<p>I'm currently attending Indiana Tech for my bachelors in accounting. The school is non-aacsb accredited.</p>
<p>I'm going straight into getting my MBA when i'm done with my bachelors...I want to go to IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis), which is an aacsb accredited school. It's said that IUPUI's business program is the equivalent to Indiana business program, which is one of the best in the nation.</p>
<p>How hard would the transition be?</p>
<p>I have not been through business school myself, but I have spoken with a couple of professors who teach business subjects. Some say that getting in to a school when you have graduated from a AACSB accredited school is supposed to be a bit easier, and others say that if it is not an IVY or tier I, it does not matter (accordnig to the professors that I have spoken with). Do keep in mind, however, that you can major in ANYTHING and get a MBA, so the transition should not be too hard, and this is the argument that is made that AACSB accreditation for undergrad does not matter. In other words why would AACSB vs. non-AACSB matter if you can major in something like history and still get an MBA?</p>
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<p>While you may be able to get into an MBA program without an undergrad business degree -that doesn’t mean you go straight into the MBA classes. I have an undergrad science degree, and then later got an MBA. But before I could take the graduate level courses, I had to take about 33 hours of undergrad business courses - basically the “core” business classes that every business major had to take.</p>
<p>Skooby - I suggest you talk to the people at IUPUI and see what they say.</p>
<p>“It’s said that IUPUI’s business program is the equivalent to Indiana business program, which is one of the best in the nation.”</p>
<p>Kelley MBA is world class! Having a Kelley MBA would completely overshadow your lack of undergrad prestige!</p>
<p>“But before I could take the graduate level courses, I had to take about 33 hours of undergrad business courses - basically the “core” business classes that every business major had to take.”</p>
<p>My Core classes were integrated into my MBA. Pre-req’s depend on the program.</p>
<p>To the OP- If you can get into an AACSB program, you should be fine. Most MBA students do not have a bus. degree. If you’ve already tackled basic finance, economics and accounting- you should have an edge. You can get a rough idea of your prep/ for the MBA by comparing your GMAT score to the GMAT of your class. I think Kelley averages ~650, or 80-85th percentile.</p>