Program Overview

Accelerated B.S. in Finance/M.B.A. (IUG)

The Accelerated B.S. in Finance/M.B.A. (IUG) program at Penn State Harrisburg combines the Finance B.S. and the Master of Business Administration degrees. This Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate (IUG) degree program offers high-achieving students the opportunity to earn both degrees in just five years through a streamlined, continuous course of study. Up to twelve credits required for the master’s degree may be applied to both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Degree Requirements

Students in the Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (IUG) program must fulfill all requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Finance and MBA to be awarded both degrees. Up to 12 credits may be double-counted towards the degree requirements for both the graduate and undergraduate degrees. All courses counted for both degrees must be at the 500- or 800-level. Credits associated with the culminating experience for the graduate degree cannot be double-counted.

Double-Counted Courses

The M.B.A. courses that could possibly be double-counted include:

• ACCT 540 Accounting for Managerial Decisions (3)
• FINAN 518 Financial Markets and the Economy (3)
• FINAN 522 Investment and Portfolio Management (3)
• FINAN 523 Risk Management of Modern Financial Institutions (3)
• FINAN 526 International Finance (3)
• FINAN 527 Derivative Securities (3)
• FINAN 530 Corporate Finance II (3)
• FINAN 531 Managing Financial Operations (3)
• INFSY 540 Information Technology and Knowledge Management (3)

Program Completion

If students admitted to the IUG program are unable to complete the requirements for the Master of Business Administration degree, they will be permitted to receive the Bachelor of Science in Finance degree, assuming all undergraduate degree requirements have been satisfactorily completed.