MBA.MPA.SS - MBA/MPA Dual Degree in Sustainable Solutions

The Dual MBA/MPA program is offered in-person in a low-residency format as well as online. All students meet for monthly residencies from Thursday – Sunday. In-person students are required to attend residencies in the San Francisco Bay Area, while online students participate in residency by attending virtually. All students also attend regular synchronous webinars and participate in regular instruction in the Canvas Learning Management System. Some students may not be eligible to participate in the distance education modality, depending on their state of residence.

The dual MBA/MPA hybrid program is designed to integrate the curriculum of the two programs. Dual degree students are enrolled in both programs and complete the course requirements concurrently, with both degrees conferred simultaneously upon completion of all requirements for the dual program.

Students who enroll in the dual degree and wish to have their degrees conferred consecutively instead of concurrently must withdraw from the dual program and enroll in the individual degree program they wish to pursue first. The degree requirements will be based on the individual programs and not on the dual program curriculum, which may result in additional coursework. Degree requirements will be determined by the date of enrollment into the individual degree programs, not the original enrollment date for the dual program.

After completing one program, students who apply to complete a second program then must request an assessment of their academic record to determine if equivalent coursework may be applied from one degree to the other. In instances where coursework was completed within 3 years, equivalency credit will be granted. Equivalency determinations for courses that were completed more than 3 years ago will be determined on a case-by-case basis to ensure fulfillment of current program learning outcomes. Capstone courses are not eligible for waiver based on transfer or equivalency credit.