Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering/Master of Business Administration (Dual Degree)

Timelines of Admission

Current Industrial Engineering (IE) undergraduate students can apply to this dual program track after completing their first semester of sophomore year. Applicants admitted to the dual program track must apply for admission to the MBA program after completing their first semester of senior year. Applicants should consult the BSIE academic advior for more specific application deadlines and admission criteria for both the dual program track and the MBA program.

BSIE Degree Requirements: supported

Once admitted to the dual program track, students will first pursue BSIE degree and are required to satisfy all BSIE degree requirements as specified on the UH Undergraduate Catalog  to earn BSIE Degree, except that students are allowed to take two MBA core in their senior year to substitute two courses in the BSIE degree plan; specifically,

• ACCT 6331 (Financial Accounting) will replace INDE 3330 (Financial and Cost Management), and
• FINA 6378 (Managerial Analysis) will be used to satisfy the Technical Elective requirement of the BSIE degree plan.

MBA Degree Requirements

Students admitted to the MBA program will officially join the MBA program immediately after successfully completing the BSIE degree. Students must satisfy the MBA degree requirements specified on the UH Graduate Catalog.

Double-Counted Courses

• ACCT 6331 - Financial Accounting (replaces INDE 3330 in BSIE degree plan) Credit Hours: 3.0
• FINA 6387 - Managerial Analysis (fulfills the Technical Elective requirement of BSIE degree plan) Credit Hours: 3.0
• INDE 2333 - Engineering Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 (prerequisite for INDE 3364)
• INDE 3364 - Engineering Statistics II Credit Hours: 3.0 (substitutes for BZAN 6310 in MBA degree plan)
• INDE ELEC - Industrial Engineering Course (3 hours counts as 1.5 elective in MBA degree plan) Credit Hours: 1.5
• INDE ELEC - Industrial Engineering Course (3 hours counts as 1.5 elective in MBA degree plan) Credit Hours: 1.5

Awarding Degrees

The two degrees will be awarded sequentially. Upon successful completion of the undergrad degree and on receiving the BSIE Degree, the MBA degree will be awarded after completing the remaining of MBA degree requirements.