5th Year MBA

Undergraduate students must complete the following courses by the spring semester of their junior year at the College to qualify for the program:

• MATH 1150: Statistics
• BUS 1610: Macroeconomics OR BUS 1611: Microeconomics
• ACNT 1010: Financial Accounting

Summer Following Junior Year:
MBA 6000: Human Resources Management for Competitive Advantage
MBA 6010: Business Law and Corporate Governance

Senior Year - Fall Semester:
Undergraduate Courses Needed to Complete the Bachelor's Degree Program
MBA 6400: Management of Information and Technology
MBA 6300: Strategic Managerial Economics

Senior Year - Spring Semester:
Undergraduate Courses Needed to Complete the Bachelor's Degree Program
MBA 6200: Managerial Accounting
MBA 6210: Strategic Financial Management

Summer Following Senior Year:
MBA 6320: International Business
MBA 6410: Strategic Marketing

Fall Following Senior Year:
MBA 6510: Supply Chain Management and Operations Analysis
MBA 6500: Strategic Process and Planning

Spring Following Senior Year:
MBA 7600: Strategic Consulting Project: Capstone Foundation
MBA 7610: Strategic Consulting Project: Capstone Recommendations

Eligibility and Invitation Process for Prospective Curry Students

Incoming undergraduate students that have earned at least a 3.0 high school grade point average will receive a formal invitation to participate in the 5^th Year MBA program. Students that accept the College's invitation to participate in the 5^th Year MBA program will formally apply for the program during their junior year of study. Prior to submitting a formal application to the program, advisors will meet with students to assist them in selecting appropriate courses to fulfill prerequisites and to prepare for their timely entry into the 5 ^th Year MBA program. Students will also be invited to attend on-campus events including guest speakers and MBA capstone presentations.

Prospective students with questions regarding the program may contact the Admissions Office.

Eligibility and Application Process for Curry Students in their Junior Year

Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (or better) in order to begin taking MBA courses in the summer immediately following their junior year. Students earn the bachelor's degree at the end of their senior year and complete their MBA the following spring semester.

For students that did not express interest prior to enrolling at the College, please request additional information about the program by emailing the MBA Director at steven_gunning@curry.edu.

All students, whether they were invited to the program upon enrolling at Curry, or have expressed interest during their freshman or sophomore year must officially apply to participate in the program.

Students must submit the following:

• 5^th Year MBA Application and supporting materials
• Two Recommendations from Curry College faculty members
• Interview with the MBA Director

The priority application deadline for the 5^th Year MBA program is April 25th of a student's junior year of study.   Current students with questions regarding the 5^th Year MBA program can contact Professor Steven Gunning, MBA Director, at steven_gunning@curry.edu.  

Save on Tuition...

Students participating in the 5^th Year MBA program benefit from taking graduate level courses while they are undergraduate students and save nearly $9,900 in tuition costs* by participating in this accelerated MBA program rather than taking the standard MBA after graduating with a bachelor's degree.

During the summer semester following their junior year, students will pay for 6 credits of MBA courses at the MBA tuition rate.

• Students will qualify for a 20% alumni tuition discount even though they are not yet alumni!
• No undergraduate institutional merit or need based-aid is available for summer courses
• Typically, students do not have eligibility to qualify for federal Stafford loans as they have utilized these funds during the academic year.
• Families could be eligible for additional Parent PLUS loan funding or could obtain private loans to assist in financing the tuition expense associated with these summer courses.

During the fall and spring semester of their senior year, students will take 6 credits of MBA courses during each semester at no additional charge to their undergraduate tuition cost. These credits are built into the degree map to be 6 of the students 18 credits (full-time tuition is between 12 and 18 credits).

• If a student enrolls in more than 18 credits, the College's standard per-credit billing rates policies would apply for each credit beyond 18 at the undergraduate per-credit tuition rate.
• Financial aid is awarded to students based on their undergraduate enrollment status only.

After a student graduates at the end of the spring semester during their senior year, they would begin to be charged at the MBA tuition rate.

• Students will qualify for a 20% alumni tuition discount saving them an additional $3,960 in tuition*.
• For the summer following senior year, and subsequent semesters, students may be eligible for graduate student loans.

The total savings through the 5th Year Program is $13,860, nearly a 50% tuition savings for the graduate degree*.  

*Savings is based on the 2021-2022 tuition per credit rate for the MBA program.