M.B.A. All Stars

Graduate with a B.A/M.B.A. in 4.5 or 5 Years

Our master of business administration (M.B.A.) gives students the skills necessary to succeed in a global economy at the highest levels.

Our undergraduate students can choose to pursue a combined B.A./M.B.A. accelerated degree program in either the accounting or healthcare leadership concentrations. The B.A./M.B.A. in accounting is a four-and-a-half year, 150-credit program for accounting majors; the B.A./M.B.A. in healthcare leadership is a five year 156-credit program for business management or healthcare majors.

First year Elms College students will be conditionally accepted into the accelerated program if they have a high school GPA of at least 3.25 and a combined SAT score of at least 1,000. They must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 overall and in accounting courses to remain in this rigorous program.

If students do not meet the criteria for admission into the combined degree program as incoming freshmen, they can apply after the completion of their first year, if they maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 overall and in accounting courses. Students who are not eligible for the accelerated combined degree program can still apply to the M.B.A. program after completing their undergraduate degree.

This model allows student to decide at the end of their junior year to participate in the M.B.A. program. After the student graduates with a bachelor's degree in four years, they can work fulltime and go to school one night a week, and finish the M.B.A. one year after undergraduate graduation.

We offer three concentrations within the M.B.A.: accounting, healthcare leadership, and management.

Accounting (30 credits) - 4.5 Year Program

This track prepares you for accounting jobs in accounting firms and businesses.

Healthcare Leadership (36 credits) - 5 Year Program

Pursuing a healthcare leadership concentration within the M.B.A. is a very stable career option, because demand for healthcare M.B.A.s outstrips supply, according to the Arizona State University School of Management.

Management (36 credits) - 5 Year Program

The M.B.A. with a concentration in management gives students a new set of skills, combining the analytical and technical skills of financial management with the problem solving, leadership, and managerial skills of an M.B.A. This provides students with a diverse set of skills that can advance a career in management in corporations or businesses.

Prerequisites

Students who were not business majors as undergraduates must complete these foundation courses in accounting, economics, marketing, and management. These courses can be taken as weekend college courses at Elms College, Holyoke Community College, or transferred from an accredited college. Students need to have successfully completed one semester of these courses with a grade of "B" or better.

Students who earned an undergraduate degree in business and received a B or higher in these foundation courses can begin the M.B.A. program without re-taking these courses.

Admission

Admission to the M.B.A. program is based on several criteria, including both quantitative and qualitative aspects of academic and professional background.

Applications are accepted throughout the year. They are typically reviewed within three weeks of submission.

All graduate degree candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree program with a GPA of 2.75 or better at an accredited United States college or university, or its equivalent in another country. Applicants must submit:

• GMAT scores*
• Graduate application and $30 application fee
• Official transcripts of all previous college academic work
• Resume
• One-page personal goal statement
• Two letters of recommendation

*GMAT scores are valid for five years. The admissions committee will consider waiving the GMAT requirement if the student holds an Elms College undergraduate degree with a GPA of 3.0 or better, or holds a graduate or professional degree.

Master of Business Administration (30-36 credits)

• BUS 600 - Managerial finance and data analysis
• BUS 610 - Current events: impact on the economy*
• BUS 620 - Leadership and teamwork*
• BUS 630 - Thinking and acting like an investor*
• BUS 640 - Cases and readings in strategic management

• ACC 613 - Business law and ethics for accountants
• ACC 623 - Advanced cost accounting
• ACC 603 - Corporate taxation
• ACC 633 - Non profit and government accounting
• ACC 643 - Contemporary financial accounting issues

• ACC 602 - Accounting for managers
• BUS 604 - Policy, law, and ethics in healthcare
• BUS 614 - Business of healthcare
• BUS 624 - Budgeting in healthcare
• BUS 634 - managing human capital in healthcare
• BUS 644 - Leadership and management in healthcare
• BUS 654 - Information systems in healthcare and nursing

• ACC 602 - Accounting for managers
• BUS 612 - Legal environment of managers
• BUS 622 - Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics*
• BUS 632 - Organizational Behavior and Development*
• BUS 642 - Managing Innovation and Technology
• BUS 652 - Strategic Human Resource management
• BUS 662 - Global Marketing Managing

*indicates required business community service event (BCSE), which provide students the opportunity to give back to the community, and network with alumni, current students, business professionals, and local community members.

M.B.A. Accelerated Foundation Program

For students who would like to pursue an M.B.A. but do not have an academic business background, we offer an accelerated foundation program. It's an 11-week course that provides an overview in accounting, finance, management, marketing, law, and economics. It is offered twice a year - once in the summer and once in the winter session.

Students must satisfactorily show a basic knowledge level on a comprehensive business exam at the end of the program or repeat it, or take accredited course(s) in the deficient subject(s).