Founded by Harry C. Bentley in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance, Bentley offered its first four-year bachelor of science program in 1961. The school received approval in 1971 to grant both bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees. The Bentley McCallum Graduate School of Business was introduced in 1974 and began granting master’s degrees. The graduate school emphasizes the impact of technology on business practice and now offers The Bentley MBA, MS+MBA, seven master of science degrees and custom executive education programs. In 2005, Bentley introduced PhD programs in Business and Accountancy which have attracted highly qualified students from around the world including Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Taiwan and Turkey, as well as from the United States.