Combined Degree Completion Pathways (MBA)

The School of Business offers a variety of combined degree completion pathways that allow the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree to be completed concurrently with other graduate or professional programs hosted by Lincoln Memorial University.

Applicants pursuing a combined degree completion pathway must meet the admissions requirements for each individual program. Applicants must apply to and be accepted into each program separately. Admission to one program does not guarantee admission to the other. Admissions requirements for all Combined Degree Completion Pathway (MBA) opportunities can be found on the main Master of Business Administration program page, under the Combined Degree Completion Pathway - MBA Admission Requirements & Procedures header.

LMU limits eligibility for all Combined Degree Completion Pathways to exceptional students who meet the enrollment criteria. Students are still required to meet the student learning outcomes (SLOs) for each program, so the quality and integrity of both programs are not jeopardized.

Students approved to participate in a combined degree completion pathway involving the MBA or MSBA are required to adhere to all university, school, and program-specific policies relevant to each academic program. Students must also meet the degree and graduation requirements associated with each individual program. 

The time to complete several combined degree pathways is accelerated because of “double-counted” courses. Students complete the “double-counted” courses at the higher degree level (or the equivalent degree level if students are pursuing a master’s and master’s combined degree pathway). This preserves the rigor of the higher-level coursework. In addition to restricting enrollment in combined degree completion pathways based on academic merit, LMU limits the total number of "double- counted" credits for each pathway, ensuring that no combined degree pathway falls far short of 150 total credit hours for an undergraduate-graduate pathway or 60 total credit hours for a graduate-graduate pathway.

For combined degree completion pathways with “double-counted” credits, faculty/program coordinators complete LMU’s Transfer Credit Approval Form to accept transfer credit hours in the lower (or equivalent for master’s-master’s pathway) degree program after students complete the appropriate courses in the higher degree program. This ensures all LMU students complete the minimum required credit hours to earn degrees at all approved levels.