Biola University 2013–14 Catalog
B usiness A dministration A division of the Crowell School of Business Faculty Dean:
at the completion of the requirements with a fee of $20. D. Meet approval of the academic advisor of the Crowell School of Business. The process may require an interview. E. Prior to formal admission, students shall continue to be advised as pre-business majors. International Business Institute Biola University is a participating member of the International Business Institute (IBI), an overseas study program founded and taught by committed Christian faculty for the purpose of combining rigorous academic study in international business and economics with international field experience. The ten-week summer program includes several periods of extended classroom time in key locations as well as coordinated visits to organizations of major political and economic significance in Eastern Europe, Western Europe and Russia. Applications are accepted in the fall and interested students can obtain information and forms from Dr. Steve Rundle (steve.rundle@biola.edu) in the Crowell School of Business. Upon approval by Biola and IBI, students will register through Messiah College and will need to provide a transcript to Biola for transfer credit. Biola students attend the International Business Institute independent of Biola and transfer the credit upon completion of the program. All fees are paid directly to the IBI. Students are required to complete substitution request forms prior to departure. Business Administration, B.S. Degree Program A Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration is offered upon the completion of baccalaureate requirements and the business major in one of the following concentrations: Accounting, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Marketing Management. Thirty-nine of the required credits must be upper-division. General Education Requirements The general education requirement for a foreign language for those following a business administration major may be met by two years of high school language or the first four credits of a college language. Business Administration majors may use BUSN 190 and 223 for a math credit toward the science/mathematics requirements for the general education requirements, but the credits cannot be counted in both general education and in the major. PHIL 215, COMM 181 and PSYC 200 are recommended for all business majors. Core Requirements BUSN 190 Business Statistics Credit(s): 3. BUSN 201 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3. BUSN 202 Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3. BUSN 211 Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3. BUSN 212 Principles of Accounting II Credit(s): 3. BUSN 220 Management Information Systems Credit(s): 3. BUSN 223 Calculus for Management Sciences Credit(s): 3.
Larry D. Strand, Ed.D.
Bourgeois, Harman, Mgrdichian, Passwater, Rundle, Sherwin, Strand, Webb, Wilson, Woodward
Associate Professors:
Mobley
Assistant Professor:
Mission and Learning Outcomes Biola University, through its Crowell School of Business, is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs to offer a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with concentrations in the following: accounting, information systems, international business, management, marketing, and marketing management. Each program is structured to give the student broad understanding of the social and economic environment in which Christian business persons function, and provides a common body of knowledge for students who elect this major. Students study economics, finance, management, business law, accounting, and marketing as the core of the major based upon quantitative management skills. The six individual concentrations prepare students through additional specified courses to enter a career field in those areas, or to select a graduate school upon graduation. It is the purpose of the Crowell School of Business to prepare highly skilled, technically competent business persons who have broad preparation in the liberal arts as well, and who can make significant contributions in the workplace or in Christian organizations they may serve. Admission Requirements Admission into Biola University does not guarantee admission as a business administration major in the Crowell School of Business, nor permission to enroll in upper-division business administration courses (Intermediate Accounting excepted). The following requirements must be observed: A. Complete, with a minimum of a “C” (2.0) grade in each course, Business Statistics 190, Accounting 211 and 212, Economics 201 and 202, English 112 and 113, and Calculus for Management Sciences 223 (24 semester hours), or the equivalent, with a cumulative grade point average of 2.5. A minimum requirement of 30 hours of General Education (including Bible) must be completed. B. Accomplish an overall cumulative GPA of 2.5 in all college level course work completed at the time of formal application to the Crowell School of Business. C. File an application with the Crowell School of Business for admission, which shall include an essay, and affirm that the above requirements have been achieved either at Biola University or another accredited institution. The application should be filed
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