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Undergraduate students have an opportunity to get a head start on earning a business master’s degree, which can provide a strong foundation at the start of their careers. Rutgers Business School has designed two paths for undergraduate students to be seamlessly admitted into graduate-level programs that lead to a master’s degree: Gateway and Accelerated programs. By enrolling in a master’s program as an undergraduate student, you can save money on graduate tuition.*
Gateway Programs for current Rutgers Business School students
The following programs follow the admissions process detailed below.
Next Steps
If you are a junior or senior considering a head start toward any of the master’s degrees listed above, we welcome your application to the Gateway program. This will allow you to take up to nine (9) credits while you are still an undergraduate student at Rutgers Business School. We recommend that you start your application to the program three semesters before you graduate.
When you apply, you will apply to the semester term following your undergraduate graduation. For example, if your graduation date is May 2025, you should select the summer or fall 2025 term.
Upon acceptance to the Gateway program, you will work with your undergraduate academic advisor and a graduate Program Coordinator to select your course(s). The best part is that you do not need to pay the graduate tuition for the nine (9) credits while registering them with your undergraduate courses.
Contact the Office of Graduate Admission for more information: 973-353-1234 or gateway@business.rutgers.edu.
*Must have an overall GPA of 3.00 for consideration.
*Ask your UG academic advisor if any of the nine (9) credits will double count toward your undergraduate curriculum.
*Please note that undergraduate students taking graduate courses in the summer term will be charged graduate tuition. When enrolled as an undergraduate student in graduate courses during the fall or spring semester, you will be charged undergraduate tuition.
**Gateway to Future Leaders MBA
Gateway to Future Leaders MBA is designed for ambitious juniors and seniors at RBS to provide them with an early advantage on their path to the MBA Program.
Early Access and Financial Benefits: Like the Gateway Program for our Specialty Master’s degrees, you can take up to nine credits of selected MBA courses while in the fourth year of your undergraduate program to satisfy the undergraduate credit requirements. You also pay undergraduate tuition rates for up to nine (9) graduate credits.
Following your undergraduate graduation and contingent upon securing a full-time job offer, you will need to forward the Employment Offer Letter to the Office of Graduate Admissions before you are able to start the MBA portion.
Who is eligible to apply?
In order to be eligible for the Gateway to Future Leaders MBA program, you must:
- Be a junior or senior at Rutgers Business School
- Have an overall GPA of 3.0 or better
**Note that meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance into this program.
How to apply?
For more information, please contact us at rutgersmba@business.rutgers.edu.
Eligible Courses for Gateway to Future Leaders MBA
Students in the Gateway program can take up to 9 credits of selected MBA courses during their senior year. These courses will count towards both their Part-Time MBA credit requirements and undergraduate total credit requirements, with some eligible to fulfill undergraduate major credit requirements. Below is a list of pre-approved courses. Students may be permitted to take other MBA courses within the 9-credit limit, subject to approval by the MBA program director. We strongly recommend that students choose MBA courses from the pre-approved list and consult their undergraduate academic advisor if interested in other MBA courses.
(Note that course numbers below may change when the courses are offered.)
MBA Core Courses
These courses only count towards the Part-Time MBA credit requirements and undergraduate total credit requirements, but not the undergraduate major credit requirements.
- Accounting for Managers (22:010:577)
- Managerial Economic Analysis (22:223:581)
- Organizational Behavior (22:620:585)
- Marketing Management (22:630:586)
MBA Elective Courses (listed by academic department)
These courses count towards the Part-Time MBA credit requirements and undergraduate total credit requirements. They can also be used to substitute their undergraduate counterparts and thus be counted toward the undergraduate major credit requirements.
Accelerated Graduate Programs
For more information, click on your program of interest below.
- Accelerated B.A. or B.S. / MBA
For undergraduate business, science, and engineering majors.

Gateway and Accelerated Programs Comparison
Find the right program that helps you to transition into the master's program that is the best fit for your goals.