Master of Business Administration and M.B.A in Healthcare Management

Dean: B. Musits (Union Graduate College)

Union Graduate College offers accelerated MBA programs for Union College students. Union College undergraduates are able to take selected graduate courses through the School of Management at Union Graduate College. These courses count for credit toward the MBA programs and count toward the bachelor’s degree. All Union College academic majors provide a suitable foundation for the Union Gradate College MBA programs. Students in the accelerated program typically complete the MBA with only one additional year of study beyond the bachelor’s degree. Students may earn an MBA or an MBA in Healthcare Management.

Please note: Union College students may take up to two MBA courses without matriculating into the MBA program. Please see the section below titled School of Management Courses Open to Undergraduates

Admission: Students who wish to matriculate into an MBA program should consult their Union College advisor and apply for admission to Union Graduate College in their sophomore, junior, or the first term of their senior year.

Application Requirements:

Undergraduate transcript
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) / GRE. Union College students with a GPA of 3.4 or above may waive the GMAT or GRE requirement; however the GMAT is required to be considered for merit scholarship.
Two letters of recommendation.
Written statement that explains the motivation for pursuing a management degree.
An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better and a GMAT score of 500 or better are benchmarks for admission. Students that do not meet these benchmarks, however, are encouraged to apply and may be admitted based on other strengths evident in their application file

The MBA and MBA in Healthcare Management degrees are comprised of 17 courses plus four preliminary courses. The preliminary courses are frequently satisfied by undergraduate course work but, if needed, are available in a convenient format at reduced cost. In addition, Union College Accelerated students may take up to three graduate level courses while enrolled at Union College at no additional tuition. These courses double-count for both graduate and undergraduate credit. Students must receive approval from their Union College advisor to ensure the courses will count towards their undergraduate degree.

Accelerated students may commence taking courses in their junior year; however the bulk of graduate course work is typically completed in the senior and fifth years. Additional program and contact information for the School of Management at Union Graduate College can be found on the Graduate College website at uniongraduatecollege.edu.

The following course, taught by School of Management faculty, is a Union College course taught regularly for all undergraduates. This course does not substitute for MBA 510 , a graduate level accounting course:

ACC 100 (Survey to Accounting)

School of Management Courses Open to Undergraduates

Undergraduates who are not planning to enroll in the accelerated M.B.A. program may to take two graduate courses (no tuition due to the Graduate College). To register, students complete a one page application and submit an unofficial transcript. The courses listed below are open to undergraduates; however Union Graduate College maintains the right to limit the number of undergraduate students in each class to no more than five students. For a complete description of these and other School of Management courses, see the catalog of the Union Graduate College, available at uniongraduatecollege.edu.

Union College undergraduate students interested in School of Management graduate school courses or programs should contact Erin Wheeler, Director of Admissions and Student Recruitment, at Union Graduate College (wheelere@uniongraduatecollege.edu).

HCM 500 - Introduction to Health Systems
MBA 331 - Operations Management
MBA 510 - Financial Accounting
MBA 512 - Managerial Accounting and Finance
MBA 525 - Marketing Management
MBA 551 - Managing People and Teams in Organizations