Requirements for a Major or Minor in Business
Programs offered • Major in Accounting (120-hour program) • Major in Business (40 credits) • Major in Business with Management Information Systems emphasis (see management information systems) (40 credits for the major plus 20 to 24 additional credits) • Minor in Business (20 credits) • Business Education major with a teaching license, grades 5-12 (see education: interdisciplinary programs for secondary education) (42 credits plus 32 credits in education) • Major in Economics – Business Economics Track (48 credits) – Finance Track (48 credits) • Major in Economics with Management Information Systems emphasis (see management information systems) (48 credits for the business economics track major plus 36 to 40 additional credits; 48 credits for the finance track major plus 28 to 32 additional credits) • Minor in Economics (20 credits) • Major in Healthcare Management (44 credits) Certificate programs: – Healthcare Administration – Healthcare Financial Management – Long-Term Care Administration with eligibility for licensure • Major in International Business (60 to 76 credits) • Minor in International Business (24 to 56 credits) • Major in Management (48 credits) • Major in Marketing (48 credits) The School of Business offers several majors. Each major has its unique requirements, but all majors are based on the liberal arts. This means that our majors are built on a solid foundation in the social and natural sciences, especially scientific method. This is combined with an ongoing emphasis in ethics. The faculty expects students to acquire competence in these fundamental disciplines before enrolling in upper-division business courses. Because the department is within a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, it expects students to be ready to integrate faith and learning. The department seeks to assist students in achieving their best in written and oral communication, research skills and analytical skills. Moral, ethical and legal issues in business, accounting, management, marketing, finance, healthcare, business education and economics are developed. The department’s mission includes supplying moral and ethical leaders to the private and public sectors. The Center for Ethical Leadership assists in this mission. The School of Business provides learning experiences that prepare students to achieve the following outcomes: • understand the core concepts of the departmental disciplines • be able to access, analyze, and interpret relevant and appropriate information specific to their major discipline • be able to communicate effectively in a variety of business settings • be able to integrate their faith and moral viewpoint into an articulated professional ethic and understand the ethical implications of decisions and actions in their specific discipline Major in Business This 40-credit major in business offers an introduction to business that students planning to make business a second major may find useful. Students desiring more depth in the business major should consider other majors in the School of Business. Requirements for the major in business are 40 credits. Students must take foundation courses before required business courses or elective business courses. • 16 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – ECON 274 – Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics, 4 credits • 12 credits in required business courses: – BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits – BUS 351 – Principles of Marketing, 4 credits • At least 4 credits in the following elective business courses: – BUS 462 – Leadership, 4 credits – BUS 476 – Entrepreneurship, 4 credits – BUS 390 – Cooperative Education, 4 credits – BUS 415 – Management Information Systems, 4 credits – A course from outside the School of Business with significant business content and approval of the School of Business dean is required. • 8 additional credits: – MATH 121 – Calculus I, 4 credits OR MATH 203 – Mathematics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4 credits – CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits Major in Business with Management Information Systems Emphasis The requirements for a major in business with a management information systems emphasis are 40 credits in the business major with an additional 20 to 24 credits from computer science. All courses required for the emphasis are listed on the management information systems pages of the catalog. Minor in Business The requirements for a minor in business are 20 credits: • 12 credits in foundation courses: – ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits – ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits – BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits • 8 credits from 300- and 400-level courses in the School of Business, at least one of which must be a BUS course Business Education Major with a Teaching License, Grades 5-12 To be eligible to complete this major, the student must be admitted to the teacher education program. The requirements for a business education major with a teaching license, grades 5-12, are 42 credits plus 32 credits in education: • ACCT 155 – Principles of Accounting I, 4 credits • ACCT 156 – Principles of Accounting II, 4 credits • ECON 201 – Principles of Economics, 4 credits • IBUS 210 – Introduction to International Business, 2 credits • CSC 104 – Software Applications for Business, 4 credits • BUS 303 – Managerial Finance, 4 credits • ENG 316 – Business Writing, 4 credits • BUS 339 – Principles of Management, 4 credits • BUS 351 – Principles of Marketing, 4 credits • BUS 362 – Business Law, 4 credits • BUS 415 – Management Information Systems, 4 credits • Successful completion of the secondary/K-12 curriculum requirements. The required methods of teaching course is EDUC 373 – Methods of Teaching in Business Education, 4 credits. • EDUC 299 – Keyboarding Proficiency, no credit, must also be completed concurrently with EDUC 373.
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