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Students will then complete 24 graduate hours during the fifth year. <strong>Please see the degree plan linked above for the suggested course sequence.<\/strong> If a student decides to leave the BBA degree early or fails to maintain the required criteria for the 4+1 BBA\/MBA program, the student will move to the regular BBA option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Admission Deadline:<\/strong> July 1, before the senior year. Enrollment in fall semester. Transfer applications will be considered on a case by case basis.<br \/>\n<strong>Admission Requirements:<\/strong> Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 at the time of application.<br \/>\n<strong>Graduation:<\/strong> 3.00 GPA required with no \u201cC\u201d grades in any graduate courses.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Student Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Student organizations like <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/honors-activities\/phi-beta-lambda-pbl\/\">Phi Beta Lambda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/honors-activities\/enactus\/\">ENACTUS<\/a>, Emerging Entrepreneurs, the Finance and Economics Society, and the Business Student Investment Advisory Council provide opportunities for fun, leadership, and networking<\/li>\n<li>Guest lectures and workshops conducted by business professionals and recognized speakers<\/li>\n<li>Student travel both within and outside the region and the US: Recent trips included tours of financial institutions in New York and Chicago, advertising agencies in Dallas and Chicago, and Arkansas businesses like Walmart, Tyson, and J.B. Hunt and international destinations such as Costa Rica.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/asbtdc\/\">Arkansas Small Business Development and Technology Center<\/a> is located on the first floor of the business building. The center offers seminars and other resources that are free to students and houses the Entrepreneurship Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Faculty Expertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Rankin College of Business is AACSB certified. All upper level professors are required to hold doctorates from AACSB certified universities or to have significant professional experience in the areas in which they teach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"learning-goals\" class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<h3>Learning Goals<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Graduates from the College of Business can communicate effectively.<\/li>\n<li>Our graduates are prepared to be socially responsible citizens.<\/li>\n<li>Our graduates can think critically, solve problems, and make informed decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Our graduates can use technology effectively in their fields.<\/li>\n<li>Our graduates have content knowledge in their chosen fields and the necessary skills to be successful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAU offers an optional 4+1 program for business majors that allows students to earn the BBA and MBA degrees simultaneously in five years. During the senior year, students can concurrently complete six graduate hours. By the end of the fourth year, students should complete 126 hours (120 undergraduate and 6 graduate hours). Students will then&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/bba-mba-plus-one\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13232,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[71766,18309],"delivery":[255,28834],"types":[28851,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-14231","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-college-of-business","8":"college_department-management-marketing-and-management-information-systems","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"delivery-online","11":"types-graduate","12":"types-undergraduate","13":"entry"},"acf":{"page_layout":"legacy","department_college":"Management, Marketing, and Information Systems \/ Rankin College of Business","Number_of_Hours":"150","Catalog Entry":"<h4>University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n<h4>General Education (35 hours)<\/h4>\r\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: ECON 2103 - Principles of Microeconomics is required.\r\n<h4>Business Core (54 hours)<\/h4>\r\nACCT 2113 - Survey of Accounting\r\nACCT 2003 - Principles of Accounting\r\nFIN 2003 - Personal Finance\r\nECON 2203 - Principles of Macroeconomics\r\nGBUS 2003 - Legal Environment of Business\r\nGBUS 2013 - Statistics and Analytics I\r\nIS 2053 - Business Information Systems\r\nMGMT 2003 - Business Communications\r\n<strong>Admission to the College of Business is required to enroll in the following courses:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFIN 3003 - Financial Management\r\nGBUS 3183 - Statistics and Analytics II\r\nIS 3023 - Introduction to Data Visualization\r\nIS 3053 - Managing Information Systems\r\nMGMT 3023 - Organizational Theory and Behavior\r\nMGMT 3073 - Professional Communication Strategies\r\nMGMT 4063 - Operations and Supply Chain Management\r\nMGMT 4093 - Management Strategy and Policy\r\nMKTG 3033 - Principles of Marketing\r\n<h4>Select 3 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nMGMT 4043 - International Business\r\nMGMT 4313 - International Studies and Field Experience\r\nMGMT 4101 - International Studies and Field Experience and MGMT 4102 - International Studies and Field Experience\r\n<h4>Minor or Speciality Area (15-27 hours)<\/h4>\r\nCompletion of an approved minor or BBA speciality option\r\n<h4>Electives (2-14 hours)<\/h4>\r\n2-14 hours of unrestricted electives\r\n<h4>MBA Requirements (30 hours)<\/h4>\r\nACCT 6003 - Accounting for Decision Making\r\nECON 6003 - Managerial Economics\r\nFIN 6003 - Managerial Finance\r\nMGMT 6003 - Strategic Planning and Analysis\r\nMGMT 6013 - Human Behavior in Organizations\r\nMGMT 6043 - Business Analytics\r\nMKTG 6023 - Strategic Marketing\r\nSCM 6003 - Enterprise Resource Planning\r\n6 hours of graduate business electives\r\n<h4>Total Hours - 150 (120 undergraduate + 30 graduate)<\/h4>","Admission Requirements or Deadlines":"","minor_requirements":"","Degree Plans":"<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.saumag.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=6&amp;poid=1046\">2024-2025<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2023\/11\/BBA-MBA-41.pdf\">2023-2024<\/a> [pdf]<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/01\/BBA-MBA-41.pdf\">2022-2023<\/a> [pdf]<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2021\/08\/bba-mba4-1-21.pdf\">2021-2022<\/a> [pdf]<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/files\/2020\/06\/BBA-MBA-41.pdf\">2020-2021<\/a> [pdf]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","student_information":"","Program_Contact_Info":"","Advisors":"","Accreditations":"<a title=\"Link to AACSB accreditation information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bestbizschools.com\/AACSB-Accredited\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/business\/files\/2009\/10\/aacsb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"108\" \/><\/a>AACSB International business and accounting accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. 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