New Helzberg Program Offers 5-Year Path to Undergraduate, Graduate Degrees
An undergraduate and a graduate degree in five years. Real-life career connections, internships, and an international experience. The Helzberg School of Management鈥檚 newest program fits a whole lot of education in a short amount of time.
The , scheduled to begin in the fall 2019 semester, is tailored for students who might want to pursue a master鈥檚 degree in business, management or analytics. And it鈥檚 notable not just because it represents the Helzberg School鈥檚 first foray into daytime graduate-level education.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an uncommon approach to combine robust academic opportunities with co-curricular opportunities and applied learning and coaching,鈥 said Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D., dean of the Helzberg School of Management and the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis.
Students accepted into the program can enroll in any of the Helzberg School鈥檚 undergraduate business degree programs or any of the other degree areas within the College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis of which the Helzberg School is a part 鈥斅爄ncluding political science, communication, and mathematics. They complete that coursework and coursework for one of three Helzberg master鈥檚 degrees 鈥 the Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics, the Master of Arts in Management, or the Master of Business Administration 鈥 in five years total, given that the student continues to meet GPA and other requirements.
Early admission into graduate school and shaving a year off of earning a master鈥檚 degree are not the only benefits to the Dean鈥檚 Scholar Program, McConnell said. In addition, students have access to some unique opportunities 鈥 two internships, mentoring and coaching based on the real-life expertise of the program鈥檚 executive-in-residence, and, additionally, a number of optional international educational experiences designed to give as many students access as possible. McConnell said the result is something akin to a cohort model that takes advantage not only of the full scope of programs in the College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis, but also the University鈥檚 extended network of alumni leaders.
聽鈥淭he program allows customization within a broad menu. We think that will appeal to incoming freshmen who are looking to get the most out of their education from day one,鈥 McConnell said.
Applications for the Dean鈥檚 Scholar Program are open now, with the first cohort launching for incoming freshmen in the fall 2019 semester.