Business Administration
Chairperson, Business Administration
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Reneé Scapparone
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Professors
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Associate Professors
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Assistant Professors
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Michael Greenwood |
Audrey Pereira |
Andrew Chan |
Beverly Hollingsworth |
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John Crawley |
Kwahng Kim |
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John Lohmann |
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Yiang Liu |
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Objectives for the Program in Business Administration
The Business Administration Department prepares each student to take a responsible position within the world of business equipped with a knowledge of business theories, policies, and procedures.
The curriculum is based in the liberal arts, coupled with professional courses and a variety of practical business experiences including the opportunity for experiential learning through internships, structured to give the participant an opportunity to apply the theory of the classroom to a specific work experience.
Accreditation Standards
Accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
4+1 Program Admission and Policy Information
Students admitted into this program can take up to 6 credits of graduate coursework in their Senior year. To remain qualified for enrollment in graduate courses students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher to register for a graduate course and must maintain this GPA throughout their Senior year. The graduate courses available to 4+1 students is determined by the department and students will choose from a pre-determined department list which courses they plan to complete at the end of their Junior year. Students will also be able to choose which MBA concentration they plan to move into when they choose which courses they would like to enroll in during their senior year. The 6 graduate credits earned during the student’s senior year will count towards their graduate degree. Credits earned will not count towards a student’s undergraduate degree.
Students who graduate at the end of their Senior year in good standing with a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have earned a grade of B or higher in their completed MBA course or courses may continue taking classes in the MBA program in the first summer term B after their undergraduate degree has been conferred. Students who have been admitted to the 4+1 program and are eligible for continuing in the MBA program after the conferral of their Undergraduate Degree must enroll in their next MBA course by the 2nd semester following the completion of their bachelor’s program. Students enrolled in MBA courses through the 4+1 program who earn a grade of C or lower may be dismissed from the MBA program. Students enrolled in the 4+1 program who do not successfully complete their undergraduate degree in accordance with the MBA admission standards may be dismissed from the University. Students dismissed from the 4+1 program can apply for admission to the MBA program one year after their dismissal.