Guidance for Developing a New MS to MBA Pathway

Overview

The MS and MBA programs will remain entirely separate and students must fully complete the MS before starting the MBA.

  • Determine the list of courses in the the MS that can later be used to fulfill courses in the MBA.
    • A combined MS/MBA curriculum table is not needed because the MS and MBA programs will remain entirely separate.
    • The MBA program is STEM-designated and 9 credits of STEM electives are required to support this designation.
      • Therefore, 9 STEM credits from the MS program will go towards the STEM elective requirement in the MBA.

Proposal Form

Download the proposal form

In the proposal form, provide a mapping table which defines the MS courses that can later be applied to the MBA, based on course content and learning outcomes.

RIT Policy D02.0, Section XII (Overlapping Credit for Second Degree) provides guidance for applying credits from a previous RIT master's degree to a second RIT master's degree:

  • RIT credits from a previous master's degree can be applied toward satisfying a maximum of 1/3 of the credit requirements of the second master's degree.
  • The RIT Business Administration MBA program has 48 credits, so a maximum of 16 credit hours from the MS could later be applied to the MBA.

Develop an Articulation Agreement

Develop an articulation agreement between the MS and MBA programs which is approved by the following:

  • Department faculty and department chair(s) from the contributing programs
  • Department Curriculum Committee(s)
  • College Curriculum Committee(s)
  • Dean of the College (or Deans, if the MS and MBA programs are in different colleges)

After the articulation agreement is approved by the college(s) and the proposal form is signed by the Dean(s), advise the following departments of the new MS to MBA pathway:

  • Vice Provost's Office
  • Registrar's Office
  • Enrollment Management
  • Graduate School