By combining graduate-level courses at Owen with an undergraduate program through Vanderbilt College of Arts and Sciences, students may obtain both the baccalaureate degree and the MBA degree in five years (ten semesters). The baccalaureate from Vanderbilt University is awarded at the end of the fourth year under the Senior-in-Absentia Program, and the MBA is awarded by Owen at the end of the fifth year.
Acceptance into the five-year program is extremely competitive and requires transfer credit earned in undergraduate courses. Students must enroll in a full load of Owen core courses in the fall semester of the fourth year to ensure that the basic requirements for continued study in management are fulfilled. Therefore, undergraduate courses in statistics, financial and managerial accounting, intermediate macroeconomics, and intermediate microeconomics are essential in order to obtain waivers from core courses.
Students should meet with the Owen Academic Programs Director in the spring of their sophomore year, before fall registration, to plan their coursework accordingly. They must apply to Owen for admission to the five-year program during their junior year. Applicants are subject to competitive Owen admission requirements, and no student is assured of admission to the MBA program. Students who are accepted to Owen will be registered with Owen for the final three semesters of the five-year program even though they actually begin their management studies in the fall of their senior year. Students pay tuition to the College of Arts and Sciences for the fall semester of their fourth year, after which all tuition is paid to Owen.
For more information, contact the admissions department at Owen.
