Honors Program: Combined
BS and MBA or MSM

Master of Business Administration
or Master of Science in Management

About This Program | Curriculum | Suggested Sequence

About This Program

The Honors Program allows Wilmington University undergraduates majoring in most of the Division of Business programs to earn their Bachelor of Science degree and their MBA or MSM degree in just five years. The program is designed for students who have demonstrated academic ability and the desire to begin their professional career with all of the higher educational credentials required for success in their chosen profession. Students from the following undergraduate majors may be eligible for the Honors Program: Accounting, Business Management, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Organizational Management, and Sports Management. Note: Admission to this program is by invitation only.

Continuation in the Honors Program is contingent upon continuous enrollment, with no more than one full semester (15 weeks) between undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Upon a break in enrollment of more than one semester, students will be dropped from the program and will have to complete all credit requirements in the standard MBA or MSM program.

Admissions Requirements

1. Residency and scholastic requirements:
1. For continuing Wilmington University students: completion of at least 60 credits and a minimum GPA of 3.5
2. For students entering Wilmington University with an associate degree: a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their associate program and contingent admission to the program subject to attaining a 3.5 GPA in their first 12 credits at Wilmington University
3. Other transfer students: completion of at least 60 credits, at least 12 of which must be completed at Wilmington University with a minimum GPA of 3.5
2. Completed graduate admission application
3. Official transcript
4. One (1) academic reference letter.

Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students who fail to meet this GPA requirement may continue toward their bachelor’s degree in their undergraduate major. Students who withdraw from the Honors Program may receive their bachelor’s degree under the usual undergraduate rules of their major.

Continuation in the Honors Program is contingent upon continuous enrollment, with no more than one full semester (15 weeks) between undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Upon a break in enrollment of more than one semester, students will be dropped from the program and will have to complete all credit requirements in the standard MBA or MSM program.

Program Competencies

Upon graduation, students will meet the graduation competencies of their selected undergraduate and graduate majors.