||
| Customer Analytics | ||
| Marketing Experiments | ||
| Buyer Behavior Theory | ||
| Channels of Distribution Management | ||
| Digital Marketing | ||
| Global Marketing | ||
| Integrated Marketing Communications Management | ||
| New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
| Services Marketing | ||
| Marketing Information Management and Research | ||
| Special Topics in MKTG | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| Management of Service Firms | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Strategic Technology & Innovation Management Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Innovation Management | ||
| Strategic Change Management | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| Introduction to Change Management: An Integration of Macro and Micro Perspectives | ||
| 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 | ||
| Leading and Executing Change | ||
| Negotiations for Leaders | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| Real Estate Management & Development Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Real Estate Law for Managers and Developers | ||
| Real Estate Finance | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Community Impact Analysis | ||
| Urban and Real Estate Economics | ||
| Financial Institutions & Markets | ||
| New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
| Negotiations for Leaders | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Real Estate Development | ||
| Special Topics in REMD | ||
| Supply Chain Management & Logistics Concentration | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
| Entrepreneurial Finance | ||
| Business Conditions and Forecasting | ||
| Systems Analysis & Design | ||
| Inter-Active Decision Support Systems | ||
| Customer Analytics | ||
| Channels of Distribution Management | ||
| New Product Planning, Strategy, and Development | ||
| Managerial Decision Models and Simulation | ||
| Supply Chain Management I | ||
| Supply Chain Management II | ||
| Management of Service Firms | ||
| Transportation & Logistics Management | ||
| Special Topics in POM | ||
| Quality & Six-Sigma | ||
| Datamining for Managers | ||
| General Business Concentration | ||
| Complete 9 graduate credits. See your academic advisor for suggestions | ||
MBA Graduate Credits include courses in Accounting (ACCT), Statistics (STAT), Economics (ECON), Finance (FIN), General Business (BUSN), International Business (INTB), Legal Studies (BLAW), Management (MGMT, Management Information Systems (MIS), Marketing (MKTG), Operations Management (OPM), Operations Research (OPR), Organizational Behavior (ORGB), Production Operations Management (POM), Sport Management (SMT), or Taxation (TAX), with a course number range between 500-799. | ||
| Total Credits | 229.0 | |
| * | Students pursuing a Finance concentration in the MBA can use their concentration credits plus free electives to complete one the following suggested focus areas: Corporate Finance Focus = FIN 602, FIN 610, FIN 635, FIN 640 & FIN 790 Investments Focus = FIN 624, FIN 626, FIN 642, FIN 650 & FIN 794 Financial Markets Focus = FIN 622, FIN 642, FIN 648 & REMD 675 |
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)
| 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 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | Undergrad Degree Awarded | |
| ACCT 510 | 2.0 | MGMT 510 | 3.0 | Select one of the following: | 4.0 | Student classified as Graduate Student | |
| UNIV B201 | 1.0 | TAX 342 | 4.0 | ||||
| (UG) General Education elective | 3.0 | (UG) General Education elective | 3.0 | ||||
| (UG) Free elective | 7.0 | (UG) Free elective | 3.0 | ||||
| (UG) Fine Arts elective | 3.0 | ||||||
| (UG) Free electives | 8.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Fifth Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| FIN 601 | 3.0 | BLAW 510 | 1.0 | MGMT 520 | 2.0 | MGMT 770 | 2.0 |
| MGMT 530 | 2.0 | ORGB 511 | 3.0 | ORGB 520 | 1.0 | (GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
| MKTG 510 | 2.0 | STAT 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 |
| POM 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Elective | 3.0 | (GR) Concentration Requirement | 3.0 |
| (GR) Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Total Credits 229 | |||||||
| * | 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. |
