Business Administration (B A)

RUSSELL BARTON, Associate Dean for Research and Director of Doctoral and M.S. Programs
801 Business Administration Building
814-865-7669; Program Home Page

DENNIS SHEEHAN, Director of Executive MBA Program and Benzak Professor of Finance
609 Business Administration Building
814-863-8512; Program Home Page

Degrees Conferred: Ph.D., M.S., M.B.A.

The Graduate Faculty

Brent W. Ambrose, Ph.D. (Georgia) Professor of Real Estate
Orie E. Barron, Ph.D. (Univ. of Oregon) Professor of Accounting
Russell Barton, Ph.D. (Cornell) Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems
Hans Baumgartner, Ph.D. (Stanford) Chair, Department of Marketing; Professor of Marketing
Haidong (Henry) Bi, Ph.D. (Arizona) Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems
Gary E. Bolton, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon) Professor of Business Economics
Daniel R. Cahoy, JD (Franklin) Associate Professor of Business Law
Quanwei (Charles) Cao, Ph.D. (Chicago) Professor of Finance
Jennifer Coupland Chang, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Clinical Associate Professor in Marketing
John J. Coyle, Jr., D.B.A. (Indiana) Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
Keith Crocker, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon) The William Elliott Professor of Insurance and Risk Management
Robert P. Crum, D.B.A. (Kentucky) Associate Professor of Accounting
Wayne DeSarbo, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) The Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal Distinguished Chaired Professor of Marketing
Min Ding, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) Associate Professor of Marketing
Mark W. Dirsmith, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Deloitte & Touche Professor of Accounting
Peter Ebbes, Ph.D. (Groningen) Assistant Professor of Marketing
Charles R. Enis, D.B.A. (Maryland) Associate Professor of Accounting
Deborah Ettington, Ph.D. (Michigan) Clinical Professor of Management
Laura Field, Ph.D. (California, Los Angeles) Associate Professor of Finance
Paul E. Fischer, Ph.D. (Rochester) Professor of Accounting
Duncan Fong, Ph.D. (Purdue) Professor of Marketing
Raghu Garud, Ph.D. (Minnesota) Professor of Management and Organization
Fariborz Ghadar, D.B.A. (Harvard) Professor of Finance and William A. Shreyer Chair of Global Management, Policies, and Planning
Dennis A. Gioia, Ph.D. (Florida State) Chair, Department of Management and Organization; Professor of Organizational Behavior
Dan Givoly, Ph.D. (NYU) Chair, Department of Accounting; Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting
Edward J. Glantz, Ph.D. (Wharton) Clinical Assistant Professor of Information Systems
Marvin Goldberg, Ph.D. (Illinois) Irving and Irene Bard Professor of Marketing
Guojin Gong, Ph.D. (Iowa) Assistant Professor of Accounting
Barbara L. Gray, Ph.D. (Case Western Reserve) Professor of Organizational Behavior
Rajdeep Grewal, Ph.D. (Cincinnati) Professor of Marketing
Olesya Grishchenko, Ph.D. (New York) Assistant Professor of Accounting
V. Daniel Guide, Jr., Ph.D. (Georgia) Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Donald Hambrick, Ph.D. (Penn State) Smeal Chaired Professor of Management
David A. Harrison, Ph.D. (Illinois) Smeal Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Terry P. Harrison Ph.D. (Tennessee) Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems
David Haushalter, Ph.D. (Purdue) Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance
Jean Helwege, Ph.D. (UCLA) Associate Professor of Finance
Jingzhi (Jay) Huang, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Associate Professor of Finance
Steven J. Huddart, Ph.D. (Yale) Professor of Accounting
Stephen F. Jablonsky, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Austin J. Jaffe, Ph.D. (Illinois) Chair, Department of Insurance and Real Estate; Philip H. Sieg Professor of Business Administration
Elena Katok, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems
Ujwal Kayande, Ph.D. (Alberta) Assistant Professor of Marketing
Bin Ke, Ph.D. (Michigan State) Associate Professor of Accounting
J. Edward Ketz, Ph.D. (Virginia Tech) Associate Professor of Accounting
Kwangmin Ko, Ph.D. (MIT) Assistant Professor of Finance
William Kracaw, Ph.D. (Utah) Chair, Department of Finance; Sykes Professor of Finance
Akhil Kumar, Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) Professor of Management Information Systems
Anthony Kwasnica, Ph.D. (Cal Tech) Associate Professor of Business Economics
Andrew Leone, Ph.D. (Pittsburgh) Associate Professor of Accounting
John Liechty, Ph.D. (Cambridge) Associate Professor of Marketing
Gary L. Lilien, D.E.S. (Columbia) Distinguished Research Professor of Management Science
Dennis K. J. Lin (Wisconsin) Professor of Statistics and Supply Chain Management
Michelle Liu, Ph.D. (MIT Sloan) Assistant Professor of Accounting
Henock Louis, Ph.D. (Ohio State) Associate Professor of Accounting
Michelle B. Lowry, Ph.D. (Rochester) Associate Professor of Finance
Kenneth M. Lusht, Ph.D. (Georgia State) Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
James McKeown, Ph.D. (Michigan State) Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal Professor of Accounting
Margaret Meloy, Ph.D. (Cornell) Associate Professor of Marketing
James A. Miles, Ph.D. (Penn State) Professor of Finance; Joseph F. Bradley Fellow of Finance
Karl Muller, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor of Accounting
Chris J. Muscarella, Ph.D. (Purdue) Professor of Finance; L. W. “Roy” and Mary Lois Clark Teaching Fellow
Robert A. Novack, Ph.D. (Tennessee) Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
Ralph Oliva, Ph.D. (Rensselaer) Professor of Marketing
Timothy Pollock, Ph.D. (Illinois) Associate Professor of Management
Lisa L. Posey, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) Associate Professor of Business Administration
Arvind Rangaswamy, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Jonas H. Anchel Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Marketing
Edward T. Reutzel, Ph.D. (Penn State) Senior Associate Dean; Associate Professor of Management Science
William T. Ross, Ph.D. (Duke) Professor of Marketing; Director of Ph.D./M.S. Programs
Michael Rothkopf, Ph.D. (MIT) Smeal Chaired Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems
Dawn M. Russell, Ph.D. (Northwestern) Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Information Systems
Arnold F. Shapiro, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania) Professor of Business Administration and Robert G. Schwartz University Endowed Fellow
Jeffery M. Sharp, J.D. (Oklahoma) Associate Professor of Business Law
Dennis P. Sheehan, Ph.D. (California) Professor of Finance; The Virginia and Louis Benzak Professor of Finance; Associate Dean of MBA Programs
Jun Shu, Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems
Timothy Simin, Ph.D. (Washington) Assistant Professor of Finance
Charles H. Smith, Ph.D. (Penn State) KPMG Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Charles C. Snow, Ph.D. (California) Professor of Business Administration
John C. Spychalski, D.B.A. (Indiana) Professor Emeritus of Supply Chain Management
Alan J. Stenger, Ph.D. (Minnesota) Professor of Supply Chain Management
John Stevens, Ph.D. (SUNY) Professor of Management and Organization
Amy Xue Sun, Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon) Assistant Professor of Accounting
Gerald I. Susman, Ph.D. (UCLA) Robert and Judith Klein Professor of Management; Associate Dean for Research
Douglas J. Thomas, Ph.D. (Georgia Tech) Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
James B. Thomas, Ph.D. (Texas) Dean, Professor of Information Sciences and Management
Evelyn A. Thomchick, Ph.D. (Clemson) Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management
Linda K. Treviño, Ph.D. (Texas A&M) Professor of Organizational Behavior
Wenpin Tsai, Ph.D. (London) Associate Professor of International Management
John E. Tyworth, Ph.D. (Oregon) Chair, Department of Supply Chain Management and Information
Systems; Professor of Supply Chain Management
Albert A. Vicere, D.Ed. (Penn State) Professor of Business Administration
Qiong Wang, Ph.D. (Florida) Assistant Professor of Marketing
Xiaotong Wang, Ph.D. (Yale) Assistant Professor of Finance
J. Randall Woolridge, Ph.D. (Iowa) Professor of Finance and The Goldman, Sachs & Co. and
Frank P. Smeal Endowed University Fellow
Susan H. Xu, Ph.D. (Rensselaer) Professor of Management Science and Supply Chain Management
Abdullah Yavas, Ph.D. (Iowa) Professor of Business Administration and William Elliott Faculty Fellow

The Master of Business Administration program is a professional degree designed to prepare individuals for managerial positions in business, government, and nonprofit institutions. The M.B.A. curriculum blends technical rigor, managerial theory, and integrative learning experiences through case studies and other teaching methods. A managerial communications course is fully integrated into the program.

The Master of Science in Business Administration program is highly flexible and designed for advanced study in a specialized field. The M.S. program is directed toward the development of competency within a defined area of management. Fields such as accounting and management science are examples of career opportunities requiring specialized knowledge and skill, including research.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in the Business Administration program offers advanced graduate education for students focused on research careers at leading business schools. The faculty of the college views the Ph.D. as evidencing scholarship at the highest level.

Admission Requirements

Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate School requirements stated in the GENERAL INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.

Applicants to the master's programs are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT); whereas applications to the doctoral program are required to take either the GMAT or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) administered by the Educational Testing Service throughout a year. For dates, locations, and other information about the test, write for the Bulletin of Information, Graduate Management Admission Test, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08540; www.gmat.org; 800-982-6740.

Criteria for evaluating applicants include professional and academic accomplishments, GMAT scores, recommendations, and personal data from application forms that provide indications of future academic and professional accomplishment.

Work on the M.B.A. degree may be started fall semester only. M.S. and Ph.D. candidates may begin either the fall or spring semester. However, only rarely are admissions for the M.S. and Ph.D. programs granted for spring semester. Individuals from all undergraduate disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Master's Degree Requirements

The M.B.A. program consists of two distinct portions: (1) preprogram competency expectations, including accounting, economics, mathematics, and statistics; and (2) 60 credits of graduate courses. Individuals who did not have adequate preparation in accounting, economics, mathematics, and statistics in their undergraduate programs are expected to develop the required minimum level of competency before graduate study can begin. The time required to complete this graduate program, based on full-time study, is twenty-one months. The student body is divided into diverse sections of approximately forty students, with each section proceeding through the same core classes each semester. Emphasis is placed on student interaction and shared learning both inside and outside the classroom.

The M.S. program consists of two distinct portions: (1) approximately 33 acceptable undergraduate foundation credits in business administration, economics, and mathematics; and (2) 30 graduate credits in business administration or related areas, including a paper or thesis. An applicant may be admitted without foundation courses, but they must be made up without degree credit. A professional paper and 3 additional credits of graduate-level course work can be substituted for the thesis.

Doctoral Degree Requirements

Competency Expectations: Entrance into the doctoral program in business administration does not require the completion of an undergraduate degree specifically in business. While almost any major at the undergraduate level may be acceptable, graduate study in business administration does presume a minimum level of competency in mathematics, statistics, and computing. No transcript credit is required for entering doctoral candidates in these areas, except where specified by particular fields of specialization. However, it must be emphasized that lack of minimum competency in mathematics, statistics and computing could be a significant disadvantage to the candidate.

Breadth Requirement: All candidates are expected to develop a broad understanding of the functions of the business organization. To achieve breadth, all Ph.D. candidates must show competency by completing 12 credits of graduate course work in a minimum of two of the approved fields of study within the Smeal College of Business and in economics. The 12 credits in the breadth requirement must be taken in fields outside or separate from a candidate's primary, supporting, and research competency fields.

Primary Field Requirements: All candidates are required to achieve competency in a primary field of business administration. The primary field is the sphere of scholarship that commands the most extensive and intensive portion of a program and is the area in which the dissertation research and major professors are selected. Primary fields may be selected from the following: accounting; finance/insurance and real estate; management and organization; management science/operations/logistics; and marketing and distribution.

Graduate work in a selected primary field may require competency in prerequisite areas, including undergraduate work in the field itself as well as prior work in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, and social and behavioral sciences. The prerequisite work will be specified by each primary field.

Supporting Field Requirements: All candidates must select a supporting field of study from business administration or related outside areas. Those spheres of scholarship complement the candidate's primary field. Supporting fields from business administration include all the primary fields. Outside supporting fields include, but are not limited to, anthropology, civil engineering, computer science, economics, industrial engineering, mathematics, political science, psychology, sociology, and statistics.

Research Methods Field: All candidates must develop a broad understanding of the scientific research process and in-depth competency in the research methods used in the primary field. Each candidate's doctoral committee shall specify a minimum of three graduate-level courses (beyond the M.B.A. core courses) to constitute a supporting field in research methods. One of these courses must focus on the philosophy of science. Others should cover specific methods and tools relevant for research in the primary fields. A member of the doctoral committee shall be designated to represent the research methods field and shall be responsible for evaluating the candidate's competence in the field.

Research Paper and Presentation Requirement: To introduce students early to the research process, each Ph.D. student must complete a written research paper with two years after admission to the Ph.D. program. The student must then present the paper at an open departmental workshop or seminar within one semester after the paper is approved by the department committee and chair. The student must work under the guidance of a Research Paper Supervisor (who may or may not later be the thesis adviser). The research paper supervisor mentors the student, possibly suggesting the research topic, monitoring progress, providing ideas and feedback, and helping the student develop appropriate research, writing, and presentation skills. The paper must substantially represent the student’s work, and must be written by the student. The paper must clearly define and motivate the problem being addressed, contain a comprehensive literature review, and present the research contributions and conclusions. Approval of written paper and presentation can be used as a means to the satisfy the University’s English competence and communication requirement (to be completed before the comprehensive examination).

Other Degree Programs

QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT MASTER'S PROGRAM (QMM)

The QMM program is an integrated, one-year academic program requiring 30 credits and leading to a master's degree in Manufacturing Management. The Penn State College of Engineering and Smeal College of Business have jointly developed this curriculum so as to integrate the viewpoints and fundamentals of the disciplines on engineering and business as applied to quality and manufacturing management. The objective of the QMM program is to develop graduates who are prepared to assume leadership positions in manufacturing and to contribute through functional integration to the firm's competitiveness in global markets.

M.B.A./M.M.M. CONCURRENT DEGREE PROGRAM

M.B.A./M.H.A. CONCURRENT DEGREE PROGRAM

The MBA program of Smeal College of Business and the Department of Health Policy and Administration of the College of Health and Human Development offer a concurrent degree program that will enable a student to finish in two academic years both a master's degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) and a master's degree in Health Administration (M.H.A.). An M.B.A./M.H.A. graduate will be well-grounded in business management, health management, and the skills and expertise associated with functional areas of health services management. During the two academic years and intervening summer, the student will complete 63 credits of course work and a professional internship of 400 hours in a health care organization.

FIVE-YEAR SCIENCE B.S./M.B.A. PROGRAM

This program is the result of collaboration between the Eberly College of Science and Smeal College of Business. With the accelerated nature of the program, students can earn a B.S. degree in science and an M.B.A. degree in five calendar years after graduation from high school. For the first three and one-half years, including the first semester of the M.B.A. curriculum, students are enrolled as undergraduates in the Eberly College of Science. For the remaining three semesters, participants are graduate students formally enrolled in the Smeal College of Business M.B.A. program. Successful completion of this program results in a B.S. degree in Science awarded by the Eberly College of Science during year four and an M.B.A. from the Smeal College of Business at the end of year five.

Student Aid

In addition to the fellowships, traineeships, graduate assistantships, and other forms of financial aid described in the STUDENT AID section of the Graduate Bulletin, other awards are available to graduate students in Smeal College of Business.

Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.

ACCOUNTING (ACCTG) course list

Dr. Dan Givoly, Chair; 814-865-0041

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (B A):
The following courses require matriculation into the MBA program at University Park campus and are considered part of the MBA core curriculum:
500. MARKETING MANAGEMENT (1-3)
501. MANAGEMENT (2)
502. TEAM PROCESSES AND PERFORMANCE (1-3)
504. ETHICAL LEADERSHIP (2)
505. NEGOTIATION THEORY AND SKILLS (1-3)
510. SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (1-3)
511. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (1-3)
512. RISK & DECISION (2)
515. BUSINESS STATISTICS FOR CONTEMPORARY DECISION MAKING (2)
517. LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS (1-3)
521. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (2)
523. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (2)
531. INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE (1-3)
532. GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT (1)
533. ECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS (2)
535. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES (1)
536. INTERNATIONAL IMMERSION (2)
571. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (1-3)
575. CAPSTONE BUSINESS CASE (4)

Courses outside the MBA core:
528. BUSINESS SIMULATION (1-3)
545. BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT & INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (2)
565. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP (1-3)
574. BUSINESS RESEARCH (1-3)
596. INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1-9)
599. FOREIGN STUDY - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (1-12)

BUSINESS LAW (B LAW) course list
525. BUSINESS LAW FOR INNOVATION & COMPETITION (2)

BUSINESS LOGISTICS (B LOG) course list

Dr. John E. Tyworth, Chair; 814-865-1866

E-BUSINESS (EBIZ) course list

ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENTR) course list
500. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (1-3)

FINANCE (FIN) course list
515. NITTANY LION FUND MANAGER (3)
555. GLOBAL FINANCE (1-3)
570. FINANCIAL MODELING (2)

Dr. William A. Kracaw, Chair; 814-863-0486

INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (IST) course list

INSURANCE (INS) course list

Dr. Austin Jaffe, Chair; 814-865-1190

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (I B) course list
555.GLOBAL FINANCE (1-3)

Dr. Fariborz Ghadar, Director, 814-865-0544

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION (MGMT) course list
561. GLOBAL STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATION (1-3)
565. POWER & INFLUENCE (2)

Dr. Dennis Gioia, Chair; 814-865-2194

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (M I S) course list  

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MS&IS) course list

John E. Tyworth, Chair, 814-865-1866

MARKETING (MKTG) course list

Dr. Hans Baumgartner, Chair; 814-863-3559

OPERATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT (OISM) course list

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (OPMGT) course list

REAL ESTATE (R EST) course list
515. PROPERTY RIGHTS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY (2)

Dr. Austin Jaffe, Chair; 814-865-1190 

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) course list

CONCURRENT DEGREE OFFERING WITH THE PENN STATE DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW

Smeal College of Business, University Park campus
The Penn State Dickinson School of Law

Degrees Conferred: J.D. (Dickinson) M.B.A. (The Smeal College)

Concurrent degree program. Smeal College of Business and the Penn State Dickinson School of Law offer a concurrent degree program leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). We live in a global society where complex legal structures interact with dynamic and powerful market forces. Individuals with backgrounds in both business and law have a distinct advantage in understanding this interaction and are uniquely positioned for success in our modern society. The Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA) joint degree program provides outstanding, highly motivated students the opportunity to combine a Juris Doctor degree from the Penn State's Dickinson School of Law (DSL), one of America's oldest and most respected law schools, with an M.B.A. degree from Penn State's internationally ranked Smeal MBA Program (Smeal). Participants in this program earn both a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration in four years compared to the five years required to earn the two degrees separately.

Admission to the program. In order to be admitted to the program, students may: (a) first be admitted and enrolled in either Smeal College or Dickinson and subsequently admitted to the other program; or (b) be admitted to the concurrent program prior to commencing studies at Penn State. Each program will make a separate admission decision. Students admitted to both programs will be admitted as concurrent degree candidates.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must apply to DSL and Smeal separately and must meet each school's requirements. Visit the following Web sites for additional information regarding each school's application.

For DSL: http://www.dsl.psu.edu/admissions/applyjd.cfm

For Smeal: http://www.smeal.psu.edu/mba/admission/apply

Dickinson. All applicants for the JD program must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and are required to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Applicants must submit a JD application form; pay a $60 nonrefundable application fee if using electronic methods (a $70 nonrefundable application fee if using a downloaded application); submit a complete Law School Data Assembly Service (LSDAS) report; and provide two examples of written expression, an overview of your academic and professional experiences, and two letters of recommendation.

MBA program in Smeal College. All applicants for the MBA program must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution and are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). They must also complete the online application (consisting of the application form, a professional resume, work history, and three essays); provide two copies of their prior academic transcripts; submit two letters of recommendation, and pay a $60 nonrefundable application fee.

Credit Requirements: The J.D. degree at DSL requires a minimum of 88 credits and the Smeal M.B.A. degree requires a minimum of 60 credits. For students enrolled in the JD/MBA Program, DSL accepts the transfer of twelve (12) Smeal credits which all come from Smeal's required core curriculum. Similarly, Smeal accepts the transfer of twelve (12) credits from the DSL required core curriculum with the possibility of four (4) additional credits eligible for transfer from DSL's elective courses. Twelve of these credits come from the DSL required core curriculum while the possible other four of these credits would come from DSL's elective courses. Accordingly, students must take a minimum of 76 credits from DSL and 44-48 credits from Smeal in order to complete the JD/MBA program.

Pursuant to University policy, the transfer credits may not be applied to their corresponding joint degree until a participant has completed at least one year of study in both DSL and Smeal.

Current DSL Students: Students currently enrolled at DSL in the JD program may apply to the JD/MBA program during their first or second year of study by applying for admission to Smeal.

Sequence. Students may choose to conduct their study in either of the two sequences shown below. Each "Year" refers to the traditional academic year beginning in late August and concluding in May. In addition, DSL offers a limited number of courses during the summer term. Smeal does not offer any classes over the summer term.

Option 1

Year 1: JD Foundation Course work at either the Carlisle or the University Park location
Year 2: MBA Foundation Course work at the University Park location
Year 3: Combination of JD and MBA Course work at the University Park location
Year 4: JD Upper Level Course work at either the Carlisle or the University Park location

Option 2

Year 1: JD Foundation Course work at either the Carlisle or the University Park location
Year 2: JD Upper Level Course work at either the Carlisle or the University Park location
Year 3: MBA Foundation Course work at the University park location
Year 4: Combination of JD and MBA Course work at the University Park location. Students complete at least one year at University Park campus and one year at Dickinson before being able to cross-count courses. It is anticipated that after one year at each location, a student will spend one additional semester at Smeal and three more semesters at Dickinson

Transfer of Credits: M.B.A. Twelve (12) credits from Dickinson course work may be transferred toward the M.B.A. degree at Smeal. Courses for which such credit may be applied shall be subject to approval by Smeal based on relevance to the MBA program. Students must obtain a grade satisfactory to Smeal for any J.D. course work to be credited toward the M.B.A. degree. (Up to four (4) additional DSL credits may be considered for transfer to Smeal.)

Transfer of Credits: J.D. A maximum of 12 credits for M.B.A. course work may be transferred for credit toward the J.D. degree at the Dickinson School of Law. Courses for which such credit may be applied shall be subject to approval by the Dickinson faculty. Students must obtain a grade satisfactory to Dickinson for any M.B.A. course work to be credited toward the J.D. degree.

Advising of Students. All students in the program shall have two advisers, one from Smeal and one from Dickinson. Periodic interaction between the two advisers is encouraged.

Graduation. It is anticipated that students will complete a minimum of 44 credits from the Smeal College and 76 credits from The Dickinson School of Law in order to obtain the concurrent M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from those institutions. However, a student can graduate with one degree before the other as long as he/she has completed all of the requirements for that degree.

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