General Business BSBA/Business Administration MBA
Major: General Business and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Business Administration (BSBA) and 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: 52.0201
BSBA Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1021
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 a bachelor’s degree and an MBA 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.
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.
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 credits, an Accelerated Degree Application must be completed before reaching 120 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 |
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 |
UNIV B101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV B201 [WI] | Career Management | 1.0 |
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 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 |
BUSN 105 | Applied Business Analysis | 3.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
FIN 301 | Introduction to Finance | 4.0 |
MGMT 450 | Strategy and Competitive Advantage | 4.0 |
ORGB 300 [WI] | Organizational Behavior | 4.0 |
Business Flexible Requirements | ||
INTB 200 | International Business | 4.0 |
MIS 200 | Management Information Systems | 4.0 |
MKTG 201 | Introduction to Marketing Management | 4.0 |
OPM 200 | Operations Management | 4.0 |
STAT 201 | Introduction to Business Statistics | 4.0 |
Business Impact Elective | 4.0 | |
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. | ||
Major Requirements *** | ||
Nine required courses | 36.0 | |
Students will select nine (9) courses from the following subject codes with course range of 100-499. (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 | ||
Free Electives | 38.0 | |
MBA 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 | ||
Graduate Free Electives | 11.0 | |
MBA Major Requirements | 9.0 | |
Students select one major from the following: | ||
Major: Accounting Analytics | ||
Required Courses | ||
Data Analytics & Technology in Accounting | ||
Financial Statement Analysis | ||
Select one (1) of the following: | ||
Strategy & the Master Budgeting Process | ||
Data Visualization for Managers | ||
Tax and Business Strategy | ||
Major: Business Analytics | ||
Select three of the following: | ||
Aligning Information Systems and Business Strategies | ||
Systems Analysis & Design | ||
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 | ||
Major: Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact | ||
Select three from the following | ||
Legal Aspects of Employment | ||
Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Social and Sustainable Innovation | ||
Corporate Governance | ||
Environmental and Social Issues in Finance | ||
Corporate Sustainability for Managers | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Corporate Brand & Reputation Management | ||
Special Topics in ORGB | ||
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics | ||
Social Issues in Sport | ||
Major: Economics | ||
Required Course | ||
Microeconomics | ||
Select two (2) of the following | ||
Intro to Econometrics and Data Analysis | ||
Mathematical Economics | ||
Econometrics | ||
Macroeconomics | ||
Business & Economic Strategy: Game Theory & Applications | ||
Major: Finance | ||
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 Finance | ||
Major: Effective Leadership | ||
Select three of the following | ||
Leading the Digital Supply Chain | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Sustainability and Value Creation | ||
Leading Virtual Teams | ||
Negotiations for Leaders | ||
Major: General Business | ||
General Business Major requires three business courses with distinct subject codes and course number range 500-799. Allowable options for the subject codes are 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). | ||
Major: Marketing | ||
Select three of the following, of which 2 MUST be from MKTG: | ||
MKTG Course 500-799 | ||
Special Topics in Legal Studies | ||
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 | ||
Any MKTG course numbered 500-799 | ||
Major: Marketing Technology & Analytics | ||
Choose three of the following: | ||
Customer Analytics | ||
Marketing Experiments | ||
Buyer Behavior Theory | ||
Digital Marketing | ||
Integrated Marketing Communications Management | ||
Marketing Information Management and Research | ||
Major: Project Management | ||
Required Courses | ||
Introduction to Project Management | ||
Project Planning & Scheduling | ||
Select one of the following: | ||
Project Quality Management | ||
Project Estimation & Cost Management | ||
Project Risk Assessment & Management | ||
Major: Strategic Technology & Innovation Management | ||
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 | ||
Major: Supply Chain Management & Logistics | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | 229.0-235.0 |
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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.
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Please see General Education Electives catalog webpage for an up to date listing of eligible courses.
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Students selecting the major in general business should choose nine courses from at least five of the listed subject areas.
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 | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
BUSN 101 | 4.0 | BSAN 160 | 4.0 | ACCT 115 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
BUSN 105 | 3.0 | BUSN 102 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ||
MATH 101 | 4.0 | ECON 201 | 4.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
UNIV B101 | 1.0 | (UG) Business Flexible Requirement Course* | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ACCT 116 | 4.0 | BLAW 201 | 4.0 | (UG) Business Flexible Requirement Courses* | 8.0 | (UG) Business Flexible Requirement Course* | 4.0 |
(UG) Business Flexible Requirement Course* | 4.0 | COOP 101*** | 1.0 | (UG) General Business Major Elective | 4.0 | (UG) General Business Major Elective | 4.0 |
(UG) Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | FIN 301 | 4.0 | (UG) Natural Science & Technology Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | (UG) Culture, Diversity, & Global Perspective Elective** | 3.0-4.0 |
(UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Humanities & Social Science Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
14-15 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 14-15 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ORGB 300 | 4.0 | (UG) Natural Science & Technology Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | ||
UNIV B201 | 1.0 | (UG) General Business Major Elective | 4.0 | ||||
(UG) General Business Major Electives | 8.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 9.0 | ||||
(UG) Humanities & Social Science Elective** | 3.0-4.0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | 16-17 | 16-17 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
(UG) General Business Major Elective | 4.0 | MGMT 450 | 4.0 | (UG) General Business Major Elective | 4.0 | Undergrad Degree Awarded | |
(UG) Business Impact Elective† | 4.0 | (UG) General Business Major Elective | 8.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 10.0 | Student classified as Graduate Student | |
(UG) Free Electives | 7.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | ECON 601 | 3.0 | ||
ACCT 510 | 2.0 | BSAN 601 | 3.0 | ||||
17 | 18 | 17 | 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) Major Requirements | 6.0 | (GR) Experiential Elective | 3.0 |
ORGB 511 | 3.0 | (GR) Major Requirement | 3.0 | (GR) Free Elective | 2.0 | (GR) Free Elective | 6.0 |
POM 510 | 2.0 | (GR) Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Total Credits 229-235 |
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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.
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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.