New Wayne State business programs touted in Crain's Detroit
The Mike Ilitch School of Business has launched several new programs this year. The accelerated graduate enrollment (AGRADE) program allows highly qualified students to cut substantial time and as much as one-third off the total cost of a WSU graduate business degree program by applying up to 12 credits toward both their undergraduate and MBA degrees. In addition, WSU has created a Warriors Business Community, which allows a cohort of up to 70 business students to live, learn and develop professional connections together on their own floor of Wayne State's Ghafari Hall. The Corporate Mentor Program matches first-generation business students with a professional corporate mentor from the metro Detroit business community. Students and mentors meet throughout the academic year to help the student develop a professional identity and a clearer vision for their career path and to become fully career ready. The school also established a new agreement with Washtenaw Community College (WCC) that makes it easier for students to earn an associate degree at WCC while earning credit toward a business degree at WSU. WCC students will be allowed to transfer up to 82 credit hours to Wayne State. WSU has similar agreements with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College and Schoolcraft College. Macomb Community College is launching a new global supply chain associate degree program this fall. The program will prepare students for entry-level positions, such as buyer/purchasing agent, inventory analyst and logistics analyst. Students in this program can earn up to 82 credit hours toward a bachelor's degree in global supply chain management at Wayne State University.
