Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University is partnering with Ohio Wesleyan University, Oberlin College and The College of Wooster to admit high-achieving undergraduate juniors to the following Weatherhead School graduate degree programs: Master of Finance, Master of Business Analytics and Intelligence, Master of Supply Chain Management, and Master of Accountancy.
These degree paths are offered with support from the Five Colleges of Ohio, known as the “Ohio 5,” with the goal of helping students launch fulfilling careers in their fields of interest.
Scholarship Support
We guarantee a base merit scholarship of $10,000 for all qualified students. You may also receive an additional merit-based scholarship award.
Program Benefits
As a student in one of the Weatherhead School’s master’s programs offered through the Ohio 5 program, you'll receive the following benefits in addition to scholarship support:
- Waiver for the $100 application fee.
- Early admission to graduate school in your junior or senior year of your undergraduate studies.
- One or two approved course substitutions from your undergraduate courses to reduce redundancy in your studies.
- Internship and job placement support through Weatherhead’s career services teams. (In fact, our domestic students have 100% placement rates.)
- An early start to living and working after graduation in Cleveland, ranked No. 5 on Glassdoor’s “25 Best Cities for Jobs” in 2020.
How to Apply
To be eligible for the degree paths through the Ohio 5, you must:
- Have a GPA of 3.2 or higher by the end of the equivalent of your junior year (with 75% of credits toward a bachelor's degree earned)
- Complete mandatory Case Western Reserve University-equivalent undergraduate courses
- Earn a ‘B’ or higher in mandatory undergraduate courses
Submitting GMAT or GRE exam scores is required, but a waiver is possible under certain conditions.
When applying to the Ohio 5 program at Case Western Reserve, there are a number of mandatory courses you must have completed at your college. Find your program-specific course requirements in the drop-down menu below:
Oberlin College
- ECON 099- Principles of Accounting
- STAT 113- Introduction to Statistics
- ECON 206- Principles of Finance
Ohio Wesleyan University
- ECON 251: Research Methods in Economics
- FIN 280: Financial Statement Analysis
- FIN 361: Financial Management
The College of Wooster
- BUEC 25000: Corporate Finance
- DATA 10200: Introduction to Statistics or ECON 110: Quantitative Methods
- BUEC 11900: Financial Accounting
Other Master of Finance Program Features
Our 30-credit hour program can be completed in two or three semesters. The three-semester option runs in fall and spring of the first year and fall of the second year. Students generally use the summer of the first year to complete internships.
If you took FIN 462: Advanced Corporate Finance or FIN 465: Modern Portfolio Development at Ohio Wesleyan University and received an A grade, you can petition Case Western Reserve upon your enrollment to have these courses evaluated to be substituted with course replacement. This will avoid redundancy and allow you to take more advanced coursework in finance.
Oberlin College
- MATH 133 or MATH 131: Calculus I
- MATH 134 or MATH 312: Calculus II
- MATH 232: Linear Algebra
Ohio Wesleyan University
- MATH 110: Calculus I
- MATH 111: Calculus II
- MATH 270: Linear Algebra
The College of Wooster
- MATH 11000: Applied Differential Calculus
- MATH 21100: Linear Algebra
Other Master of Business Analytics and Intelligence Program Features
Our 36-credit hour program can be completed in three semesters: fall and spring of the first year and fall of the second year. Students generally use the summer of the first year to complete internships.
If you have already taken equivalent courses from Ohio Wesleyan University, you may be able to substitute a required course (with replacement) in Case Western Reserve’s Master of Business Analytics and Intelligence program. For example, if you earned a grade of at least B+ in both ACCT 217: “Principles of Financial Accounting” and FIN 361: “Financial Management,” you may petition out of MBAI 410: Accounting and Financial Management. This will avoid redundancy and can allow you to take a more advanced course in analytics or related areas of study.
Oberlin College
MATH 133 or MATH 131: Calculus I
MATH 134 or MATH 312: Calculus II
MATH 232: Linear Algebra
Ohio Wesleyan University
MATH 110: Calculus I
MATH 111: Calculus II
MATH 270: Linear Algebra (Recommended, not required)
The College of Wooster
MATH 11000: Applied Differential Calculus
MATH 21100: Linear Algebra
Other Master of Supply Chain Management Program Features
Our basic 30-credit hour program can be completed in two or three semesters. The three-semester option runs in the fall and spring of the first year and the fall of the second year. Students generally use the summer of the first year to complete internships.
If you have already taken an equivalent course from Ohio Wesleyan University, you can substitute a required course (with replacement) in Case Western Reserve’s Master of Supply Chain Management program. This will avoid redundancy and can allow you to take a more advanced elective course.
The College of Wooster
We do not require applicants to complete any prerequisite courses for MAcc admission.* All majors are welcome to apply for the MAcc program. However, some prerequisite courses may be required to complete during the MAcc program. A detailed list and explanation will be provided at the MAcc program orientation.
- It is not required that you have completed all the prerequisite courses before beginning the MAcc program, but it is recommended that you have completed financial accounting and managerial accounting (Principles I and II) before beginning the program.
- Prerequisite courses may be taken at any accredited four-year educational institution, although department approval should be obtained in advance.
- A grade of ‘C’ or better must be earned in all prerequisite coursework.
*This applies for candidates from The College of Wooster only
Prerequisite Courses
- Principles I (Financial Accounting)
- Principles II (Managerial Accounting)
- Intermediate Financial Reporting I
- Intermediate Financial Reporting II
- Auditing
- U.S. Taxation
- U.S. Business Law