Colby-Sawyer offers a hybrid MBA for CSC baccalaureate students. The courses are started in the senior year and continue through the summer following graduation (online in the summer) and the following academic year. The program can be completed in one year of additional study beyond receipt of the baccalaureate degree. The curriculum Includes concentrations in Project Management or Healthcare Administration.
M.B.A. Program Academic Policies
Students must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7. and have completed all classes required for their degree as listed in the catalog. Students may only repeat one MBA course one time if necessary.
Only students with senior standing may take graduate courses. A maximum of 9 graduate credits may be applied to undergraduate work.
Program Overview:
This is a 5-year MBA for our current students. The most likely candidates are business and healthcare administration majors. It is also a program for students in other majors that take three additional business courses during undergraduate study. The MBA is focused on making and implementing decisions for the good of the organization. The coursework focuses on these concepts and activities and culminates in a 240-hour consulting field experience. In the field experience, small groups of students will work with and in partner organizations in departments and around projects most suited to their MBA pathway or career interests. Students will also be enrolled in a field experience seminar concurrently with the field placement.
Students must take any three electives or can complete one of two current concentrations by focusing electives from the disciplines of healthcare administration or project management.
Students should discuss with their advisor their intent to pursue the 4+1 MBA, register for three graduate classes in their senior year, and have a GPA of a 2.5 at the time of application.
MBA students are required to abide by the academic policies as written in the Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog. Please review that document for further information.
Upon completion of the MBA program, students will:
- Execute strong business communications both orally and in writing.
- Assess the impact of environmental issues including global, social, economic, political, legal, ethical and other factors in strategic and operational decision making.
- Collect, analyze and apply quantitative and qualitative data to make effective recommendations for solving problems and planning initiatives.
- Synthesize and interpret data to exercise critical thinking in planning, implementing and assessing projects.
- Produce and utilize financial statements, economic principles, computer analytics, and management techniques to support the operational, tactical and strategic functions of a business.
- Demonstrate and employ practical application of concepts in small groups as project consultants in an area partner organization.
Master of Business Administration Prerequisites
To maximize success, students are required to take the following courses as undergraduates:
Business Administration MBA Progress to Completion Requirements:
Non-Business Majors should take GBUS 501, GBUS 505 and GBUS 515 as electives in their Senior Year.