Earn your bachelor's degree and MBA in five years at Binghamton
Get a head start on your MBA with Binghamton University’s Accelerated/4+1 MBA program. Designed for eligible Binghamton undergraduate students, the program provides a streamlined path to earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in just five years, saving both time and money.
The accelerated/4+1 MBA pathway is available to undergraduate students in the School of Management, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, and Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. All programs can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. A part-time program schedule will extend the length of the program.
Choose your pathway to learn more about requirements, curriculum, and program details:
- School of Management 4+1
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences 4+1
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science 4+1
Accelerated MBA program highlights
- Earn an MBA from a nationally ranked institution.
- Increase your marketability and earning potential.
- Move through the program with a cohort of highly motivated students.
- Customize your curriculum or declare a concentration in Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, and Leadership and Consulting.
- The MBA curriculum is designed to prepare you with the essential tools needed to be effective leaders in today's rapidly changing corporate, non-profit, and public sectors.
- Save time and money – pay for only one year of graduate tuition.
- Over 80 percent of recent Binghamton University MBA students received a job offer within three months of graduation.
School of Management 4+1 MBA
The Binghamton University School of Management MBA 4+1 option is designed exclusively for current undergraduate students studying Business Administration in Binghamton University’s School of Management. Current BS Accounting students in SOM can apply to the 9-month MBA program.
Curriculum
Below is a sample course map for SOM students in the 4+1 MBA program:
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
Concentrations: To complete a concentration, a minimum of four courses (sixteen credit hours) is required. Concentrations are optional. All information can be found on our MBA Concentrations webpage.
Admissions
SOM BS Business Administration students should apply during their final year of undergraduate studies. Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis, however applicants are strongly recommended to apply by the March 1st deadline. Capacity for this program is limited.
Begin your application in my.binghamton.edu, go to the "Academic Services" tab and then "4+1 Program Application."
- This program option is available exclusively to BS Business Administration undergraduates in in the School of Management at Binghamton University.
- While we accept GMAT and GRE scores, they are not required for admission to our MBA program.
- Students admitted into this program typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.4 or higher. Grades of B or higher are recommended in S and J core business classes (grades of C- or lower will require students to retake the S and J core business class).
- Applicants must provide unofficial transcripts.
- Submission of a personal statement and current resume is optional.
- $75 application fee.
Harpur College 4+1 MBA
Our Harpur MBA 4+1 option is designed exclusively for current undergraduate students in Binghamton University’s Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. The program is compatible with most Harpur undergraduate majors and allows students to complete their first year of MBA coursework during their senior year.
Curriculum
Below is a sample course map for Harpur students in the 4+1 MBA program:
Years 1-3: Undergraduate Harpur College requirements
To be eligible for the Harpur/MBA 4+1 program, all students must complete a minimum of 94 degree applicable credits by the end of their third year of undergraduate studies, which includes:
- Undergraduate major requirements
- Harpur College requirements (upper level, writing and residency requirements)
- General Education requirements
- Students who matriculated prior to summer 2021: 90 Liberal Arts and Sciences credits
- Students who matriculated summer 2021 or later: 94 Liberal Arts and Sciences credits
- Admission to this program allows you to take the first year of MBA coursework in your senior year with those credit hours counting towards fulfilling your Harpur upper-level electives.
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| MGMT 501: Accounting for Managers (fall only) | ECON 160: Microeconomics |
| MATH 147/148 or PSYCH 243: Statistics | MGMT 500: Management Information Systems (spring only) |
| MGMT 505: Corporate Finance (fall only) | MGMT 506: Marketing for Managers |
| MGMT 508: Organizational Behavior (fall only) | MGMT 507: Operations Management |
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| MGMT 504: Programming for Business Analytics (fall only) | MGMT 540: Strategic Management (spring only) |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
| Elective | Technical Elective |
Concentrations: A minimum of four courses (sixteen credit hours) is required to complete a concentration. Concentrations are optional. All information can be found on our MBA Concentrations webpage.
Admissions
The Harpur/STEM MBA 4+1 program requires a two-step admissions process: 1) conditional admission to the 4+1 program in the spring of your junior year of undergraduate studies, and 2) formal admission to the Graduate School during your senior year of undergraduate studies.
At the end of your senior year, you graduate from Harpur College with your bachelor's degree and proceed into the second year of the MBA program as an official graduate student.
All Harpur majors are eligible to apply for the 4+1 program except: BA Art and Design, BA Music, MusB in Music, BA Geology, BS Geology, BA Theater.
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Conditional admission to the 4+1 program
You must apply for conditional admission during the spring of your junior year. The deadline is March 1st.
Begin you conditional admission application through my.binghamton portal, clicking on the 4+1 Intent Application.
- This program option is available exclusively to students who are currently undergraduates in Harpur College at Binghamton University.
- While we accept GMAT and GRE scores, they are not required for admission to our MBA program.
- Students admitted into this program typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or higher.
- Applicants must provide: 1) two letters of recommendations, 2) a personal statement, 3) a current resume, and 4) unofficial transcripts. Final transcripts will be requested upon admission to the program.
If offered conditional admission, you will be able to register for MBA courses during your senior year (also referred to the "transitional year"). These MBA courses will fulfill your upper-level Harpur elective requirements.
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Formal admission to the Graduate School
During the spring of your senior year (88+ undergraduate credits), you will formally apply to the Graduate School. Check with your department to find out if there are any special deadlines for accelerated degree program applicants.
Begin your application in my.binghamton.edu: go to the "Academic Services" tab and then "4+1 Program Application."
- Formal admission into the program is dependent on: 1) maintaining a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 of higher throughout your undergraduate coursework, 2) earning grades of B or higher in microeconomics and statistics, 3) a minimum of a 3.25 GPA throughout your MBA (500-level) coursework during your senior year, with no grades less than a C. Generally students admitted to the program have a B or higher in all MBA coursework.
- Prerequisite: Excel for Data Analytics Crash Course 1 (introductory) offered through Harpur Edge is required. See our MBA Program page for additional information.
- $75 application fee.
Watson College 4+1 MBA
Our Watson MBA 4+1 option is designed exclusively for current undergraduate students in Binghamton University’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. The program allows Watson College undergraduate majors to complete their first year of MBA coursework during their senior year.
Curriculum
Below is a sample course map for Watson students in the 4+1 MBA program:
Years 1-3: Undergraduate Watson College requirements
To be eligible for the Watson/MBA 4+1 program, all students must complete a minimum of 94 degree applicable credits by the end of their third year of undergraduate studies, which includes:
- Undergraduate major requirements
- Watson College requirements
- General Education requirements
- Admission to this program allows you to take the first year of MBA coursework in your senior year with those credit hours counting towards fulfilling your Watson upper-level electives.
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| MGMT 501: Accounting (fall only) | MGMT 502: Economics (spring only)* |
| MGMT 505: Finance (fall only) |
MGMT 507: Operations Management* (or fall or spring of year 5)* |
During your senior year, MGMT 501, 502 and 505 will be applied toward fulfilling the technical and/or professional electives necessary to graduate from your undergraduate engineering program.
*Students have the option of taking MGMT 502 in SOM or as micro economics through another program at Binghamton University or other college/university.
** Mechanical Engineering students must take statistics prior to MGMT 507. ISE students are waived from MGMT 507 (Operations Management).
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| MGMT 504: Programming for Business Analytics | MGMT 506: Marketing |
| MGMT 508: Organizational Behavior (fall only) | MGMT 540: Strategic Management (spring only) |
| Technical Elective | Technical Elective |
| Technical Elective | Elective (optional) |
Concentrations: A minimum of four courses (sixteen credit hours) is required to complete a concentration. Concentrations are optional. All information can be found on our MBA Concentrations webpage.
Admissions
The Watson MBA 4+1 program requires a two-step admissions process: 1) conditional admission to the program in spring of your junior year, and 2) formal admission to the Graduate School during your senior year of undergraduate studies.
At the end of your senior you, your graduate from Watson College with your bachelor's degree and proceed into the second year of the MBA program as an official graduate student.
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Conditional admission to the 4+1 program
You must apply for conditional admission during the spring of your junior year. The deadline is March 1st.
Begin you conditional admission application through my.binghamton portal, clicking on the 4+1 Intent Application.
- This program option is available exclusively to students who are currently undergraduates in the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science.
- While we accept GMAT and GRE scores, they are not required for admission to our MBA program.
- Students admitted into this program typically have an undergraduate GPA of 3.3 or higher.
- Applicants must provide: 1) two letters of recommendations, 2) a personal statement, 3) a current resume, and 4) unofficial transcripts. Final transcripts will be requested upon admission to the program.
If offered conditional admission, you will be able to register for MBA courses during your senior year (also referred to the "transitional year"). These MBA courses will fulfill your upper-level Watson elective requirements.
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Formal admission to the Graduate School
During the spring of your senior year (88+ undergraduate credits), you will need to formally apply to the Graduate School. Check with your advisor/department to find out if there are any special deadlines or requirements necessary for accelerated degree program applicants.
Begin your application in my.binghamton.edu: go to the "Academic Services" tab and then "4+1 Program Application."
- Formal admission into the program is dependent on maintaining a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 of higher throughout your undergraduate coursework and a minimum of a 3.25 GPA throughout your MBA coursework during your senior year, with no grades less than a C. Generally students admitted to the program have a B or higher in all MBA coursework.
- Prerequisite: Excel for Data Analytics Crash Course 1 (introductory) offered through Harpur Edge is required. Please see our MBA Program page for additional information about this requirement.
- $75 application fee.