Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration program has been professionally accredited by AACSB International -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business for more than 30 years.  In addition, the Department of Accounting, Taxation and Legal Studies in Business has a special accounting accreditation from AACSB International. These accreditations ensure that faculty, academic programs and facilities are up to the highest professional standards. The curricula provide a broad liberal arts education that prepare students for responsible citizenship and leadership roles in business and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and abroad. Students may begin taking some introductory business courses at the freshman and sophomore levels; however, most of the professional courses should be taken in the last two years of a four-year curriculum, thus permitting freshmen and sophomores to acquire a solid liberal arts foundation of work in the humanities, social and natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, and cross-cultural areas.

Minors

Business minors provide B.B.A. and non-B.B.A. students with an enriched understanding of the business world. A completed minor field will be listed on the student's transcript.

Students with a major in a business area may choose a minor in a second business area. For a business minor, B.B.A. students must complete, only under faculty advisement in the department offering the minor, a minimum of 18-19 semester hours with grades of C- or better in that second area of study, with at least six-twelve hours in residence, depending upon the chosen minor. While the introductory courses (e.g., courses numbered 1, 2, 101 and 110) included in the undergraduate business and general requirements may be counted within the total 18-19 credit hours, no course may be used toward the minor if it is also being used as an elective in the major field.

Business majors who want to pursue a minor in a nonbusiness area should obtain a description of the minor requirements from the appropriate department.

Nonbusiness majors may choose a minor in the School of Business. The requirements are the successful completion of a minimum of 18-19 semester hours of business courses with grades of C- or better, only under faculty advisement in the department offering the minor, with at least six-twelve hours in residence.

No School of Business courses may be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.

No student pursuing a bachelor's degree, other than a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, may complete more than 30 semester hours of School of Business coursework without permission of the School of Business Dean's Office. The student must have the appropriate form approved by and filed with the major and minor departments.

For further information regarding business minors, contact the chairperson of the appropriate department.