Business Administration
Accelerated Program
Students who graduate from a two-year college with a major in
business and at least a 3.50 grade point average are eligible to apply
for the accelerated program which allows most students to complete the
B.S./Business or B.B.A./Business in fourteen months.
The accelerated program recognizes that there are a number of
exceptionally talented and motivated students who may progress toward
their degree at a faster rate. The program utilizes the two summer
periods which fall between the normal sophomore and senior years. By
allowing the student to take an academic overload each term, a student
who enters in June of Summer I may graduate in August of Summer II.
While the individual requirements depend on the work taken during the
prior two years of lower division college, a general program for a
student who receives an associate degree in spring would follow the
pattern of:
| Summer - three 4-credit courses | 12 credits |
| Fall - five 4-credit courses | 20 credits |
| Spring - five 4-credit courses | 20 credits |
| Summer - three 4-credit courses | 12 credits |
| 64 credits* |
The program is limited to a small number of qualified transfer students. In order to qualify, a student must:
- Apply for acceptance to the SUNYIT Office of Admissions.
- Graduate from a SUNY two-year college with a 3.50 grade point average.
- Request permission to enter the Accelerated Program. (Permission may be obtained by writing to the Dean, School of Business.)
- Maintain a 3.25 cumulative average while enrolled at SUNYIT.
A student who enters SUNYIT in the Accelerated Program may return to the normal program at any time. Similarly, any student who enters under this option, but does not maintain the required 3.25 average, will be required to continue his or her course of study at the normal rate.
* Students who have 64 applicable credit hours can complete this program in 60 hours. Students who do not enter on the Accelerated Program, but have honor grades at SUNYIT, may accelerate their graduation by one semester through summer study and overload scheduling.