3+1 BS/MBA Degree
Freshmen business candidates entering in the School of Business and Engineering who rank in the top 20% of their high school class and have combined critical reading and math SATs of 1200 or a composite ACT of 27 are invited to consider the unique opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree in three years and the MBA in the fourth. Here’s how:|
YEAR 1 |
Fall Year 1 |
Spring Year 1 |
| QU101 The Individual in the Community (3) | EN102 Elements of Composition II (3) | |
| EN101 Elements of Composition I (3) | EC271 Applied Statistical Methods (3) | |
| MA118 Introductory Calculus (3) | CIS101 Principles of Information Tech (3) | |
| EC111 Principles of Microeconomics (3) | AC211 Financial Accounting (3) | |
| SB101 The Business Environment (3) | SB211 Business Communications (1) | |
| SB111 Personal Effectiveness (1) | EC112 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) | |
| LW121 Business Law & Society (3) | Humanities (3) | |
| Total Credits Fall Year 1: 19 | Total Credits Spring Year 1: 19 | |
| Summer Year 1: UC Core Elective (3) | ||
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YEAR 2 |
Fall Year 2 |
Spring Year 2 |
| QU201 National Community (3) | IB201 International Business (3) | |
| AC212 Managerial Accounting (3) | Humanities (3) | |
| FIN201 Fundamentals of Financial Mgmt (3) | MG210 Essentials of Mgmt & Org Behavior (3) | |
| MG211 Operations Management (3) | SB112 Career Planning & Development (1) | |
| MK201 Marketing Principles (3) | Fine Arts (3) | |
| SB212 Ethics & Diversity (1) | Major Course (3) | |
| Open Elective (3) | Major Course (3) | |
| Total Credits Fall Year 2: 19 | Total Credits Spring Year 2: 19 | |
| Summer Year 2: Internship (3) & QU 301 Global Community (3) | ||
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YEAR 3 |
Fall Year 3 |
Spring Year 3 |
| Major Course (3) | Major Course (3) | |
| Major Course (3) | Major Course (3) | |
| Major Course (3) | Major Course (3) | |
| Science (3) | Graduate Course (FIN 600) (3) | |
| Science (3) | Graduate Course (MG 610) (3) | |
| Science Lab (1) | SB450H Honors Business Capstone Course (3) | |
| Graduate Course (MBA 600 & MBA 605) (4) | ||
| Total Credits Fall Year 3: 20 | Total Credits Spring Year 3: 18 | |
| Winter Year 3: SB360 Nicaragua Micro-Loan Experience (3) | ||
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Summer Year 3: Internship 1 & 2: 3 credits each (total of 6 credits) |
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YEAR 4 |
Fall Year 4 |
Spring Year 4 |
| AC600 Strategic Cost & Profitability Analysis (3) | MG600 Business Ethics & Legal Environment (3) | |
| MBA610 Business Decision Making (3) | IB600 Managing in a Global Economy (3) | |
| CIS600 Information Systems Strategy (3) | MG690 Strategic Management (3) | |
| MK600 Managing Customers & Markets (3) | EC600 Econ for Business Decision Making (3) | |
| Elective (3) | ||
| Winter or Summer Year 4: International Experience (3) | ||
Program Notes: 1.) Program of study may vary depending on AP or other college-level credits. 2.) Continuation requires maintenance of 3.0 GPA; 3.25 GPA required to begin MBA courses.
Unique Program Features
- Total savings of 30 percent over current BS/MBA option
- Option to live in a two-person room in the same residence hall as other students in the 3+1 program
- Private study lounge in the residence hall reserved for 3+1 program participants
- Four years of guaranteed housing
- Welcome/community-building event in August
- Dedicated Resident Assistant for freshman year
- Dedicated academic adviser: Professor Sean Reid, sean.reid@quinnipiac.edu
- Special mentorship program
- Two freshman field trips (fall and spring)
- Honors Program option
- Scholarship carried from year three to year four
This program provides a flat fee that will not increase each year and a substantial savings in tuition and housing.
Please visit our 3+1 FAQ's page for more information about this program.


