Business

The Business and Accounting Department's mission is to enable students to gain an excellent education that will equip them with the competencies defined as the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that are crucial to understanding and operating in the changing international and technological world of business. Students receive individual advising and have the opportunity to engage in group projects, internships, independent study, and study abroad. It is the intention of the business faculty that our graduates will be life-long learners who will go on to lead productive and fulfilling lives. To achieve these goals, Business courses regularly seek integration with the Liberal Arts, primarily by including a component of writing, ethics, leadership, and international perspective across the curriculum.

Majors

Accounting Major

There is an expectation that this program will take five years to complete. Students choosing this major must earn at least 150 credit hours to graduate, including 74 credits outside of the Business and Accounting Departement. Note: Students may not get both the Business Administration major and the Accounting major.

Major Requirements:

Prerequisites

• MAT- 112 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr)
• MAT-151 Calculus I (4 cr)
  or
  MAT-123.1 Applied Mathematics (3 cr)
  or
  equivalent

Accounting Core 

• BUS-270 Principles of Economics (3 cr)
• or
• POE-263 Introduction to Political Economy (3 cr)
• BUS-100 Introduction to Business (3 cr)
• BUS-150 Business Computer Applications (3 cr)
• ACC-221 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC-222 Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC-318 Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr)
• ACC-320 Intermediate Accounting III (3 cr)
• BUS-325 Principles of Management (3 cr)
• BUS-330 Principles of Finance (3 cr)
• BUS-350 Management Science (3 cr)
• BUS-360 Principles of Marketing (3 cr)
• BUS-391 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr)
• BUS-499 Business and Accounting Capstone (3 cr)
• BUS-494 Independent Study (3 credits required)
  or
  BUS-497 Internship (1-3 cr) (3 credits required)
• And four of the following:
  • ACC-323 Electronic Accounting Analysis (3 cr)
  • ACC-423 Auditing (3 cr)
  • ACC-424 Tax Accounting I (3 cr)
  • ACC-425 Tax Accounting II (3 cr)
  • ACC-426 Fund Accounting (3 cr)

  • ACC-427 Cost Accounting (3 cr)
    
     

    Restrictions - See note above concerning double majors

    Student Learning Outcomes

• To help students develop a professional attitude and approach to work in accounting and other settings.
• To help students refine an ethical standard that is humane, rational, and consistent with a focus on service to society.
• To help students develop the ability in a business and societal context to think critically, reason analytically, solve both quantitative and qualitative problems effectively, and express oneself convincingly both orally and in writing
• To help students gain in-depth knowledge of economic analysis, business computer applications, financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, tax accounting, fund accounting, cost accounting, and the core business disciplines.
• To help students apply the abilities and knowledge gained to compete favorably for admission to graduate programs and for employment.

Business Administration Major

The Business Major requires nine credits of prerequisites and 36 credits of business courses.

Major Requirements:

PREREQUISITES

• MAT- 112 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr)
  or
  MAT-212 Advanced Statistical Methods (3 cr)
• MAT-151 Calculus I - preferred (4 cr)
  or
  MAT-149 Pre-Calculus Mathematics (4 cr)
  or
  MAT-123.1 Applied Mathematics (3 cr)
  or
  equivalent
• BUS-270 Principles of Economics (3 cr)
  or
  POE-263 Introduction to Political Economy (3 cr)
  

  Business Core

• BUS-100 Introduction to Business (3 cr)
• BUS-150 Business Computer Applications (3 cr)
• ACC-221 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC-222 Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
• BUS-325 Principles of Management (3 cr)
• BUS-330 Principles of Finance (3 cr)
• BUS-350 Management Science (3 cr)
• BUS-360 Principles of Marketing (3 cr)
• BUS-391 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr)
• BUS-499 Business & Accounting Capstone (3cr)
• One course from the following:
• • BUS-453 Principles of Production & Operations Management (3 cr)
  • BUS-483 Project Management (3 cr)
  • BUS-357 Organizational Behavior (3 cr)
    One course from the following:
  • BUS-494 Independent Study (3 cr)
  • BUS-497 Internship (3 cr)
  •  

 Concentrations

The Business Major is intended to help build and integrate the Liberal Arts and business competencies needed for students to succeed in twenty-first century organizations. In addition to the core courses emphasizing organizational leadership, ethics and core functions, students may choose a concentration, consisting of additional courses in finance, marketing, or accounting. The content of each concentration is listed below.

Restrictions

Students may not get both the Business Administration Major and the Accounting Major.

Student Learning Outcomes

• To help students develop a professional attitude and approach to work in business and other settings.
• To help students refine an ethical standard that is humane, rational, and consistent with a focus on service to society.
• To help students develop the ability in a business and societal context to think critically, reason analytically, solve both quantitative and qualitative problems effectively, and express oneself convincingly both orally and in writing
• To help students gain in-depth knowledge of economic analysis, business computer applications, accounting, marketing, business law, organizational behavior, human relations, quantitative business analysis, and strategic management.
• To help students apply the abilities and knowledge gained to compete favorably for admission to graduate programs and for employment.

Minors

Business Minor

The Business Minor offers students majoring in other disciplines an opportunity to gain a fundamental understanding of business in order to advance their career interests and qualify for employment in business or other organizations.

Minor Requirements:
 

Prerequisites

• MAT-151 Calculus (preferred) (4 cr) 
  or
  MAT-149 Pre-Calculus (4 cr)
  or
  MAT-123.1 Applied Mathematics (3 cr)
   
• Required courses:
   
• BUS-270 Principles of Economics (3 cr)
  or
  POE-263 Introduction to Political Economy (4 cr) 
• BUS-150 Business Computer Applications (3 cr)
• ACC-221 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
• Nine credits from the following options:
  • ACC-222 Managerial Accounting (see prerequisite) (3 cr) 
  • BUS-100 Introduction to Business (3 cr)
    or
    BUS-200 Small Business Management (3 cr)
  • BUS-325 Principles of Management (3 cr)
  • BUS-330 Principles of Finance (see prerequisite) (3 cr)
  • BUS-340 International Business (3 cr)
  • BUS-360 Principles of Marketing (3 cr)
  • BUS-381 Electronic Commerce (3 cr)
  • BUS-483 Project Management (3 cr)
• Other upper division business (300-, 400-level) and accounting (300-, 400-level) courses if approved by department director

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Critical Thinking
• Analytical Reasoning
• Problem Solving
• Written Communication
• Fundamental understanding of how businesses operate in terms of economic analysis, business computer applications, financial accounting, and overall business functions
• Ability to use this fundamental understanding of how businesses operate to compete favorably for admission to MBA programs and for employment opportunities