Accelerated Masters Program for Undergraduates

Index to Accelerated Masters Programs |
BA in Anthropology and MBA in Business Administration | BA in Anthropology and MA in Economics

BA in Anthropology and MBA in Business Administration

The accelerated program in Anthropology/Business Administration provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Anthropology (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the MBA.

Interested students should:

• have some Advanced Placement credit upon admission to UNCG in order to reduce the number of required undergraduate hours. See courses for which AP Credit is available.
• identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Interested students should talk with an advisor in the department of Anthropology as early as possible.

In the spring of the junior year, students should

• take the GMAT
• apply for admission to the Graduate School and the MBA program

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BA in Anthropology/MBA in Business Administration

A. College Liberal Arts Component (61 hours max)

See additional CLER area requirements.

Special CLER area requirements for this program:

Analytic & Evaluative Studies (AE)

required: ATY 213 or 360 (see B below) 3 hrs

Natural Science (NS)

required: ATY 253 (see B below) or ATY 331 9-10 hrs

Non-Western Studies (NW)

required: one from ATY 325, 330, 333, 335, or 337 (see B below) 3 hrs

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)

required: ATY 212, ECO 201 (see C below), and one other 9 hrs

Maximum hours required: 48-61 hrs

B. Anthropology Major Requirements (24 hours)

1. ATY 213 (also meets CLER AE requirement), 253 (also meets part of CLER NS requirement), 360 (also meets CLER AE requirement), 387, 411 15 hrs

2. Six hours at the 400 or 500 level 6 hrs

3. Electives (can be used to meet CLER NW requirement) 3 hrs

Total hours required: 24 hrs

C. Prerequisites for the MBA (18 hours)

1. ISM 110 (prerequisite for ECO 250) 3 hrs

2. ECO 201 (also meets part of CLER SB requirement), 9 hrs

202, 250

3. ACC 201; MGT 312 6 hrs

Total hours 18

Total Undergraduate Requirements 91

D. Other Undergraduate Electives 31 hrs

Ethnology Concentration in Anthropology recommended

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours: 122

E. Related Requirements for the MBA (43.5 hours)

Senior Year (7.5 hours)

MBA 603, 610 (Fall) 3 hrs

MBA 605, 606, 607 (Spring) 4.5 hrs

Summer Following Senior Year (4.5 hours)

Internship and 4.5 credits 4.5 hrs

Graduate or 5th Year (24 hours)

Required foundation and strategic management level requirements; electives 24 hrs

Summer (7.5 hours)

Remaining required and elective courses 7.5 hrs

Total MBA Semester Hours: 43.5 hrs

The accelerated program in Anthropology/Economics provides the opportunity for a student to complete a BA in Anthropology (122 hours) within a four-year period and to shorten the time required to finish the Master of Arts degree in Economics.

Interested students should:

• have some Advanced Placement credit upon admission to UNCG in order to reduce the number of required undergraduate hours. See courses for which AP Credit is available.
• identify themselves as potential accelerated candidates early in their academic careers in order to receive appropriate advising. Although formal admission to an accelerated program usually occurs in the junior year, careful selection of undergraduate courses beginning in the freshman year is essential. Interested students should talk with an advisor in the department of Anthropology as early as possible.
• plan to take the GRE in the spring of the junior year.
• seek admission to the Graduate School in the fall of the senior year.

Requirements for Combined Accelerated BA in Anthropology/MA in Economics

A. College Liberal Arts Component (61 hours max)

See additional CLER area requirements.

Special CLER area requirement for this program:

Analytic & Evaluative Studies (AE)

required: ATY 213 or 360 (see B below) 3 hrs

Natural Science (NS)

required: ATY 253 (see B below) or ATY 331 9-10 hrs

Non-Western Studies (NW)

required: one from ATY 325, 330, 333, 335, or 337 (see B below) 3 hrs

Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)

required: ATY 212, ECO 201 (see C below), and one other 9 hrs

Maximum hours required: 48-61

B. Anthropology Major Requirements (24 hours)

1. ATY 213 (also meets CLER AE requirement), 253 (also meets part of CLER NS requirement), 360 (also meets CLER AE requirement), 387, 411 15 hrs

2. Six hours at the 400 or 500 level 6 hrs

3. Electives (can be used to meet CLER NW requirement) 3 hrs

Total hours required: 24 hrs

C. Economics Prerequisites (30 hours)

1. ECO 201 (also meets part of CLER SB requirement), 202, ISM 110 (by end of 4th semester) 9 hrs

2. ECO 250, 301, 351 (by end of 6th semester) 9 hrs

3. Senior Year: ECO 327, 554 (Fall); ECO 319, 346 (Spring) 12 hrs

Total hours required: 30 hrs

Total Undergraduate Requirements: 103 hrs

D. Other Undergraduate Electives 19 hrs

Ethnology Concentration in Anthropology recommended

Total Undergraduate Semester Hours: 122

E. Requirements for MA in Economics (30-33 hours)

Fall of Senior Year (minimum 6 hours)

ECO 619 (graduate credit) 3 hrs

ECO 554 (undergraduate or graduate credit) 3 hrs

ECO 654 (graduate credit) 3 hrs

Spring of Senior year and/or 5th Year (24-27 hours)

ECO 645A (Fall) 3 hrs

ECO 645B (Spring) 2 hrs

ECO 646 (Fall) 2 hrs

Either ECO 647 (Spring) 4 hrs

or ECO 648 (Spring) 4 hrs

Both ECO 694 and 695 or 694 and 696 6 hrs

Sufficient Electives 7-13 hrs

Total Semester Hours for MA in Economics (requires 694 and 695): 30 hrs

OR

Total Semester Hours for MA in Applied Economics (requires 694 and 696): 33 hrs