Direct Admission to the Dual-degree Program

Students entering Hofstra as incoming freshmen may apply for direct admission to this dual-degree program. For those who choose to submit a standardized test score, a 1240 or better on the critical reading and mathematics sections of the SAT (or an ACT score of 25) is recommended.  Applicants must have an overall high school GPA of 3.5 (or be in the top 15 percent of their high school graduating class) in order to be considered for admission.  Students admitted directly to the dual-degree program as incoming freshmen will be admitted automatically to the MBA program at the end of their junior year provided that they fulfill the following requirements:

1. They take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and receive a score of at least 550 before the end of their junior year, or before completion of 92 semester hours of course work.
2. They attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 at the time of application to the MBA program or upon completion of 92 semester hours of course work toward their BA degree in labor studies.
3. They successfully complete IT 001, IT 015, LEGL 020, and MATH 008 or BAN 001.
4. They complete the first three years of the curriculum outlined below for the dual-degree program.

Admission to the Dual-degree Program for Current Hofstra Students

Qualified Hofstra students majoring in Labor Studies (BA) may apply for admission to the dual-degree program in Labor Studies/MBA prior to completing successfully 92 semester hours of undergraduate work. In order to qualify for admission to the dual-degree program, a student must have attained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 at the time of application. Students admitted to the dual-degree program should note that admission to the MBA portion of the dual-degree program requires the fulfillment of the following requirements:

1. they take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and receive a score of at least 550 before the end of their junior year, or before completion of 92 semester hours of course work;
2. they achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 at the time of application to the MBA program or upon completion of 92 semester hours of course work toward their BA degree in labor studies;
3. they successfully complete IT 001, IT 015, LEGL 020, and MATH 008 or BAN 001;
4. they fulfill all the undergraduate degree requirements for the BA with the exception of the semester hour and major requirements;
5. they successfully complete a minimum of thirty semester hours of undergraduate course work in-residence at Hofstra.

Undergraduate students must apply and be accepted into the MBA program before being allowed to take graduate courses as part of their undergraduate program. In addition, students must complete the BA degree before being permitted to take more than 14 semester hours of graduate courses for the MBA program. Please contact the Zarb School of Business Graduate Programs Office for information.

See the complete MBA requirements  in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business section of this Bulletin.

Program Requirements

Students admitted to this dual-degree program will receive a BA in labor studies upon completion of the following requirements:

1. The complete University and BA requirements described in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of the Undergraduate Bulletin (click here and select the current Undergraduate Bulletin from the drop-down menu). In particular, successful completion of a total of 124 semester hours, including at least 110 semester hours of undergraduate course work and at most 14 semester hours of MBA graduate course work;
2. The specific major requirements described in the BA major in labor studies section of the Undergraduate Bulletin (click here and select the current Undergraduate Bulletin from the drop-down menu).

Students wishing to complete the dual-degree program with 154 semester hours of academic credits should note that they will have to complete 94 semester hours of liberal arts course work. Accordingly, it is advisable that:

1. under the “Union, Management, and Dispute Resolution” category, students select either LABR 155 A-Z or LABR 170;
2. students fulfill the introductory statistics admission requirement for the MBA program by taking MATH 008.

The MBA will be awarded upon the completion of the specific requirements for the MBA  as described in this Bulletin.

Suggested Five-Year Sequence

BA Major in Labor Studies/MBA: Suggested Five Year Sequence (154 s.h.)