Business Management, Combined Degree Pathways

ADMISSION for SUNY Empire Students 

Admission into the combined programs is highly selective. To be considered for admission into a combined pathway, applicants must complete an undergraduate application and meet the following requirements:

  • Minimum 3.2 GPA (recalculation of up to the last 60 credits earned); and
  • Transferring no more than 92 credits at the time of application.

In addition to the above, candidates must have completed 60 or more undergraduate credits and the following academic prerequisites or their equivalent with a C or better, to be offered official admission1:

  • Statistics (3 credits);
  • Macroeconomics (3 credits);
  • Microeconomics (3 credits); and
  • Accounting (3 credits).

Please see the Undergraduate Admission page for a complete listing of materials required to complete an undergraduate application.

ADMISSION for SUNY CANTON & SUNY Morrisville Undergraduates

Admission into the combined programs is highly selective. Matriculated SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville undergraduate students may apply to a combined program through the Graduate Application2 for the MBA in Business Management. 

The applicant must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and 60 credits of undergraduate coursework. In addition to completing the graduate application2, candidates must have completed the following academic prerequisites or their equivalent with a B or better, to be considered for admission:

  • Statistics;
  • Microeconomics;
  • Macroeconomics; and
  • Accounting

Please see the Graduate Admission section of this catalog for a complete listing of materials required to complete a graduate application. 

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Candidates who have less than 60 undergraduate credits and/or still need to complete any of the prerequisites can be accepted conditionally. To become officially admitted, conditional admits must maintain a minimum 3.2 GPA, and complete all of the prerequisites by 108 credits at the latest. Candidates who do not meet the requirements will be dismissed from the combined pathway and allowed to complete the bachelor's portion.

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SUNY Canton & SUNY Morrisville applicants are not required to submit the application essay and may request a waiver code of the application fee at gradpartners@sunyempire.edu.

Curriculum

The combined pathways leading to an MBA in Business Management require 144 credits total, of which 36 are master’s credits leading to the MBA in Business Management. Students must meet all university, Area Of Study (AOS), and relevant concentration guidelines.

These programs require careful planning that should begin in the first term of a student’s undergraduate career. The student and their primary mentor should consult in planning the undergraduate degree program so that these requirements are met during undergraduate study and that the 12 credits of master’s courses from the MBA in Business Management program also are included in the degree plan. Students must meet graduate expectations for academic progress and grade point average in their master’s level courses to remain in a combined program.

Combined Pathway Courses

Each pathway has 4 specific courses (12 credits) that may be included in an approved undergraduate degree plan.

Empire State University Undergraduates

SUNY Empire students accepted into a combined degree pathway will include 4 courses (12 credits) in their undergraduate degree plans, as outlined for each pathway below. Special requests to substitute these courses will be considered by the Business, Management & Leadership chair.

B.S. in Allied Health to MBA in Business Management

B.S. in Business Administration to MBA in Business Management

B.A., B.S., or B.P.S. in Business, Management and Economics to MBA in Business Management

MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems & Data Visualization3
MGMT 6040High Performance Management3

B.B.A. in Business Administration to MBA in Business Management 

MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems & Data Visualization3
MGMT 6050Operations and Supply Chain Management3

B.S. in Human Resource Management to MBA in Business Management

MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6016Financial Management3
or MGMT 6075 International Financial Management
MGMT 6040High Performance Management3

B.S. in Management to MBA in Business Management

MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems & Data Visualization3
MGMT 6016Financial Management3
or MGMT 6075 International Financial Management
SUNY CANTON B.B.A. UNDERGRADUATES

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Canton B.B.A. undergraduate study are outlined below.1 The choice of courses varies and is determined by the concentration chosen.

Choose 4 courses from within your area of concentration: General Business; Business Analytics; Finance; Healthcare Management; Human Resource Management; Project Management; or Nonprofit Management.12
MGMT 6016Financial Management3
MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems & Data Visualization3
MGMT 6035Global E-Commerce Strategies3
MGMT 6040High Performance Management3
MGMT 6050Operations and Supply Chain Management3
MGMT 6065Economics for Global Managers3
MGMT 6075International Financial Management3
FSMA 6010Quantitative Methods in Finance3
SUNY CANTON B.S. UNDERGRADUATES

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Canton B.S. in Healthcare Management undergraduate study are outlined below.1

Choose 412
MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
HCLM 6075Managing Healthcare Systems3
HCLM 6080Health Policy & Management3
HCLM 7005Healthcare Strategic Communication3
SUNY MORRISVILLE B.B.A. UNDERGRADUATES

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Morrisville B.B.A. undergraduate study are outlined below.1 The choice of courses varies and is determined by the concentration chosen.

Choose 4 courses from within your area of concentration: General Business; Business Analytics; Finance; Healthcare Management; Human Resource Management; Project Management; or Nonprofit Management.12
MGMT 6016Financial Management3
MGMT 6020Leadership & Executive Development3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems & Data Visualization3
MGMT 6035Global E-Commerce Strategies3
MGMT 6040High Performance Management3
MGMT 6045Global Leadership Competencies3
MGMT 6050Operations and Supply Chain Management3
MGMT 6060Managerial Economics3
MGMT 6075International Financial Management3

Remaining required courses of the MBA degree can be found on the MBA in Business Management page of this catalog.

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SUNY Canton and SUNY Morrisville students interested in an Empire State University MBA pathway should seek guidance from their undergraduate academic advisor as admission and program requirements may differ.