{"id":4186,"date":"2024-12-03T10:50:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/?page_id=4186"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:05:08","slug":"41-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/41-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA 4+1 Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Butler MBA Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/41-pathway\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >MBA 4+1 Pathway<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/program-outcomes\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Program Outcomes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/mba\/butler-mba-experience\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >The Butler MBA Experience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/lacy-business\/mba\/admission\/information-sessions\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Information Sessions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=9ea1ae38-5ff7-44d3-839f-0ba6161e60e2\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Request Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mba-4-1-pathway\">MBA 4+1 Pathway<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Earn your MBA from the Lacy School of Business by adding an additional year to your Bachelor\u2019s program.<br><br>Designed for high-achieving students, this program allows you to begin your MBA immediately after completing your undergraduate studies. The curriculum is streamlined, enabling you to earn your MBA in as little as 15 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=901ea760-8238-422a-8731-cd6404cf7a7f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/mba-4-1-info-sessions\">Information Sessions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tProgram requirements\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/lacy-business\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All applicants with fewer than two years of work experience must have a minimum 3.5 GPA as determined at the beginning of their final undergraduate semester.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For applicants from LSB, students can be waived from a maximum of two MBA classes. Students must have a minimum of a B+ in the undergraduate version of the class being waived.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For applicants from LSB, applications must be accompanied by letters of recommendation from two LSB faculty members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For applicants from non-business backgrounds, completion of the primers will be required.<br><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: Primer courses are free and self-paced<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-69d01d7344ab9-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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