PennState Admission

Can you tell me about admission in BS/MBA program offered by Eberly College of Science and Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University?

[Pathak]

The Eberly College of Science and Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University provide outstanding and highly aggravated persons the chance to combine an undergraduate degree in basic science with a graduate degree in Business, preparing them to be the future leaders of the world’s scientific organizations.

For technology-driven companies to meet the challenge of being competitive in a global market, one needs to focus on becoming more efficient and productive.

One with outstanding quantitative and analytical skills who are excited by the prospect of applying those skills in a business setting should consider this innovative program.

The accelerated program provides an opportunity for outstanding and highly motivated students to complete both a B.S. in Science and an M.B.A. in a total of five years.

Students in the Science BS/MBA Program, a collaboration of the Eberly College of Science and the Smeal College of Business, earn summer credits and income through cooperative education and internship experiences with affiliated companies.

A Penn State admission offer should be in hand prior to the Science BS/MBA deadline of December 31. In order to apply for the BS/MBA program, applicants must submit the program application and two confidential recommendations by December 31.

Minimum Admission Requirements include:

SAT score of at least 1950

Top 10 percent standing in your high school class

Ability to communicate effectively, an advanced level of maturity, and high motivation to pursue a joint science/business educational program

Separate application to the Science BS/MBA program, in addition to the standard Penn State application

Dates and Deadlines by Applicant Type

First-Year Applicant Dates

Term Application Application Submission Admission Deadline for
Available Date Notification by: Student Notification of
Enrollment

Fall
Semester
and
Summer
Session Sep-01 Nov-30 January 31 May-01

Dec-31 Feb-28 May-01

Jan-31 Mar-31 May-01

Rolling after
January 31 Rolling May 1, or date on offer
notification

Spring Semester Jun-01 Nov-01 Mid-December Refer to offer notification