Accelerated Graduate Enrollment (AGRADE) program
Save money and time toward your graduate business degree with the Accelerated Graduate Enrollment (AGRADE) program. Highly qualified Wayne State University Mike Ilitch School of Business students are eligible to participate in the AGRADE program. AGRADE students can 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 select graduate degrees. AGRADE students cannot also complete Senior Rule.
AGRADE benefits
- Start earning your master of business administration (M.B.A.), master of science in accounting (M.S.A.), master of science in organizational leadership (M.S.O.L.), master of science in finance (M.S.F.), executive master of science in automotive supply chain management or M.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics while completing your bachelor's degree
- Earn graduate credits at undergraduate tuition rates
- Apply up to 12 credits of selected graduate courses as dual credit for undergraduate and eligible graduate programs
- Option to move immediately to the graduate program or rejoin the program later
- Earn both your bachelor's and master's degrees in as little as five years
AGRADE requirements
- An undergraduate major in accounting*, finance, global supply chain management, technology, information systems and analytics (TISA), management or marketing
- Senior standing (~90 credits earned)
- Overall GPA of 3.3 or higher at WSU
- Major GPA of 3.4 or higher at WSU
- Meet with undergraduate and graduate advisors to discuss program requirements
- Complete the Dual Credit Enrollment Form
- Courses apply to M.B.A., M.S.A., M.S.F. or executive master of science in automotive supply chain management degrees only
* Students who plan to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination should be advised that, although as many as 12 credits can be applied to both a student's undergraduate and master's degrees, these credits will count only once for reaching the 150-hour requirement for the CPA examination and certification.
AGRADE admission
AGRADE admission follows the same application deadline as general graduate program admission, which is:
- August 1 for Fall semester
- December 1 for Winter semester
- April 1 for Spring/Summer semester
Transfer of courses
Only those AGRADE-approved courses in which the student has earned a B or higher will transfer to the graduate transcript. Once in the master's program, students may be required to repeat an AGRADE course in which they earn less than a B grade.
Approved AGRADE courses
For students approved to participate in the AGRADE program, review the AGRADE section of the bulletin to learn more about the program area courses that may be counted toward both the bachelor's degree and M.B.A. All courses are three credits.
To learn more about AGRADE, email businessinfo@wayne.edu, or call 313-577-4505.