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:
- The General Education Curriculum (GEC) requirements,
- The Common-Body-of-Knowledge requirements, and
- 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: