get a jump start on your graduate degree
The world of business is getting more complex and competitive every day. That’s why Bentley now offers an Advanced Standing in Business (BA/BS & MBA) program. In the four years you would spend getting an undergraduate degree, you can also complete your first four graduate courses. Once you graduate from the Advanced Standing in Business program, you move into the MBA program, combining the start of your career with a commitment to continued learning.
Program Details
The Advanced Standing in Business program is currently undergoing some curriculum changes and updates will be posted in the coming weeks.
Are you interested in learning more about the program?
The ASB program is not accepting applicants for Fall 2026, but will resume accepting applications Spring 2027.
Curriculum
The Advanced Standing in Business program is currently undergoing some curriculum changes and updates will be posted in the coming weeks.
Have Questions? Connect with the the Program Director.
Advanced Standing in Business (ASB)
Students are required to pay a $250 non-refundable deposit by an annually announced deadline. The deadline is typically two weeks after admission decisions are released. Failure to pay the deposit will result in cancellation of admission to the Advanced Standing program.
Costs and Financial Aid
Below are some frequently asked questions regarding financial aid and how it works for this program. Student Financial Services will be able to provide you with details of the program expenses in light of any financial aid you receive.
ASB FAQs
For Advanced Standing students who start the program in Fall 2027 or later, there is an $10,000 program fee charged in addition to the standard tuition and fees, which is billed at $2,500 per term with the first charge typically falling in the first term of junior year.
For Advanced Standing students who began the program in Fall 2026 or earlier, the $8,000 program fee is charged in addition to standard tuition and fees. The program fee is billed in four $2,000 installments, beginning in the first semester of your junior year.
During the standard academic terms of fall and spring, you pay tuition at the undergraduate level until you complete your undergraduate degree.
For Advanced Standing students who begin the program in Fall 2027 or later, a tuition discount will apply to your remaining graduate courses once you complete your undergraduate degree and transition to graduate student status:
- Full-time MBA: 30% tuition discount per graduate course
- Part-time MBA: 20% tuition discount per graduate course
Tuition rates can be found on the Student Financial Services website.
If enrolling in courses during the summer, you will pay on a per course basis depending on the level of the course, undergraduate or graduate. The program fee will also be charged in addition to the tuition.
As an undergraduate student you are eligible to apply for need-based financial assistance each academic year. You can find application information here. Financial aid is available only during the standard academic year (fall and spring) when enrolled full-time. You are eligible to receive institutional grants/scholarships for no more than 8 terms or until you meet your degree requirements, whichever comes first.
Graduate Aid
As a graduate student you are eligible to apply for need-based financial assistance each academic year. You can find application information here. The availability of Bentley graduate need-based grant funding is limited. As a rule, a lesser percentage of need is covered by grant funding.
For Advanced Standing students who begin the program in Fall 2027 or later, a tuition discount will apply to your remaining graduate courses once you complete your undergraduate degree and transition to graduate student status:
- Full-time MBA: 30% tuition discount per graduate course
- Part-time MBA: 20% tuition discount per graduate course
In addition, federal student loans may be available to help finance the remaining cost.
Graduate level academic scholarships are not available for the program. However, for Advanced Standing students who begin the program in Fall 2027 or later, a tuition discount will apply to your remaining graduate courses once you complete your undergraduate degree and transition to graduate student status:
- Full-time MBA: 30% tuition discount per graduate course
- Part-time MBA: 20% tuition discount per graduate course
Undergraduate level academic scholarships and grants cannot be used during the graduate portion of the program.
Institutional scholarship and grants are not available for intensive courses or the summer term.
Grant and scholarship aid is available only during the standard academic year (fall and spring) when enrolled full-time. You are eligible to receive institutional grants/scholarships for no more than 8 terms or until you meet your degree requirements, whichever comes first.
Winter intensive courses will be billed with the spring term at an additional cost. Grant and scholarship aid is not available for winter intensive courses.
May intensive courses will be billed with the summer term at an additional cost. Grant and scholarship aid is not available for May intensive courses.
For both winter and May intensive courses you will pay on a per course basis depending on the level of the course, undergraduate or graduate. Tuition rates can be found on the Student Financial Services website.