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 Customize Your Studies

Our programs in the fast-growing areas of Business Analytics, Risk Management, and Sports Studies can complement any Business major. The Business Analytics minor teaches you how to make effective decisions using data analysis and data visualization, while our three-course Certificate in Risk Management focuses on how organizations protect themselves from a variety of risk challenges, including cyberattacks, natural disasters, and terrorism. The interdisciplinary Sports Studies minor helps students across various majors become well-versed in the issues of the sports world and prepares them for careers in this exciting and diverse industry.

Accelerated Degree Options

Our accelerated options allow students to complete both undergraduate Business and graduate MBA degrees in four or five years. 

3 + 1 MBA 

Students, by accelerating their undergraduate work, earn their Bachelor’s degree in three years and their MBA degree at the conclusion of their fourth year at the University.

4 + 1 MBA

Students in the 4 + 1 option complete their Bachelor’s degree within four years and their MBA degree at the conclusion of their fifth year at the University.

The accredited 3+1 or 4+1 Master of Business Administration programs allow students to earn both the B.S. and MBA degrees in just 4 or 5 years. Designed for GSB undergraduates, this program provides a time- and cost-efficient way to earn your MBA in 0-1 additional year rather than the traditional two-year MBA degree programs. 

3+3 Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Bachelor's Program

This accelerated 3+3 program allows eligible students to complete their bachelor's and Juris Doctor J.D. degrees in six years instead of seven. Accepted students will take first-year courses in the School of Law along with legal electives to fulfill undergraduate fourth-year requirements. 

Alumni Share Their Experiences

“The Center for Career and Professional Development was really beneficial for me. There are three platforms I want to highlight: Handshake, the Roger Connection, and LinkedIn — for finding 51ÂÜÀòalumni. Getting to work in an accounting firm is very competitive. Having personal connections and a referral from an 51ÂÜÀòalum gave me a leg up. I had two competitive offers ready for me to sign on before I finished RWU." 

Michelle Desiataʉ۪22
Financial Services Office (FSO) Business Consulting Staff at Ernst & Young in Boston, Mass.
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"A lot of people are looking for experience, and you can’t get experience unless you get a job or do an internship. The 51ÂÜÀòFinance program offers both. CAFE replicates industry, so you get real-time, industry-like hands-on experience."

Carla Puchini '17
Associate at Goldman Sachs, New York, N.Y.
 

"Being involved on campus gave me the opportunity to meet different types of people and use different types of skills. From interacting with people while tutoring, to public speaking, to learning analytical skills within the CAFE, all of my experiences were very useful."

Asia Carter-Lamb '20 
Associate Financial Analyst at Akamai Technologies, Cambridge, Mass.
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