Loyola opens accelerated MBA to Gettysburg College students
麻豆精选 and Gettysburg College partnered to open Loyola鈥檚 new accelerated Emerging Leaders MBA 4+1 program to students at Gettysburg College. The partnership will provide a pathway for undergraduate students interested in undertaking a liberal arts and sciences major at Gettysburg College seamlessly coupled with a fifth-year business-oriented master鈥檚 program at Loyola.
鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to offer Gettysburg College students a chance to jumpstart their graduate education and career, save time and money, and earn a highly respected MBA from Loyola鈥檚 Sellinger School of Business,鈥 said Cheryl Moore-Thomas, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs at Loyola. 鈥淲e look forward to welcoming Gettysburg students to Loyola.鈥
Gettysburg College students in the 4+1 program can take one online Loyola course each semester during their senior year at no additional cost. Upon graduating from Gettysburg, they receive discounted tuition to complete their MBA through Loyola鈥檚 Emerging Leaders MBA program. The Emerging Leaders MBA is a one-year, full-time, in-person program that offers real-world experiences, including corporate visits, career preparation, and internships. Current Gettysburg College juniors, seniors, and students participating in the , a defining element of the , are eligible to participate in this 4+1 program during their senior year.
鈥淟oyola鈥檚 Emerging Leaders MBA is designed to complement a liberal arts degree, giving students a practical business education, building their professional network at an early stage, and increasing their employability. It builds on students鈥 undergraduate liberal arts studies and opens up diverse career paths,鈥 said Mary Ann Scully, MBA 鈥79, dean of Loyola鈥檚 Sellinger School.
鈥淲e are most excited by the opportunity to truly, proactively partner with Gettysburg College from the time these students attend an open house at Gettysburg in their senior year of high school through their Orientation as first-year students, introducing them to Loyola business faculty, working with Gettysburg student advisors, inviting them to Loyola career fairs, and making them a part of our own robust business alumni network,鈥 Scully said. 鈥淏oth Gettysburg and Loyola believe that these intentional pathways will change the trajectory of the students鈥 lives.鈥
Professionals with master鈥檚 degrees have median earnings of 18% more than those with bachelor鈥檚 degrees only, and higher degrees increase the likelihood of employment, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
鈥淲e are extremely excited to partner with Loyola University鈥檚 Sellinger School of Business to provide Gettysburg students with an expedited path to a superb Master of Business Administration degree that is both impactful and more affordable,鈥 said Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D., provost at Gettysburg College. 鈥淚 look forward to the scores of successful leaders who will emerge from this Gettysburg-Loyola partnership and go on to positively impact their neighborhoods, communities, and world.鈥
is an undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences that prepares students from across the nation and around the globe to pursue lives of personal and professional fulfillment and to engage the complex questions of our time through effective leadership and socially responsible citizenship.
in Baltimore delivers an internationally recognized Jesuit business education. Recognized for its scholarship, ethical leadership, and tradition of excellence, the Sellinger School delivers a wide range of sought-after fields of study including eight undergraduate majors and 11 undergraduate minors as well as full-time, part-time, and fully online MBA and Master of Accounting programs.