Division of Business and Professional Studies

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Division Purpose:

The primary purpose of the Division of Business and Professional Studies is to provide a liberal arts education in the areas of Business and Public Administration that will prepare students for the world of work upon graduation or to continue their studies in graduate or professional school. Students who pursue majors in the division acquire an in-depth knowledge of their discipline and are also required to successfully complete a series of courses designed to develop and strengthen their analytical, cognitive, oral and writing skills, as well as an awareness of and commitment to values. The division offers the following majors:

Business Administration with a Concentration in:

Accounting

Management

Public Administration

Students majoring in Business Administration or Public Administration are required to successfully complete the university core requirements as well as applicable major and concentration requirements. 

The division also offers minors in Accounting, Business Management and Public Administration.

Programs

• Public Administration, BA

• Business Administration Concentration Accounting, BS
• Business Administration Concentration Management, BS

• Accounting Minor
• Business Management Minor
• Public Administration Minor

Courses

• ACC 241 Accounting Principles 1 (3)
• ACC 242 Accounting Principles 11 (3)
• ACC 340 Managerial Accounting (3)
• ACC 341 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• ACC 342 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• ACC 343 Cost Accounting (3)
• ACC 345 Federal Corporate Income Tax Accounting (3)
• ACC 441 Advanced Accounting 1 (3)
• ACC 442 Advanced Accounting 11 (3)
• ACC 443 Auditing Principles (3)
• ACC 485 CPA Review (3)
• ACC 498 Senior Seminar in Accounting (3)

• BUS 201 Business Law (3)
• BUS 204 Principles of Business (3)
• BUS 260 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• BUS 261 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• BUS 350 Principles of Marketing (3)
• BUS 361 Human Resource Management (3)
• BUS 362 Money and Banking (3)
• BUS 370 Managerial Finance (3)
• BUS 374 Introduction to International Business Operations (3)
• BUS 400 Production and Operation Management (3)
• BUS 490 Strategic Management & Policy (3)

• PAD 200 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
• PAD 226 Public Finance and Budgeting (3)
• PAD 231 Public Personnel Administration (3)
• PAD 300 Administrative Law (3)
• PAD 320 Organizational Theory and Behavior (3)
• PAD 351 Urban Administration and Social Change (3)
• PAD 355 Comparative Public Administration (3)
• PAD 372 Public Policy Analysis (3)
• PAD 401 Management of State and Local Government (3)
• PAD 404 Intergovernmental Relations in the U.S. (3)
• PAD 412 Management of Health Services (3)
• PAD 416 Comprehensive Public Administration (3)
• PAD 498 Senior Seminar in Public Administration (3)
• PAD 499 Internships in Public Administration (3)

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