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- Our Five-Year BSBA/MBA Program - Accelerated program - Admission requirements
- Visit the College's Main Page
- Choosing the Accounting Major
- Accounting Major - Suggested Plan of Study #1
- Accounting Major - Suggested Plan of Study #2
- Experiential Education
- Program Contact Information
Our Five-Year BSBA/MBA Program
The 5-year program leading to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is designed for high-achieving, goal-oriented students who are committed to completing an MBA as part of their professional education.
Students admitted to this program will complete the BSBA in 4 years of study, and complete the MBA degree by the end of the fifth year. Students must:
- Maintain the highest ethical standards and abide by the Academic Integrity Policy;
- Adhere to the prescribed schedule for program completion;
- Complete two experiential education assignments (one must be graduate level);
- Participate actively in the College's Mentoring program;
- Attend periodic cohort meetings.
The five-year program includes the following:
- The program provides challenging academic coursework that prepares students for successful business careers.
- All pre-core requirements for the MBA are waived, eliminating 18 credit hours; there is no entrance exam or other special requirements for entering the graduate phase of the program.
- The program includes appropriate work experience in preparation for the MBA Program. Students must complete a minimum of two cooperative education assignments (i.e. internships.) One of these must be a graduate internship completed between the fourth and fifth year.
- Note that beginning Fall 2015, students in the five-year program are also required to complete an international experience as part of the program.
Accelerated Curriculum
- 1st Year: 33 Credit Hours - University Core Curriculum Requirements (11 undergraduate classes)
- 2nd Year: 34 Credit Hours - Foundation Courses for Business (11 undergraduate classes plus CEC 3000)
- 3rd Year: 36 Credit Hours - Business Core Courses (12 undergraduate classes)
- 4th Year: 36 Credit Hours - Complete Undergraduate Concentration, begin MBA Core Courses (8 undergraduate and 4 graduate classes)
- 5th Year: 24 Credit Hours - Complete MBA Requirements (8 graduate classes)
- Total 163 Credit Hours
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the University's general entrance requirements. To be considered for the 5-Year BSBA/MBA Program, you must achieve:
- a high school minimum average GPA of 3.25
- a minimum ACT composite score of 24
- maintain at least a minimum average GPA of 3.25 to remain in the program
- no entrance exams or separate requirements are needed to enter the graduate phase of the program.
Students failing to meet the admission requirements may, with permission of the College of Business, follow the 5-year curriculum plan for the first year of study and apply for admission prior to the start of the second year, providing space is available.
The MBA is designed to accommodate the career needs of professionals across a wide variety of work organizations: business, health care, industrial, educational, and governmental. The MBA Program is fully accredited by AACSB - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Organized in 1916, AACSB is the premier accrediting agency for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. For more information about AACSB, see their web site at http://www.aacsb.edu.
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Choosing the Accounting Major
Students entering the five-year BSBA/MBA program may choose to major in Business Administration or in Accounting for the BSBA portion of the program. A student wishing to major in Business Administration should refer to the page for that program. There are two suggested plans of study for students majoring in Accounting. One of the accounting plans begins the accounting courses in the freshman year and the other begins the accounting courses in the sophomore year following the same two first years as the Business Administration major. Your academic advisor will help you decide which plan is better suited for you.
Accounting Major - Suggested Plan of Study #1
| First Year Term I (15 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 2010 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 1600* | Business as a Profession (*required of freshmen only) | 3 |
| CIS 1000 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENL 1300 | College Writing | 3 |
| MTH 1110 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 |
| First Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 2020 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ENL 1310 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| MTH 1120 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 |
| PHL 1000 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| various | OB3B Natural Science Core Course | 3 |
| RELS or CAS | OB4B Religious or Catholic Studies Core Course | 3 |
| Second Year Term I (16 credits) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 3110 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 2310 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CEC 3000 | Introduction to Cooperative Education | 1 |
| CST 1010 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| ECN 2950 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| PHL 2010 | Foundations of Ethics | 3 |
| Second Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 3120 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ECN 2960 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ENL 2040 | Introduction to Business Writing | 3 |
| STA 2250 | Statistics | 3 |
| PHL, RELS, CAS | OB4C Philosophy, Religious or Catholic Studies Core Course | 3 |
| ENL Lit | OB5B Literary Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| Third Year Term I (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 3310 | Cost Accounting Systems and Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 3110 | Organizational Design and Structure | 3 |
| BUS 3120 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ECN 3050 | Money and The Financial System | 3 |
| various | OB5D Comparative Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| various | Undergraduate Elective | 3 |
| Third Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 4500 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACC | Accounting Elective | 3 |
| BUS 3130 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 3150 | Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making | 3 |
| HIS | OB5A Historical Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| various | OB5C Aesthetics Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| Fourth Year Term I (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 4130 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 4300 | Federal Income Taxation I | 3 |
| BUS 3160 | Control of Operations Management and Quality | 3 |
| BUS 3190 | Ethics, Business Leadership and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| various | Undergraduate Elective | 3 |
| ECN 5120 | Analysis of Economic Conditions | 3 |
| Fourth Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 4510 | Auditing | 3 |
| BUS 3180 | Behavior and Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| BUS 4990 | Strategic Policy and Management | 3 |
| ACC 5200 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MBA 5210 |
Personal Development, Ethics, and Social Responsibility |
3 |
| MBA 5240 | Marketing Management and Planning | 3 |
| Fifth Year Term I (12 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| MBA 5200 | Decision Analysis | 3 |
| MBA 5220 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBA 5260 | Information Systems and Technology | 3 |
| MBA | MBA Elective | 3 |
| Fifth Year Term II (12 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| MBA 5250 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| MBA 5900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MBA | MBA Elective | 3 |
| MBA | MBA Elective | 3 |
Accounting Major - Suggested Plan of Study #2
This alternative plan of study may be selected by accounting majors. It can be used if a student started in the Business Administration Major and wishes to switch to the Accounting Major. Ideally, the change in major should be decided prior to the start of the student's junior year.
| First Year Term I (15 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| BUS 1600* |
Business as a Profession (*required of freshmen only) |
3 |
| CIS 1000 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENL 1300 | College Writing | 3 |
| MTH 1110 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 |
| PHL 1000 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| First Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ENL 1310 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| MTH 1120 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 |
| PHL 2010 | Foundations of Ethics | 3 |
| various | OB3B Natural Science Core Course | 3 |
| RELS or CAS | OB4B Religious or Catholic Studies Core Course | 3 |
| HIS | OB5A Historical Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| Second Year Term I (16 credits) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 2010 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 2310 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CEC 3000 | Introduction to Cooperative Education | 1 |
| CST 1010 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| ECN 2950 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| STA 2250 | Statistics | 3 |
| Second Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 2020 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| ECN 2960 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ENL 2040 | Introduction to Business Writing | 3 |
| ENL Lit | OB5B Literary Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| various | OB5C Aesthetics Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| various | Undergraduate Elective | 3 |
| Third Year Term I (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 3110 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 3310 | Cost Accounting Systems and Procedures | 3 |
| BUS 3110 | Organizational Design and Structure | 3 |
| BUS 3120 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 3190 | Ethics, Business Leadership and Social Responsibility | 3 |
| ECN 3050 | Money and the Financial System | 3 |
| Third Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 3120 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 4500 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 3130 | Financial Management | 3 |
| BUS 3150 | Quantitative Methods for Decision-Making | 3 |
| BUS 3180 | Behavior and Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| PHL, RELS, CAS | OB4C Philosophy, Religious or Catholic Studies Core Course | 3 |
| Fourth Year Term I (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 4130 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 4300 | Federal Income Taxation I | 3 |
| BUS 3160 | Control of Operations Management and Quality | 3 |
| various | OB5D Comparative Experiences Core Course | 3 |
| various | Undergraduate Elective | 3 |
| ECN 5120 | Analysis of Economic Conditions | 3 |
| Fourth Year Term II (18 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| ACC 4510 | Auditing | 3 |
| ACC | Accounting Elective | 3 |
| BUS 4990 | Strategic Policy and Management | 3 |
| ACC 5200 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| MBA 5210 |
Personal Development, Ethics, and Social Responsibility |
3 |
| MBA 5240 | Marketing Management and Planning | 3 |
| Fifth Year Term I (12 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| MBA 5200 | Decision Analysis | 3 |
| MBA 5220 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MBA 5260 | Information Systems and Technology | 3 |
| MBA | MBA Elective | 3 |
| Fifth Year Term II (12 credit hours) | ||
| credits | ||
| MBA 5250 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| MBA 5900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MBA | MBA Elective | 3 |
| MBA | MBA Elective | 3 |
Experiential Education
Students in the five-year accounting program participate in an experiential education program. Students are required to complete two internship or co-operative education assignments. These are generally completed during the summers after the junior and senior years. A mentor from the business community will assist and guide each student in career planning and development. This mentoring will supplement the academic advising provided by the College of Business Administration and the many services provided by the University's Career Education Center. In recent assignments, students have worked with Chrysler, Deloitte & Touche, DTE, Ernst & Young, Ford, Plante Moran, Quicken Loans, and other firms.
Program Contact Information:
College of Business Administration
University of Detroit Mercy
4001 W. McNichols Road
Detroit, MI 48221-3038
Location: Commerce and Finance, CF 112, McNichols Campus
Telephone: (313) 993-1202
Fax: (313) 993-1673
Email: petersea@udmercy.edu
Dean, College of Business Administration : Dr. Joseph Eisenhauer
Telephone: (313) 993-1204
Email: joseph.eisenhauer@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 122
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs : Dr. Leonard Kloft
Telephone: (313) 993-1200
Email: leonard.kloft@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 109
Director of Undergraduate Business Programs : Mr. Evan A. Peterson
Telephone: (313) 993-1202
Email: petersea@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 215
Director of Graduate Business Programs : Dr. Omid Sabbaghi
Telephone: (313) 993-1172
Email: omid.sabbaghi@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 143
Coordinator of Student Services: Ms. Carrol Parris
Telephone: (313) 993-1203
Email: carrol.parris@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 114
Accounting Discipline Coordinator : Dr. Jeanne M. David
Telephone: (313) 993-3325
Email: jeanne.david@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 225
Decision Sciences Discipline Coordinator : Dr. Gregory W. Ulferts
Telephone: (313) 993-1219
Email: ulfertgw@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 143
Finance Discipline Coordinator : Dr. Suk Kim
Telephone: (313) 993-1264
Email: kimsuk@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 244
Management Discipline Coordinator : Dr. Lawrence Zeff
Telephone: (313) 993-1179
Email: zeffl@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 218
Marketing Discipline Coordinator : Dr. Ram Kesavan
Telephone: (313) 993-1115
Email: kesavar@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 204
Office Manager : Ms. Wendy Marshall
Telephone: (313) 993-1200
Email: marshawl@udmercy.edu
Office: Commerce and Finance, CF 112
