Program Description

Individually, the MBA degree program requires a minimum of 60 credits and the M.S. degree program requires 30 credits. Because some courses are acceptable to each program, completion of the dual-degree program requires a minimum of 68 credits.

The MBA portion requires the 36 credit core curriculum and 12 elective credits from Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs — Newark and New Brunswick. Twelve credits in biomedical sciences from GSBS are accepted as the MBA area of concentration. The MS portion requires 20 credits in the biomedical sciences. Four credits of Interfunctional Team Consulting and two credits of statistics are accepted from the MBA program. The consulting project report will serve as the M.S. thesis requirement (4 credits). The core requirements for the dual degree programs are illustrated below.

The core MBA curriculum is completed full-time during the first year, with the exception of the Interfunctional Team Consulting. The latter will occur during the second or third year, following initial exposure to the biomedical curriculum. The remaining MBA elective courses and the MS biomedical science courses can be completed during the second and third years. The specific M.S. courses depend upon the interests and background of the student. However, most students will take Fundamentals part I and seminar in Biomedical Science in the first semester. The program is offered on a full-time basis and can be completed in as little as 30 months.

Tuition

Students in the dual degree program will spend the majority of the first year in the MBA component of the program and pay full-time tuition to Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs — Newark and New Brunswick. During the second year, students complete the M.S. portion of their program and tuition is collected by GSBS. Student fees in the first year will be paid to Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs — Newark and New Brunswick. Student fees during the second year will be paid to GSBS except that students who plan to use career services at Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs — Newark and New Brunswick will pay the career services fee to Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs — Newark and New Brunswick.