Sundar W. Fleming, Interim Dean
Telephone: (919) 530-6458
Fax: (919) 530-6163
Email: sfleming@nccu.edu

History, Purpose, and Objectives

Management education at North Carolina Central University can be traced to the year 1910 when the institution first opened its doors to students. University documents indicate that plans were drafted during the 1926-27 academic year for the establishment of a professional School of Commerce. Despite the absence of complete information about the actual operations of the School of Commerce, it is apparent that in addition to exemplary programs in the arts and sciences, business programs have long enjoyed a place of prominence at the University. An unprecedented growth in student interest and enrollment caused University officials to plan the establishment of a professional school devoted to studies in business administration and management.

On July 1, 1972, the Department of Business and Economics separated from the Undergraduate School of Arts and Sciences and became the School of Business. Programs offered by the School are designed to provide the student ample opportunity to develop views, attitudes, and values regarding society–its institutions, progress, and problems. The participating student is provided a working knowledge of principles and procedures that are fundamental to his or her future role as a manager or executive. The objective of the School of Business is to provide each student with the knowledge of an entry-level specialist in one of the major fields of business administration and management. The arts and sciences, common body of knowledge, and concentration components of the curriculum have been designed with the previously cited purposes in mind.

While the School of Business cannot provide students a prescription for successfully coping with managerial problems of the future, it can cultivate students’ capacity for accurate problem definition, sound analysis, problem synthesis, and effective communication of problems and their probable amelioration. Through the concentrated examination of case studies, completion of individual and group projects, and the study of problems from the business community, students can become experienced in bringing structure and order to multi-faceted and ill-defined managerial problems.

While the vast majority of the School’s resources are devoted to its instructional programs, organized inquiry by the faculty and students is encouraged and supported.

The School of Business is fully accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Hospitality and Tourism Program is internationally accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).

Vision

We will be a destination business school dedicated to excellence in the academic environment, while making a difference in our students’ professional development that produces ethically aware leaders for the global community.

Mission

The School of Business at North Carolina Central University provides dynamic, global management education to a diverse, traditionally underserved, student population.

The statements below undergird the mission:

We achieve our mission through innovative teaching, supported by research and professional service, with a focus on experiential learning, technology integration, business partnering, and community service.

We provide a professional, caring, and intellectually stimulating learning environment through small classes, faculty accessibility, and teamwork.

We capitalize on the unique opportunities provided by our location in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.

Shared Values

1. Every student’s preparation for life-long learning is important.
2. Ethics, honesty, integrity, fairness, and a commitment to excellence guide all our actions.
3. We encourage and reward teamwork as well as individual expression, leadership, and innovation.
4. Clear and open communication among students, faculty, and staff is essential for achieving our mission.
5. Effective management education includes both theoretical and practical dimensions.
6. Continual service to the community is a fundamental responsibility of our students, faculty, and staff.

Undergraduate Admissions

Admission of undergraduate students to the School of Business is limited and competitive. Admission to North Carolina Central University, while obviously required, does not constitute admission to the School of Business or to business programs.

Admission of Freshmen

All new students will be evaluated by the University College. Applicants interested in the Business Program will be evaluated based on SAT scores (at least 820) and high school cumulative grade point averages (at least 2.300 (in-state) and 2.500 (out-of-state). ACT scores (minimum of 17) may substitute as equivalent SAT scores.

Admission from Another School or College at North Carolina Central University

University students with an interest in one of the Business baccalaureate degree programs may seek admission to the School of Business after completing at least 60 semester hours of study at the University and earning at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. (This requirement also applies to students seeking to change their major to Business.)

All applicants will be evaluated based on their ranked cumulative grade point averages, University awards and activities, and potential for success in the study of business. Applicants not accepted may reapply after completing at least 15 additional semester hours of study at North Carolina Central University.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to North Carolina Central University with the objective of earning the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree will be considered for admission to the School of Business in accordance with the following rules:

1. Transfer students will be considered for admission to the School of Business if the student has earned at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average for at least 15 semester hours of study at a regionally accredited college or university.
2. Transfer students who gain admission to North Carolina Central University but who do not gain admission to the School of Business may apply or reapply for admission in accordance with the process described in the previous section.
3. Students transferring from regionally accredited colleges or universities may receive transfer credits for business courses completed at the institution from which they transfer if, and only if,
   
   1. They earn a grade in the course that is equivalent to at least a “C” at North Carolina Central University,
   2. The course is applicable to programs offered by the School of Business, and
   3. The course is comparable as determined by appropriate School of Business faculty in content and quality to the course for which the student seeks transfer credit.
4. Students must complete at least 50% of the business course requirements at North Carolina Central University.

Credit for Transfer Work by NCCU Students

The School of Business faculty believes that, generally, all course work for business degrees should be completed at North Carolina Central University. Courses taken at other institutions to satisfy our business course requirements must be approved by the School of Business. However, under no circumstances are students allowed to take more than 50% of the total business course requirements at another institution.

After matriculating at NCCU, a student may not pursue courses of any type at another institution for transfer credit for a degree from NCCU without obtaining, in advance of registration, written permission from the dean of the school in which the student is registered at NCCU. Business students with an interest in pursuing courses at other regionally accredited institutions should obtain the appropriate form from the Office of Student Support Services and School of Business.

Undergraduate Curriculum

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Undergraduate programs are designed to provide participating students an appreciation and understanding of the social, political, and economic environment of business. Consistent with most comprehensive programs in business administration and management, the faculty of the School of Business firmly supports the thesis that professional studies in business can be best achieved with a solid liberal arts foundation. Consequently, the initial two years of the traditional four-year baccalaureate program, devoted to the preparation in the humanities, fine arts, behavioral sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, and the mathematical sciences, are a necessary prerequisite for professional study in business administration and management.

Undergraduate programs have been structured to ensure that each student has a firm grasp of the major principles and practices involved in the management of complex business and industrial organizations. The third year of study is devoted chiefly to acquiring the Common Body-of-Knowledge skills. Advanced study in a selected field is devoted largely to the fourth year.

In general, all programs leading to a baccalaureate degree in business include:

1. The General Education Curriculum (GEC) requirements,
2. The Common-Body-of-Knowledge requirements, and
3. The major or concentration requirements. (The School’s undergraduate programs have been structured such that at least 50% of a student’s course work is devoted to studies in the GEC.)

The General Education Curriculum requirements, the Common-Body-of-Knowledge requirements, and the major or concentration requirements are outlined below:

Academic Policies

Programs leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degrees in Accounting and in Business Administration and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Information Systems and Hospitality and Tourism Administration consists of the following components:

1. General Education Curriculum (GEC),
2. The Common-Body-of-Knowledge requirements, and
3. The major or concentration requirements.

Each candidate for a B.B.A. or B.S. degree must satisfy the following conditions:

a. Be formally admitted to the School of Business;

b. Complete at least 124 semester hours of credit; 

4. Compile a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for all course work completed at North Carolina Central University;
5. Complete each prescribed course of the major or concentration and departmental electives requirements with a grade of “C” or better;
6. Complete the Common-Body-of-Knowledge requirements with no more than 6 semester hours of credit with grades of “D”;
7. Complete each prescribed Mathematics course with a grade of “C” or better;
8. Complete prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or better; and 
9. Complete the Common-Body-of-Knowledge requirements with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.

Academic Programs

Students are required to enroll in courses at the proper level. Courses with numbers 0-1999 are typically freshman-level courses; courses with numbers 2000-2999 are typically sophomore-level courses; and courses with numbers 3000-4999 are junior- and senior-level courses.

Students enrolling in a business course without the proper prerequisites risk forfeiting any credits they might earn.

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