Fashion Industry & Merchandising BS / Business Administration MBA

Major: Fashion Industry & Merchandising and Business Administration
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 229.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
 

About the Program

This accelerated dual degree program combines study in the areas of Fashion Industry and Merchandising (BS) for the fashion lifestyle industries with the MBA degree in the LeBow College of Business. The program is designed to allow students to complete both the bachelor's degree and the Master of Business Administration degree in five years.

Additional Information

Students should visit the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design for more information.

Admission Requirements

The program is offered to qualified students who apply for this option prior to the end of freshmen year or prior to the completion of 90.0 credits. All students who apply for this option must take the GMAT entrance exam. Incoming freshmen selected for this program will generally have a minimum of 1350 on the SAT, a GPA of 3.5 or better, and rank in the top 10% of their high school graduating class. A strong candidate for this program will have taken significant AP coursework while in high school.

BS/MBA students may be waived from two LeBow MBA courses, assuming a grade of B or better is earned in specified undergraduate courses. Students can review the Waiver Policies for the Statement of Curriculum Standing on the LeBow College's website for additional information. The above conditions hold only for fully accepted BS/MBA students as identified by Enrollment Management.

Degree Requirements

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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. 

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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Suggested Arts and Humanities electives: ENGL 303, ENGL 335, HIST 163.

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Suggested Social Science electives: SOC 210, SOC 215, SOC 240, SOC 340, SOC I499, AFAS 301, PSY 150, WGST 324.

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Career Pathway electives enable students to pursue specific areas of study, which complement the Design and Merchandising major and the student's desired career pathway.

Suggested Career Pathway Electives: ENTP 205, ENTP 209,ENTP 250, ENTP 375, DSMR 485.

MBA Major Requirements

Students select one major from the following: 

Major: Accounting Analytics 

Major: Business Analytics 

Major: Finance 

Major: General Business

Major: Marketing 

Major: Marketing Technology & Analytics

Major: Project Management

Major: Technology & Innovation Management 

Major: Applied AI in Business

Major: Business Customized 

Major: Corporate Sustainability and Social Impact 

Major: Leadership 

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.

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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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PROD 215 and COM 220 should be taken together either the summer term after fall/winter COOP or the fall term after spring/summer COOP.

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DSMR 477 should be taken the summer term before fall/winter COOP or in the spring term before spring/summer COOP.