Direct admission to the dual-degree program (B.B.A. and M.S.)

Students admitted directly to the dual degree program as incoming freshmen will be admitted automatically to the M.S. program at the end of their junior year provided that they fulfill the following requirements:

1. Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 at the time of application to the M.S. program or upon completion of 92 semester hours of course work toward their B.B.A. degree, whichever is later.
2. Successfully complete the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) before the end of their junior year, or before completion of 92 semester hours of course work, with the following exceptions for M.S. programs. Business students with overall GPAs of 3.2 or higher applying for admission to the dual degree B.B.A/M.S. in accounting or B.B.A./M.S. in taxation are not required to take the GMAT. Business students with GPAs of 3.2 or higher seeking admission to dual degree B.B.A./M.S. programs other than the B.B.A./M.S. in accounting or B.B.A./M.S. in taxation may request a waiver of the GMAT requirement by the chair of the department overseeing the M.S. major.
3. Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work in residence at Hofstra.

Admission to the dual degree program for current Hofstra students (B.B.A./M.S.)

Interested students should apply for admission into the B.B.A./M.S. program no later than at the end of their junior year or before completion of 92 semester hours of course work, and before seeking admission to the graduate program. In order to be eligible for admission to the graduate portion of the dual-degree program, students must fulfill the following admission requirements:

1. Achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.2 at the time of application to the M.S. program or upon completion of 92 semester hours of course work toward their B.B.A. degree, whichever is later.
2. Successfully complete the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) before the end of their junior year, or before completion of 92 semester hours of course work, with the following exceptions for M.S. programs. Business students with overall GPAs of 3.2 or higher applying for admission to the dual degree B.B.A/M.S. in accounting or B.B.A./M.S. in taxation are not required to take the GMAT. Business students with GPA of 3.2 or higher seeking admission to dual degree B.B.A./M.S. programs other than the B.B.A./M.S. in accounting or B.B.A./M.S. in taxation may request a waiver of the GMAT requirement by the chair of the department overseeing the M.S. major.
3. Complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work in residence at Hofstra.
4. Undergraduate students must apply and be accepted into a graduate program before being allowed to take graduate courses as part of their undergraduate program. In addition, students must complete the B.B.A. program requirement before being permitted to take more than 9 graduate semester hours for the B.B.A./M.S. programs. Please contact the Zarb School of Business Graduate Programs Office for information.

For complete B.B.A. requirements, please see the Hofstra University Undergraduate Bulletin; click here and select the current Undergraduate Bulletin from the drop-down menu.

For complete M.S. requirements, please click here .