Bentley’s McCallum Graduate School of Business is launching the Falcon Fast-Track Program for motivated undergraduate students and recent alumni (within five years of graduating from Bentley) who are looking to pursue a graduate degree. The new program allows both groups to apply to the university’s Masters in Accounting, Masters in Finance, Masters in Financial Planning, Masters in Information Technology, Masters in Marketing Analytics, Masters in Taxation or Emerging Leaders MBA Program with the following benefits:
- Current undergraduate students may be able to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in as few as five years.
- Undergraduate students can take graduate courses (maximum of 6 credits) in a blended term during their final (spring or fall) term of their senior year.
- Abbreviated and free application.
- Waiving of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Records Exam (GRE) requirement for admission. (Note this is still required if students are planning on applying for merit-based aid).
- Satisfying the 150 academic-credit-hour requirement to sit for the CPA exam in Massachusetts and many other states.
- Ability to delay entry to graduate school within five years after graduation while students begin their professional career.
“Having the #1 Career Services in the country, it stands to reason most of our undergraduates will have a job when they graduate, so immediately seeking a graduate degree might not be a priority,” explains Sharon Hill, assistant dean and director of Graduate Admissions at Bentley. “By extending this option, our students will have the opportunity to acclimate to their new professional lives and then return to pursue a graduate degree when the timing is right for them.”
Students can also receive special permission through the Falcon Fast-Track program to apply to the Masters in Human Factors in Information Design (MSHFID) and the Masters in Business Analytics. For those interested in the Professional MBA program, three years of work experience is required to apply to the program.
For those who are interested in enrolling in the program, please note the following program requirements:
- With the new Falcon Fast-Track students no longer have to complete a declaration form. Undergraduate students who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 by their senior year and are within five years of graduation are automatically eligible to take advantage of the streamlined graduate admissions process.
- Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 to eligible, register for a blended term and officially apply to the McCallum Graduate School of Business.
- Students must also be matriculated in an undergraduate day program in order to be eligible
- Students in the Undergraduate Evening program and Undergraduate Degree Completion program are not eligible for the Falcon Fast Track program but are welcome to apply to the Graduate School of Business through the traditional application process.
- Students who take the GMAT or GRE to be considered for aid should not submit scores that do not meet the minimum 500 (GMAT) or equivalent (GRE) required for admission consideration. Scores submitted will be used as part of the admission evaluation regardless of a student's 3.20 GPA standing.
To learn more about the Falcon Fast-Track program, please contact Bentley’s Graduate Admissions Office.