Loyola University Chicago

The new five-year B.B.A./M.B.A. degree program provides focused and high-achieving undergraduate students, who are intent upon building their resumes, skill-sets and business judgment, a chance to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree in a compressed timeframe.

With the help of supervised internships and specific coursework in career preparation, leadership skills and business ethics, the program becomes a fast-track into the business community. The program helps students develop personal values that contribute to successful careers, intellectual growth and personal satisfaction.

Students in this program:

• Accelerate completion of the Loyola M.B.A. by starting coursework as an undergraduate senior and completing it in only one additional year
• Enhance their resumes through supervised career preparation and internships
• Enjoy the support of accomplished faculty members and a network of distinguished alumni throughout their professional careers

• Course Sequence
• Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

In addition to completing the requirements for the B.B.A., students must complete requirements for the M.B.A. degree. Loyola's standalone M.B.A. requires 18 courses plus an internship. In the five-year combined degree program, because five M.B.A. courses may be waived with a “B” or better in selected undergraduate courses, the M.B.A. portion of the combined degree may only require 14 courses.

In addition to earning five course waivers, qualified students may substitute up to three advanced courses for M.B.A. core courses. The breakdown of required and elective courses within the 14 courses varies based on course waivers and advanced course standing. A Graduate School of Business academic advisor will approve course waivers and substitutions upon admission to the M.B.A. program.

Course Sequence

A typical course sequence for a Loyola B.B.A./M.B.A. student is as follows: