Engineering (3/2): B.A. in Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Studies; or Biological and Chemical Sciences/B.S. in Engineering

Advisor: Professor Heinekamp

The student interested in engineering may combine technical courses with the more broadening experience of study at a liberal arts college by undertaking our 3/2 program in engineering at Wells. 

Engineers with a dual degree are better prepared to solve complex corporate, industrial, and societal problems.  Prospective employers recognize this, and value candidates who have both kinds of preparation.  The 3/2 graduate has all the benefits of a liberal arts education, combined with rigorous training at a prestigious engineering university.

The arrangements with Cornell University in Ithaca, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, and Columbia University in New York City lead to the Bachelor of Arts from Wells College, as well as the Bachelor of Science in engineering from these universities. A student may arrange, with the approval of the Engineering Committee, a program with engineering colleges other than those with formal 3/2 arrangements with Wells. 

The major at Wells is ordinarily mathematical and physical sciences (concentration: physics) followed by study in the area of interest within the engineering field at the coordinate institution (in some cases, a biological and chemical sciences major or an environmental studies major would be more appropriate). After three years at Wells, a student transfers to the coordinate institution. There, in the fourth year, the remaining Wells B.A. requirements are completed as part of their standard engineering curriculum. At the end of the fifth year, the Bachelor of Science in engineering from the university will be awarded, as well as the B.A. from Wells. Exceptionally talented students may earn the master's degree in engineering at Columbia University by completing additional courses during summer sessions. 
 

Business Administration (3/2): 
B.A. in Economics and Management/M.B.A.

Advisor: Professor Uddin

Wells has a formal arrangement leading to the Bachelor of Arts from Wells and the Master
of Business Administration from the University of Rochester. The program is
recommended for strong students only. After three years at Wells, a student enters the
University of Rochester’s Graduate School of Management for two further years. During
the first year at Rochester, all requirements for the Bachelor of Arts from Wells College are
satisfied as an intrinsic part of the first-year requirements of the M.B.A. program.

Undergraduate preparation in economics and mathematics is strongly recommended. The
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is taken by February of the junior year as a
prerequisite to acceptance into the second part of the program.

At the University of Rochester, the curriculum consists of a certain number of “core” courses
plus a “concentration sequence.” This concentration may be in accounting, applied economics, finance, marketing, operations management, computers and information systems, management for the nonprofit sector, or another area of special interest.

The program also offers the option of majoring in public accounting without adding to the
number of courses required for the M.B.A. This preparation meets the educational requirements for admission to the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Examination used by all states.

The Wells student should prepare by taking the management concentration. Her or his
schedule should emphasize courses in accounting, finance, and managerial economics. We
also recommend a rigorous quantitative program, including courses in calculus, statistics, and econometrics.

Business Administration (4+1): 
B.A., Major in Economics and Management/M.B.A. or M.S.M.S.

Advisor: Professor Uddin

Wells has a formal articulation (transfer) agreement with Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, under which Wells Students graduating with a B.A. and who have taken the required business foundation courses specified in the agreement may apply for a one-year M.B.A./M.S.M.S. program at Clarkson and, if accepted, can complete the program within one academic Year.  The Clarkson M.B.A. program is intensive and rigorous with an integrated curriculum that focuses on the global environment, technology in the work place, teamwork, leadership, and integrity.  Tracks within the M.B.A. program other than the general M.B.A. are global supply chain management, environmental management, and innovation and new venture management.