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THOMAS MORE MBA STUDENTS EARNING GRADUATE DEGREES IN RECORD TIME

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. (July 25, 2023) — Three Thomas Extra college students are making College historical past for finishing the grasp’s in enterprise administration (MBA) program in an unofficial “3+1” format. Within the typical time it takes a scholar to earn a bachelor’s diploma, these three college students will earn their grasp’s diploma, equating to not solely tuition and a 50%-degree completion time financial savings, but in addition higher incomes potential within the job market.

This money-saving route is made doable as a consequence of an increase within the variety of college students enrolling in school with earned credit from secondary degree applications and superior placement alternatives.

“I’m able to get a high-quality training in a way more environment friendly period of time,” says Jacob Weigel, who might be finishing his MBA in simply 4 years. “I imagine it will get me forward of the curve in the true world and permit me a head begin in my profession.”

This system’s flexibility is an extra profit for college students. Dakota Schroeder, one other of the three college students ending the MBA in simply 4 years, is happy to get a soar begin on her profession. “This system will permit me to complete my grasp’s in a single 12 months whereas beginning my full-time job on the similar time,” she explains. “After I get into the workforce, I’ll have a aggressive benefit over others.” Schroeder nonetheless manages to make time for additional curriculars, competing on the Saint’s tennis group.

The 4+1 MBA program at Thomas Extra College was shaped throughout the 2020-2021 educational 12 months. Enterprise administration professors Anne Busse, D.B.A., and Jack Rudnick, Jr., Ed.D. (retired), efficiently collaborated to craft and launch the pilot cohort. This system rapidly caught on in recognition. “The 4+1 saves money and time by permitting college students who meet rigorous screening standards to be in this system as soon as 90 credit of the 120 required for an undergraduate diploma have been earned,” explains Rudnick. “Financially, that is advantageous as a result of college students earn 12 graduate credit throughout their undergraduate program.”

Initially, this system centered on enterprise majors, nevertheless it has developed to welcome college students in all undergraduate majors who fulfill the GPA and entrance necessities. The Thomas Extra Accelerated program group has organized for workshops to assist college students needing stipulations, similar to accounting, statistics, and finance. Devoted advisors take heed to scholar’s profession objectives and supply options to finest make the most of their time on campus. “I realized concerning the 3+1 from Dr. Rudnick after I had switched to a enterprise administration main,” remembers Weigel. “My long-term objective has all the time been to run a hospital, however I didn’t have a clue on how one can finest method this profession path. That’s the place Dr. Rudnick pointed me in the precise route; to go for the three+1 with a focus on healthcare.”

For extra details about Thomas Extra’s 4+1 MBA program, go to https://www.thomasmore.edu/program/41-mba/.

For extra details about Thomas Extra College, go to www.thomasmore.edu.

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