Information Technology, BA/MBA Accelerated Program
Offered in: Chicago
To enable high-achieving and motivated students to earn a bachelor's degree in Information Technology and a graduate degree in Business Administration in five years, we offer a combined accelerated program. Students in the accelerated program can start to take graduate courses in the senior year and finish both their undergraduate degree in Information Technology and a graduate degree in Business Administration in five years.
Requirements page:
- Major in Information Technology
- Completion of 60 credit hours of undergraduate course work
- Have and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0
- Obtain permission from the MBA director to take the required MBA courses
- Upon completion of the Information Technology BA, apply to the MBA program under the normal admission process.
The student will take the following three MBA graduate courses as part of the Information Technology BA. All of the courses will receive credit toward the MBA degree once the student is admitted to the MBA program. These courses will count as major electives for the BA degree.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| INFS 402 | BUSINESS ANALYSIS | 3 |
| ACCT 405 | ACCOUNTING FOR EXECUTIVES | 3 |
| MGMT 423 | PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |
Your degree map is a general guide suggesting courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change (although you retain the same course requirements as long as you are continuously enrolled in your degree program).
Always work closely with your academic advisor to understand curriculum requirements and scheduling, as each student’s academic plan can look slightly different.
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| ENG 101 | 3 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| FYS 101 | 1 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| CST 100 or 101 | 3 | CST 150 | 4 |
| MATH 121 | 3 | MATH 217 | 3 |
| BIOL 111 or 1123 | 4 | Social Science #1 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| CST 250 | 4 | COMM 101 | 3 |
| Physical Science3 | 3 | CST 270 | 3 |
| Humanities #1 | 3 | CST 318 | 3 |
| Social Science #2 | 3 | Humanities #2 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | Social Science #3 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| CST 301 | 3 | Undergraduate Major Elective2 | 3 |
| CST 333 | 3 | CST 327 | 3 |
| Humanities #3 | 3 | CST 368 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning #15 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| INFS 402 | 3 | MGMT 423 | 3 |
| ACCT 405 | 3 | Undergraduate Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning #25 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Year 5 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| FIN 408 | 3 | MGMT 489 | 3 |
| MGMT 403 | 3 | MBA General Elective | 3 |
| MKTG 406 | 3 | Concentration Course #2 | 3 |
| Concentration Course #1 | 3 | Concentration Course #3 | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 144 | |||
- 1
Or course towards an optional Minor.
- 2
Any course at 200/300 level in Computer Science or Cyber Security. Students may only apply up to 6 hours total among special topics courses, independent study, and internships
- 3
One natural science course must have a lab and one natural science course must come from BIOL.