Business Administration Accelerated Masters Program

Accelerated Master of Business (MBA-AMP)

The MBA-AMP allows undergraduate-level students to begin work in the MBA program while completing their undergraduate degree at GWU. Qualified students may apply for admission to the Accelerated Master’s Program (MBA-AMP) in Business during their junior year (after the completion of 60 credit hours).

Students enrolled in this program can take up to two graduate courses (6 hours) towards the MBA degree while completing their undergraduate degree at GWU, as long as they earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in each graduate course. Up to 6 hours of graduate courses will count in both the undergraduate and the graduate programs.

Application and Admission

Qualified Gardner-Webb University undergraduate students may apply for admission to the Accelerated Master’s Program in Business. Program-specific admission requirements for full acceptance into the MBA-AMP program are the following:

1.     Complete at least 90 undergraduate credits (senior year status) with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0;

2.      Apply for the MBA-AMP through the office of the Dean of the College of Business; and

3.      Obtain approval of your course plan from both your undergraduate advisor and the Director of   Business Graduate Programs

Students admitted to the MBA-AMP program who achieve a 3.0 GPA or better in their graduate-level courses and maintain at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA will be granted seamless admission to the MBA program upon receiving their baccalaureate degree.

Courses

Students who complete an undergraduate business degree at GWU are eligible to pursue the 30-hour MBA degree. If the maximum of 6 credit hours is double-counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees, the student must complete a minimum of 24 additional credit hours of graduate-level coursework to complete the MBA degree. For a course to apply toward both degrees, the student must earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in the course.

All degree requirements for the 30-hour MBA will remain the same. The following courses may be counted toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees:

BADM 630 (Organizational Behavior) will also serve as elective credit toward the 120-credit hour graduation requirement.

INTL 650 (International Business) will also serve as elective credit toward the 120-credit hour graduation requirement.

A student does not have to be pursuing an undergraduate business degree for admission to the MBA-AMP program. Students pursuing a degree outside of the College of Business will be required to take 36-credit hour MBA program. If the maximum of 6 credits is double-counted towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees, the student must complete a minimum of 30 additional credit hours of graduate-level coursework to complete the MBA degree. For a course to apply toward both degrees, the student must earn a grade of B (3.0) or better in the course.

All degree requirements for the 36-hour MBA will remain the same. The following courses may be counted toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees:

BADM 601 (Applied Business I) will also serve as elective credit toward the 120-credit hour graduation requirement.

BADM 602 (Applied Business II) will also serve as elective credit toward the 120-credit hour graduation requirement.