Some Wells programs enable students
to earn two degrees in five or seven years. Known as 3/2 and 3/4 programs,
these plans usually require three years of study in the liberal arts curriculum
at Wells followed by two or four years of study at an affiliated institution.
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.
Last updated 05/17/2007
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