Science BS/MBA
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Earn a Bachelor's of Science (BS) from the Eberly College of Science and a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) from the Smeal College of Business.
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Students complete many of the same science courses as students majoring in specific science disciplines. At the same time, they participate in professional development activities through three semesters of cooperative education work experiences to prepare them for entry into Smeal’s MBA program.

Led by seasoned science business professionals, the BS/MBA program prepares outstanding and highly motivated individuals the opportunity to combine an undergraduate degree in Science with a graduate degree in Business, preparing them to be future leaders who are grounded in both.
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Students in the Science BS/MBA Program will have the opportunity and are expected to participate in a number of professional development activities that will prepare them not only for entrance into the MBA portion of the program, but for life.

Penn State, the Eberly College of Science, and the Smeal College of Business provide outstanding and highly motivated students with the opportunity to combine an undergraduate degree in Science with a graduate degree in Business, preparing them to be future leaders who are grounded in both.
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Eberly's integrated BS / MBA program accelerates science students’ path to business professions.

BS/MBA student Gwen Yetter received the Cooperative Education Student Achievement Award from CEIA for her internship at Merck.