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John
M. Schleede, Dean
Daniel Vetter, Associate Dean
Katherine Schafer, Assistant to the Dean
250 Applied Business Studies Complex
774-3337
College Mission
Areas of Study
Application
to Professional Business Studies
Admission Requirements
Degree Programs
Accounting
Information Systems Major
General
Business Administration Major
Entrepreneurship Major
Hospitality
Information Systems Major
Purchasing and
Supply Management Major
Business Administration
Minor
Entrepreneurship Minor
Honors
Option - Business Administration Protocol
Global Business Minor
College
Mission
The
College of Business Administration mission is to foster an
active learning-centered environment to provide innovative, high
quality, business-connected programs responding to the changing
intellectual needs of students and the Michigan Business
community.
Our degree programs reflect our dedication to provide active
student learning that develops the knowledge and skills
necessary for student success. The college encourages this
environment beyond the classroom through active professional
student organizations and strong student support services.
Business students are encouraged to seek meaningful experiences
in the business community and to willingly adapt to the rapidly
changing business environment.
The College of Business Administration offers undergraduate and
graduate degree programs which are professionally accredited by
the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
The accreditation assures quality business programs and the
ability to attract excellent faculty with extensive professional
teaching experience. The AACSB is the premier accrediting agency
for bachelor's and master's degree programs in business
administration and accounting.
Areas
of Study
The College of Business Administration offers the B.S. in
Business Administration degree. Some programs are available on
other degrees, such as: a Business Education major on the B.S.
in Education degree offered by the Department of Business
Information Systems; an Entrepreneurship major on the B.A.A.
degree; and an Economics major on the B.S. or B.A. degree
offered by the Department of Economics.
The Master of Business Administration graduate degree is
available within the College of Business Administration. The
Master of Science in Information Systems is offered by the
Department of Business Information Systems. The Master of
Business Education, a teaching degree which meets the
requirements of continuing secondary teaching certification is
offered by the Department of Business Information Systems. A
Master in Economics is available in the Department of Economics.
Requirements for these degrees are described in the Bulletin,
College of Graduate Studies.
The College operates the LaBelle Center for Entrepreneurial
Activities which included opportunities for students to provide
consulting services for small businesses under the direction of
a faculty coordinator.
The student interested in majoring or minoring in the College of
Business Administration should contact the Office of Student
Services during their first semester at Central Michigan
University. This office offers academic advisement relating to
admission to Professional Business Studies (PBS), degree
requirements and career planning.
Your education in the College of Business not only provides the
skills you need for your first job, but also is committed to
instilling in you the desire to remain current in your field for
the rest of your career. Our graduates have successfully
advanced to become business, government, and community leaders.
In an average year, more than 95% of College of Business
Administration graduates report finding employment within three
months of graduation.
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Application to Professional Business Studies
A Pre-Business Professional Program application should be
completed during orientation and given to the Office of
Student Services, College of Business Administration, Central
Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859. This application
will be reviewed each semester to monitor your progress toward admission to Professional Business Studies
(PBS).
Admission
Requirements
Admission to Professional Business Studies is open to student
applicants who have completed the following requirements:
1. A minimum of 56 semester hours completed with a minimum
cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.50.
2. Completion of ACC 201, ACC 202, BLR 202, ECO 201, ECO 202,
ENG 201, BIS 221 or 321, STA 282 or STA 382, with a minimum
cumulative GPA of 2.00 for these courses averaged
together.
Actual admission will be approved upon completion of all
requirements. Students having 56 hours completed, but lacking
some admission requirements, will be allowed to enroll in: FIN
332, MGT 312, MGT 340, MKT 300, and BIS 360. (Accounting majors
may enroll in ACC 301.)
Immediately following admission to PBS, students should contact
a departmental advisor in the College of Business Administration
to sign a major and plan a program of study.
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Degree
Program
Each student’s B.S. in Business Administration degree program
of study will include the following components:
1. At least 50% of the credits in each student’s undergraduate
degree program must be taken in non-business courses.
2. A minimum of 33 semester hours must be scheduled through the
College of Business Administration and must include MGT
495.
3. Each student will complete a common set of required business
courses. (See B.S.
in B.A.)
4. Each student must complete one of the following business
majors (no minor is required on the business degree):
Accounting
Accounting Information Systems
Banking
Corporate Finance
Economics
General Business Administration
General Management
Hospitality Information Systems
Hospitality Services Administration
Human Resources Management
Investments
Logistics Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Personal Financial Planning
Purchasing and Supply Management
Retail Management
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Other
Degree Programs
Some business programs are available on other CMU degrees. They
include: Economics Major on the B.A. or B.S. degrees and the
Entrepreneurship Major on the B.A.A. degree.
Accounting
Information Systems Major
B.S.
in B.A. degree
The Accounting Information Systems major is offered by the
School of Accounting and the Department of Business Information
Systems in the College of Business Administration. This major
brings together courses designed to provide skills for the
student interested in a career in accounting information
systems.
The program gives a student a balanced education in the study of
management information systems and accounting while providing
flexibility to focus, based on interest, on specific parts of
both disciplines by the choice of electives. Advisors are
assigned by the School of Accounting.
A.
Additional common body of knowledge in Business Administration
courses (9 hours):
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business
MGT 340 (3) Production/Operations Management
MGT 495 (3) Global Management Strategy
B.
Required Accounting courses (12 hours):
ACC 301 (3) Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 302 (3) Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 321 (3) Managerial Cost Accounting
ACC 530 (3) Accounting Information Systems and Controls
C.
Select 9 credit hours from Accounting electives (9 hours):
ACC 311*(3) Federal Income Taxation I
ACC 489 (1-3) Accounting Internship/Co-op
ACC 501*(3) Advanced Accounting
ACC 521 (3) Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACC 531*(3) Auditing Theory and Practice
ACC 543 (3) Fund Accounting
ACC 550 (3) Internal Auditing
ACC 597 (3) Accounting Systems Analysis and Design
*These courses are required to take the CPA Exam.
D.
Required Management Information Systems courses (6 hours):
BIS 228 (3) Computer Programming (COBOL)
BIS 420 (3) Systems Analysis and Design
E.
Select 6 credit hours from Management Information Systems
electives (6 hours):
BIS 328 (3) Structured Program Design (COBOL)
BIS 422 (3) Data base Management Systems
BIS 423 (3) Decision Support Systems
BIS 425 (3) Business Systems Applications
BIS 480 (3) Telecommunications Management
Total
: 42 semester hours
Pertinent
information concerning the Accounting Information Systems major
includes the following:
1.
Minimum total semester credit hours required for graduation,
126.
2. After acceptance into the College of Business, any student
majoring in Accounting Information Systems is required to have a
cumulative GPA of 2.60 to sign a major.
3. At least 18 hours of accounting coursework must be taken at
CMU for a major in Accounting information Systems.
4. Introductory courses in accounting transferred to CMU are
accepted for not more than six semester hours of credit.
5. No minor is required for Accounting Information Systems
majors.
6. The only course available on a Credit/No credit basis that
can be counted toward the Accounting Information Systems major
is ACC 489.
7. A maximum of three semester hours of credit in accounting
courses numbered with the ending digits 80-99 can be counted
toward the Accounting Information Systems major.
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General
Business Administration Major
B.S.
in B.A. degree
Advisor: Linda Wicander (105 Grawn, 774-3124)
A.
Additional Common Body of Knowledge in Business Administration
Courses (9 hours):
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business
MGT 340 (3) Production/Operations Management
MGT 495 (3) Global Management Strategy
B.
Required Courses (9 hours):
FIN 442 (3) Intermediate Financial Management
MGT 348 (3) Dynamics of Organizational Behavior
MKT 310 (3) Marketing Communications
C.
Area of Concentration (12 hours):
1. General Business Administration (12 hours):
BIS 470 (3) Business Report Writing
BLR 302 (3) Law of Agreements
Plus six hours from Economics or the College of Business
approved by the major advisor.
2.
International Business (12 hours):
ECO 372 (3) International Economics
FIN 573 (3) International Finance
MGT 365 (3) International Business
MKT 560 (3) International Marketing
3.
Health Services Administration (18 hours):
a. Required courses (12 hours):
HPR 317 (3) Community Health
HPR 512 (3) Special Topics in Health Administration
HPR 520 (3) Health Services Administration
HPR 570 (3) Financial Aspects of the Health Services
Organizations
b. HPR Electives (6 hours):
To be chosen in consultation with advisor.
Total:
30-33 semester hours
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Entrepreneurship
Major
B.A.A.
degree
Advisor: James Damitio (ABSC 168, 774-3699)
This major offers a unique learning experience to students who
aspire to begin a business of their own or secure employment in
a non-business career which is dependent upon entrepreneurship.
A.
Required Courses (27 hours)
ENT 200/BLR 200 (3) Introduction to Entrepreneurship Law
ENT 210/ACC 210 (3) Accounting Information for Entrepreneurial
Decision Making
ENT 213/ECO 213 (3) Economics for Entrepreneurs
ENT 221/MKT 221 (3) Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs
ENT 300/BIS 300 (3) Software Applications in Business
ENT 320/FIN 320 (3) Financial Management of the Entrepreneurial
Venture ENT 416/MGT 416 (3) Entrepreneurship in the Global
Economy
ENT 419/MGT 419 (3) Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management ENT 492 (3) Special Issues in Entrepreneurship
B.
Additional Requirements (4-10):
ENT 444 (4-10) Internship in Entrepreneurship/Not-For-Profit
Total:
31-37 Semester hours
At least
50% of the credits required for graduation with the
Entrepreneurship Major on this degree must be taken outside of
the College of Business Administration.
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Hospitality
Information Systems Major
B.S. in B.A. degree
This
major provides a hospitality services administration student
with the opportunity to focus more of their studies upon
information systems courses, thus preparing them for HSA careers
with a high BIS content. Students selecting this course of study
will first sign their major in the Marketing and Hospitality
Services Administration Department and then will sign with a
Business Information Systems advisor.
A. Additional Common Body of Knowledge in Business
Administration Courses (9 hours):
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business
MGT 340 (3) Production/Operations Management
MGT 495 (3) Global Management Strategy
B. Required Hospitality Services Administration Courses (18
hours):
HSA 331 (3) Hospitality Industry Information Systems
HSA 341 (3) Services Marketing
HSA 350 (3) Lodging Operations
HSA 446 (3) Management in the Hospitality Service Sector
HSA 447 (3) Financial Management in the Hospitality Sector
HSA 490 (3) Hospitality Internship
C. Required Business Information Systems Courses (9
hours):
BIS 228 (3) Computer Programming - COBOL
BIS 420 (3) Systems Analysis and Design
*Plus one of the following courses:
BIS 321 (3) Computers in Business II
BIS 328 (3) Structured Program Design
D. Select 3 credit hours from Business Information System
Electives (3 hours):
BIS 422 (3) Data Base Management Systems
BIS 423 (3) Decision Support Systems
BIS 425 (3) Business Systems Applications
*Student will select one of these courses with advice from
BIS advisor.
Total:
39 semester hours
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Purchasing
and Supply Management
Major B.S. in B.A. degree
Courses taken on a credit/no credit
basis are not accepted on the Purchasing and Supply Management
Major. This major is only available to students admitted to the
College of Business Administration. This major can be signed by
a designated faculty in either the Management and Law or the
Marketing and Hospitality Services Administration departments.
A.
Additional Common Body of Knowledge In Business Administration
Courses (9 hours):
BLR 202 (3) Legal Environment of Business
MGT
340 (3) Production/Operations Management
MGT 495 (3) Global
Management Strategy
B. Required Courses (18 hours):
MKT 330 (3)
Marketing Channels
MKT 340 (3) Personal Selling
MKT 431 (3)
Logistics Operations
MGT 333 (3) Purchasing Management
MGT 533
(3) Purchasing Strategy
MGT 542 (3) Inventory and Materials
Management
C. Elective Courses (6 hours):
ACC 321 (3) Managerial
Cost Accounting
MGT 365 (3) International Business
MGT 442 (3)
Computer Applications for Production/Operations Management
MGT
490 (3) Internship in Management
MGT 543 (3) Management and
Control of Quality
MKT 305 (3) Buyer Behavior
MKT 490 (3)
Internship in Marketing
MKT 555 (3) Market and Sales Forecasting
MKT 560 (3) International Marketing
*At least
fifteen (15) credit hours of the required and elective
coursework of the major must be scheduled through the College of
Business Administration on the CMU campus.
Total: 33
semester hours
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Minors
The
Business Administration Minor is available to students pursuing
nonteaching degrees outside the College of Business
Administration. To graduate with this minor, no more than 27
hours of credit earned in business courses, including business
transfer hours, may be counted towards graduation. This minor is
NOT available to students seeking the Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration degree.
The College of Business
Administration also offers specialized minors in certain
departments. See the individual departmental sections for the
requirements for these specialized minors.
Business
Administration Minor
B.A., B.A.A., B.F.A., B.S. degrees
Advisor:
Linda Wicander (105 Grawn, 774-3124)
The Business Administration
minor is available to students pursuing nonteaching degrees
outside the College of Business Administration. The minor
provides a broad background in business for students from other
disciplines. This minor is NOT available to students seeking the
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree.
Students
who sign this minor may not earn more than 27 hours in the
College of Business Administration. These hours include all
business transfer credits from other colleges and/or
universities and credits earned at Central Michigan University.
To determine your qualifications, see the Office of
Undergraduate Business Studies.
Required Courses (24 hours):
ACC
201 (3) Principles of Accounting I
ACC 202 (3) Principles of
Accounting II
BIS 221 (3) Computers in Business I
BLR 202 (3)
Legal Environment of Business
ECO 201 (3) Principles of
Macroeconomics
MGT 312 (3) Introduction to Management
MKT 300
(3) Introduction to Marketing
FIN 332 (3) Managerial Finance
Total: 24
semester hours
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Entrepreneurship Minor
B.A.. B.A.A., B.F.A., and
B.S. degrees
Advisor: James Damatio (ABSC, 774-3699)
This minor
offers a unique learning experience to non-business students who
aspire to begin a business of their own or secure employment in
a non-business career which is dependent upon entrepreneurship.
This minor is not available to students seeking the Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration Degree.
A.
Required Courses (9 hours):
ENT/ACC 210 (3) Accounting
Information for Entrepreneurial Decision-Making
ENT/MKT 221 (3)
Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs
BIS 300 (3) Software
Applications for Business
B.
Electives (9 hours) selected from the following:
ENT/BLR 200 (3)
Introduction to Entrepreneurship Law
ENT/ECO 213 (3) Economics
for Entrepreneurs
ENT/FIN 320 (3) Financial Management of the
Entrepreneurial Venture ENT/MGT 416 (3) Entrepreneurship in the
Global Economy
C.
Electives (3-4 hours) selected from the following:
ENT 492 (3)
Special Issues in Entrepreneurship
ENT 444 (4-10) Internship in
Entrepreneurship/Not-for-Profit
Total:
21-22 semester hours
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Honors
Option Business Administration Protocol
The University Honors
Program offers the Business Administration protocol which is
available for students majoring in business and includes:
a.
twelve hours of Honors designated courses, (such as: ACC 201H,
ACC 202H, BLR 202H, FIN 332H, MGT 312H, MGT 495H, MKT 300H, BIS
221H, BIS 360H);
b. eight hours of a single foreign language, OR
a six hour sequence of MTH 132H, STA 282 or STA 382, MKT 350;
c.
six hours of seminar or equivalent. The seminar requirement may
be satisfied with honors seminars, humanities seminars, seminar
courses and independent studies from the College of Business
Administration or independent research studies.
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Global
Business Minor
This minor is only available to students who are
pursuing a departmental business major (not available for
General Business Administration majors) and have signed a
foreign language minor in German, French or Spanish. This minor
may be signed in the department where you sign your business
major.
A.
Required Core Courses (9 hours)
MGT 365 (3) International
Business
MKT 560 (3) International Marketing
FIN 573 (3)
International Finance
B.
Electives (12 hours) selected in consultation with your advisor:
1. One of the following (3 hours):
ECO 372 (3) International
Economics OR
ECO 380 (3) Comparative Economic Systems OR
BIS 460
(3) Advanced Business Communication OR
PSC 150 (3) World
Politics
2. One of the following (3 hours):
3 hours in GEO with
a Global emphasis.
3. Plus 6 hours selected in consultation with
your advisor from ART or HST or MUS with a Global Emphasis.
Total: 21
semester hours
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