A combined B.S./M.B.A. program is available to Criminal Justice majors who meet the admissions requirements listed below. This combined program is designed to facilitate the ongoing academic accomplishments of students who have achieved excellence in the Criminal Justice major. Acceptance into the program will allow up to 6 MBA graduate credits to be “double-counted” toward both the B.S. in Criminal Justice and the Master’s in Business Administration. The student is awarded a Bachelor’s degree upon completion of the bachelor’s requirements.
The 6 graduate credits that are double-counted are only applicable to the Felician University Masters’ in Business Administration course of studies after the student has been awarded the Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and matriculates into the MBA program at Felician.
Upon admission to this combined program, students should note that grades below a B in graduate level courses will necessitate the student’s retaking of that course. Courses may only be retaken once.
Students will be limited to one graduate course per semester while still an undergraduate. Courses in the MBA program run over 8 weeks, meeting one evening a week (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) for four (4) hours.
Admission Requirements
Students may apply for admission into the combined BS/MBA program during the spring of sophomore year or thereafter provided the student has completed at least 60 undergraduate credits worth a minimum 3.0 over GPA (this minimum must be maintained also for the remainder of the undergraduate coursework).
Students applying for the combined BS/MBA program must:
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Receive the endorsement of their Criminal Justice Academic Advisor; the Associate Dean for Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Dean of the School of Business
- Complete personal interview with MBA program director
- Submit a graduate admission application
Final approval for admission into the Masters’ of Business Administration program rests with the Dean of the School of Business.