DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

Integrated Business
and Engineering at Michigan

Two Degrees.
One Experience.
Unlimited Possibilities.

Lead with the business knowledge and technical expertise needed for today’s fast-evolving, tech-driven world with two degrees from the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Ross School of Business and Michigan Engineering. Graduate ready to lead innovation, launch ventures, and drive impact across industries.

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Michigan Ross is ranked #4 Undergraduate Business Program
–U.S. News & World Report, 2025

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Michigan Engineering is ranked #5 Undergraduate Engineering Program
–U.S. News & World Report, 2025

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Rise to the Challenge

Designed to be completed in four years, the dual degree offers integrated coursework in business and engineering and includes action-based learning opportunities and co-curricular activities to elevate your experience. Choose from 18 world-class programs in Michigan Engineering and couple it with a renowned Bachelor of Business Administration from Michigan Ross.

Shared Journey,
Strong Support

Join a driven cohort that shares your ambition — offering support, accountability, and a lasting community to power your success. Gain access to two active alumni networks, expanding your connections across both industries and around the world.

Take the Lead

After earning two degrees, enter the job market with a unique, high-demand skill set and be ready to lead across a wide range of industries – from tech startups and consulting firms to manufacturing and finance.

Get Started

Step 1

Start the Common Application and select the Ross School of Business as your first year unit, select “Business and Engineering integrated dual degree” as your program of study.

Common App

Step 2

Complete the required essays and submit additional materials (transcripts, optional test scores, recommendations, etc.) by your chosen application deadline. When writing your “Why Michigan?” essay (essay #2), share how this dual degree supports your interests.

U-M Admissions Requirements

Step 3

Complete the Ross Admissions Portfolio by submitting your Business Case Discussion and Artifact in SlideRoom.

Ross Admissions Portfolio

Make sure you meet the academic requirements for both Michigan Ross and Michigan Engineering.

application

Deadlines

Nov. 1 – Early Decision
Nov. 1 – Early Action
Feb. 1 – Regular Decision

Please direct admissions-related questions to each school’s admissions office:

Michigan Ross Undergraduate Admissions Office: rossundergrad@umich.edu
Michigan Engineering Undergraduate Recruitment Office: engin-OUR@umich.edu

FAQs

Admissions

This dual degree program is not available to current U-M students or external transfer applicants. The Integrated Business and Engineering at Michigan dual degree program is only open to students who are applying to U-M directly from high school and would be entering U-M as a first year student in Fall 2026 or later.

If you are already enrolled at U-M or are considering transferring, you may want to explore the dual degree program that currently exists between Michigan Ross and the College of Engineering. Interested students can discuss these possibilities with their academic advisor to determine eligibility and next steps.

Successful applicants for the Integrated Business and Engineering at Michigan dual degree program will be highly proficient in both quantitative and natural science coursework. Four years of mathematics, including trigonometry, is required. High school students should take the most rigorous math courses available, at a minimum culminating in pre-calculus including trigonometry, and preferably calculus or AP calculus, if offered by the high school. Three years of high school science, including chemistry is required, with four years of science strongly recommended, including biology, physics, and chemistry. Additionally, one year of computer science (computer languages like C++, JAVA, etc.) or pre-engineering or related courses (CAD, robotics, engineering technology, CISCO networking, etc.) is recommended. These courses are valuable to the shaping and preparation of good engineers. High school business coursework is not required, but the admissions team will look for business-related involvement in extracurricular activities. You are also highly encouraged to fulfill the U-M’s second language requirement prior to enrollment as that opens up your schedule once you enroll at U-M.

To ensure you meet the academic requirements for both Michigan Ross and Engineering, please look over the academic requirements for each school and college.

We encourage you to articulate your interests and goals in business AND engineering. Admission reviewers look for essays that are well written and reveal an applicant’s sense of identity and passion. Outstanding essays are typically concrete, mature, and unique. For the ‘Why Michigan?’ essay, you should discuss your motivations for the Integrated Business and Engineering dual degree, which would include both academic areas. You should reveal unique and diverse motivations for the dual degree through a business and/or engineering focused activity or experience. Making money through a finance degree or computer science, or becoming a small business owner or tech entrepreneur, are not the only paths, and may convey a more superficial knowledge of undergraduate business and engineering education. Show us what you have accomplished in high school and how this translates to your goals for an integrated dual degree in business and engineering.

Academics

You will complete a minimum of 150 credits, which includes any pre-college credits, plus credits earned toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, the Bachelor of Science Engineering degree, and University of Michigan graduation requirements.

As a dual degree student, you will be able to double count some of your coursework. Additionally, entering the dual degree from high school with college credits will improve your ability to complete the dual degree in four years.

We expect many students to be able to complete the program in four years, but this may vary based on individual student plans, preferences, and majors. It will be a full four years, with most terms requiring 17-18 credits, in order to meet the academic rigor of both degrees.

You will complete the BBA fixed core classes as a cohort in specific semesters to stay on track for a four-year course plan and to maximize credit sharing. You may need to limit some course choices to specific electives that are designated as meeting the curriculum for both degrees. For the BBA degree, you will continue to have flexibility in choosing sequencing of floating core most business electives and their distribution.

Engineering coursework will vary significantly depending on which major is being pursued. Once enrolled, you will work with your academic advisor to develop a curriculum path that is right for you.

Some required Ross and Engineering courses will overlap in order to maximize credit accumulation, while still recognizing the liberal arts foundation important to the Ross BBA.
You will be allowed to share up to 21 credits of overlap between 62 business credits and Engineering major requirements – with the flexibility to use designated Engineering courses with business content and approaches toward the business credit requirements.
Specific shared core classes are in development, such as the ENGR 100/First Year Writing Course, and designated shared Capstone courses.

Current Students

If you are currently in the Ross/Engineering MDDP, you will continue with the same degree requirements that were in place before the creation of the new dual degree program. However, one of the goals of the new dual degree program is to find ways to overlap requirements and condense credits to make completion of a Ross/Engineering dual degree more manageable. As we move forward with the new program, we will be evaluating how new policies or requirements may be applied to current MDDP students. You should discuss any specific questions for your dual degree plan with your academic advisor.

Integrated Business and Engineering at Michigan

Two Degrees. One Experience. Unlimited Possibilities.

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