Business Management, Combined Degree Pathways

Admission

Admission into the combined programs is highly selective. Matriculated Empire State University, SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill undergraduate students may apply to a combined program through the School for Graduate Studies and will complete all of the application requirements for the master’s degree program. The applicant must have a minimum recalculated GPA of 3.2 (most recent 60 credit earned) and have three to five years of managerial or professional experience.

In addition to completing the graduate application1, candidates must have completed the following academic prerequisites or their equivalent2, to be considered for admission:

  • Statistics (3 credits);
  • Macroeconomics (3 credits);
  • Microeconomics (3 credits); and
  • Accounting (3 credits)

Please see the Graduate Admission section of this catalog for a complete listing of materials required to complete a graduate application. 

1

SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill applicants are not required to submit the application essay nor the recommendation letter and may request a waiver code of the application fee at grad@sunyempire.edu.

2

SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill applicants must have completed these prerequisites with a grade of B or better.

Curriculum

The combined pathways leading to a MBA in Business Management, require 148 credits total, of which, 36 are master’s credits leading to the MBA in Business Management. Students must meet all college, Area Of Study (AOS), and relevant concentration guidelines.

These programs require careful planning that should begin in the first term of a student’s undergraduate career. The student and their primary mentor should consult in planning the undergraduate degree program so that these requirements are met during undergraduate study and that the 12 credits of master’s courses from the MBA in Business Management program also are included in the degree plan. Students must meet graduate expectations for academic progress and grade point average in their master’s level courses to remain in a combined program.

Combined Pathway Courses

Each pathway has 4 specific courses (12 credits) that may be included in an approved undergraduate degree plan.

Empire State University Undergraduates

The four graduate courses that may be taken during Empire State University undergraduate study are outlined below. Functional courses vary and are determined by the concentration chosen.

Opening Courses6
Leadership & Organizational Behavior
Strategic Perspectives of Global Management
Functional Courses 16
Any two functional core courses (6 credits) can be selected from the list below for the track you are enrolled in.
Management or Human Resource Management Tracks
Financial Management
Management Information Systems
High Performance Management
Operations Management
Managerial Economics
Strategic Marketing Management
International Business Track
Global E-Commerce Strategies
Global Leadership Competencies
Global Supply Chain Management
Economics for Global Managers
International Financial Management
Global Marketing Strategies
Marketing Track
Financial Management
Global E-Commerce Strategies
High Performance Management
Operations Management
Managerial Economics
Strategic Marketing Management
Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship or Healthcare Management or Nonprofit Management or Project Management or Information Technology Management Tracks
Financial Management
Management Information Systems
High Performance Management
Operations Management
Managerial Economics
Strategic Marketing Management
Global Finance and Investment Track
Global E-Commerce Strategies
Global Leadership Competencies
Global Supply Chain Management
Economics for Global Managers
International Financial Management
Global Marketing Strategies
Total Credits12
SUNY Cobleskill B.B.A. Undergraduates

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Cobleskill B.B.A. undergraduate study are outlined below.2

MGMT 6020Leadership & Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6050Operations Management3
AND (Choose 1):3
Management Information Systems
Global E-Commerce Strategies
Total Credits12
SUNY Cobleskill B.S. Undergraduates

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Cobleskill B.S. in Applied Psychology undergraduate study are outlined below.2

MGMT 6020Leadership & Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems3
MGMT 6040High Performance Management3
Total Credits12
SUNY Canton B.B.A. Undergraduates

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Canton B.B.A. undergraduate study are outlined below.2 The choice of courses vary and are determined by the concentration chosen.

Choose 4 courses from within your area of concentration12
Global Finance & Investment
MGMT 6016Financial Management3
MGMT 6020Leadership & Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6035Global E-Commerce Strategies3
MGMT 6065Economics for Global Managers3
MGMT 6075International Financial Management3
FSMA 6010Quantitative Methods in Finance3
International Business12
MGMT 6020Leadership & Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6035Global E-Commerce Strategies3
MGMT 6065Economics for Global Managers3
MGMT 6075International Financial Management3
Healthcare Management; Human Resource Management; Information Technology Management; Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship; Management; Marketing; Nonprofit Management; or Project Management
MGMT 6016Financial Management3
MGMT 6020Leadership & Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
MGMT 6030Management Information Systems3
MGMT 6040High Performance Management3
MGMT 6050Operations Management3
SUNY Canton B.S. Undergraduates

The four graduate courses that may be taken during SUNY Canton B.S. in Healthcare Management undergraduate study are outlined below.2

Choose 412
MGMT 6020Leadership & Organizational Behavior3
MGMT 6025Strategic Perspectives of Global Management3
HCLM 6075Managing Healthcare Systems3
HCLM 6080Health Policy & Management3
HCLM 7005Strategic Corporate Communication & Inter-professional Collaboration3


Remaining required courses of the MBA degree can be found on the MBA in Business Management page of this catalog.

1

Special requests to substitute these courses will be considered by the Business, Management & Leadership division chair.

2

SUNY Canton and SUNY Cobleskill students interested in an Empire State University MBA pathway should seek guidance from their undergraduate academic advisor as admission and program requirements may differ.