Programs of Study
The School of Business and the Graduate School offer the following degrees and programs:
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance
Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Business
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing
Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations and Technology Management
Master of Business Administration (see Graduate School)
Master of Science in Finance (see Graduate School)
Additional and Specialized Programs
Minor in Business Administration
Minor in Economics
Minor in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Scholars Program
Executive M.B.A. in Nonprofit Management (see Graduate School)
Dual B.B.A./M.B.A Program for Accounting (see Graduate School)
Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate Program (See Graduate School)
Post M.B.A. Certificate Program (see Graduate School)
See Also
The General Education Component
School of Business Undergraduate Degree Requirements
The undergraduate program in the School of Business Administration includes seven majors leading to a B.B.A. degree and one major in economics leading to a B.A. degree. The B.B.A. majors include accounting, economics, entrepreneurship and innovation management, finance, global business, marketing, and operations and technology management. Both the B.B.A. and B.A. degrees include a general education component based on the University core curriculum. This is followed by other foundation and major courses depending upon the specific major. Minors are offered in business administration, economics, and entrepreneurship.
School of Business Learning Goals and Outcomes
Graduates of the School of Business Administration should be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad core of business knowledge and specific knowledge and skills within a functional area of business and be able to integrate and apply this knowledge to identify, analyze, and recommend solutions to complex business problems.
- Use written and oral communication effectively.
- Use appropriate statistical and other mathematical techniques to support decision making.
- Develop the range of interpersonal skills needed in business settings.
- Analyze international business environments and formulate global adaptation strategies.
- Make ethical and socially responsible choices in business and community leadership.
Pamplin Professional Preparation Program (P4)
Students in the Pamplin School of Business are required to engage in a series of professional development activities throughout their four years in the program. This will include vocational assessment, leader development, and professional-experiential activities. Students will complete résumé-building sessions, job shadows, mock and informational interviewing, service projects, an internship, attend an etiquette dinner, complete a portfolio, and attend other related career-development activities.
Honors Pledge
The faculty of the Pamplin School of Business encourages students to acknowledge the ethical component of teaching and learning that is an essential factor in fulfilling the University’s mission in the classroom. Students are asked to reflect upon the core value of academic integrity and make this an integral part of their work at the University. Students are also asked to sign an honors pledge and attach it to submitted course work to affirm the integrity of their scholarship to all concerned.
Common Business Requirements for B.B.A. degrees — 51-54 hours
In addition to the University core requirements, students in the seven B.B.A. majors take similar non-business and business courses. The non-business courses taken in the College of Arts and Sciences assist in developing essential skills in speaking, writing, and mathematics.
The common business foundation is composed of lower and upper division courses taken by all B.B.A. majors. (The B.A. degree in economics includes different foundation courses centered in the arts and sciences curriculum.) Lower division courses are sequenced to provide students foundational skills in leadership, software, economics, accounting, and management information systems, as well as broader perspectives on marketing, and the legal and social responsibilities of business. Upper-division foundation courses further develop business skills in finance, decision modeling, cross-cultural organizational behavior, and operations and technology management. A final course involves integrating these various foundational skills in managing overall company policy and operations.
Degree Requirements
Before declaring a major in business and taking upper-division major courses, students must complete the following:
- Mathematics requirements for all majors: Statistics (MTH 161) and Finite Mathematics (MTH 141) with a minimum grade of C in each class;
- Some approved higher level mathematics courses can be substituted for these courses.
- All students must enroll in a mathematics course every semester until the mathematics requirements are completed.
- Additional mathematics requirement for economics, finance, operations and technology management majors or global business majors who select these concentrations: Calculus (MTH 121) with a minimum grade of C.
- All of the lower-division business foundation courses (BUS 100, ECN 120, ECN 121, BUS 200, BUS 209, BUS 210, BUS 250 & BUS 255) with a minimum combined GPA of 2.0.
- Students who elect to fulfill one social science core requirement with ECN 120 will need to complete an additional 3-credit course to fulfill the graduation requirement of 120 semester hours.
- BUS 100 — Introduction to Leadership must be completed in the student’s first two semesters in the program. Students who transfer into the program after freshman year are also required to complete this course in the spring unless they have completed 60 or more college semester hours at the time of their admission into the program.
To qualify for the degree, students must complete the following:
- A minimum of 120 semester hours of study;
- All coursework with a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0;
- All required major coursework with a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0; and
- All Pamplin Professional Preparation Program (P4) requirements.