College of Business
The College of Business seeks to prepare men and women for professional careers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Consistent with its mission, the college provides a base of liberal education needed by all educated persons in our society, business oriented instruction in professional fields, and a close association with other colleges to promote knowledge and understanding from a variety of sources.
Business instruction and research revolve around three themes: preparing the manager for a variety of business activities; developing analytical skills; and fostering a critical awareness of the social, political, and economic environment in which decisions are made.
The academic departments offer major fields of study in accounting, business law, finance, general business, human resource management, international business, management, management information systems, marketing, operations, and business entrepreneurship. A major in business economics is also available.
The College of Business has been an accredited member of the AACSB - The International Association of Management Education since 1950.
The Executive Advisory Board of the College of Business, the formal external arm of the college, serves as a representative of the business community at large. The board is a group of professionals, managers, and executives who review and advise the college on activities necessary to accomplish college missions from the perspective of the business community. The board meets with the dean, faculty, and students twice a year to give advice on college programs. Members are often on campus to speak to student organizations or classes and to participate in special college programs. The board is extremely helpful to the college's continuing efforts to maintain excellence in education for future business leaders.
The Society of Alumni and Friends of the College of Business, made up of graduates, friends, and former students of the college, functions as the alumni relations arm of the college. Since 1982 this society has provided innovative and meaningful alumni involvement in sponsorship, planning and support, alumni awards, recruitment, etc. The 12-member board of directors of the society formally meets on the Athens campus twice a year and initiates yearly alumni receptions in many other cities.
The College of Business seeks to improve the quality of its programs and provide educational development opportunities for its students through its honorary and professional organizations.
Beta Gamma Sigma, the national scholarship society founded in 1913 to encourage and reward scholarship and accomplishment among students of business administration, has an active chapter at Ohio University. Beta Alpha Psi is a national accounting honorary that elects its members on the basis of scholastic achievement in accountancy courses.
Students also are encouraged to participate in student professional organizations, including Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity; Alpha Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity; Phi Alpha Delta, a national prelaw fraternity; Phi Gamma Nu, a professional business fraternity; Gamma Iota Sigma, an insurance fraternity; the Accounting Club; the American Marketing Association; the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs; the Association of Information Technology Professionals; the Black Students Business Caucus; the Financial Management Society; the International Business Society; the Management Science Society; the Society for Advancement of Management; the Society for Human Resource Management; and the M.B.A. Student Association.
The College of Business offers an internship program to assist students in securing practical experience during their college career. In today's job market, recent graduates are expected to have job-related experience. Internships are available for all College of Business majors, and undergraduates can earn academic credit for career-related job experience. Multiple internships are encouraged.
The Career Resources Office of the College of Business encourages organizations to interview students on campus and frequently refers resumes to interested employers. Internship sponsors come from all different kinds of companies of all sizes. Previous sponsors include Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen, Ernst & Young LLP, J.C. Penney, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Lancaster Fairfield Hospital, Nationwide Insurance, Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP, Sherwin Williams, Smucker's, Cleveland Cavaliers, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Lynch, Anselmo, Ott & Co., Merrill Lynch, Nation City Corp, Philip Morris, Toyota Motor Corporation, Honda, and many others.
Students and employers are encouraged to contact Angela Anderson, Director of Employer Services, at 740-593-2009 or andersoa@ohio.edu for more information.
The Center for International Business Education and Development offers study-abroad opportunities for students in the College of Business. The Global Competitiveness Program offers several opportunities during the first summer session in 2000, including locations in Germany, Hungary, Spain, and Great Britain. Students in these programs earn 16 credit hours from various courses in business. Highlights include consulting projects with area firms and the opportunity to experience local cultures.
Future opportunities being explored include additional summer experience destinations and a winter-break study tour to Mexico or South America.
For more information, contact the director, Center for International Business Education and Development, Copeland Hall 514C, telephone 740-593-2021, fax 740-593-1388.
You may receive credit for other overseas programs offered by Ohio University or other U.S. colleges after making arrangements with your advisor and the college's Office of Student Services.
International Exchange Programs The College of Business has exchange programs with Amsterdam School of Business, the Netherlands; University of Limburg, Belgium; Sup de Co Rennes, France; Sup de Co Clermont, France; Helsinki School of Economics, Finland; University of Vaasa, Finland; Asturias Business School, Spain; and Kiel University, Germany. Students at the junior and senior level may spend a semester or a year (two semesters) at one of these schools and receive credit for core and elective business courses in the Ohio University curriculum.
Language requirements vary, as many courses are taught in English.
Tuition is paid directly to Ohio University at current rates. You pay your own living costs (travel, room, board, books, insurance, personal needs, etc.).
For more information, contact the director, Center for International Business Education and Development, Copeland Hall 514C, telephone 740-593-2021, fax 740-593-1388.
Freshman Policy
Freshmen will be admitted into the college on a selective basis. Normally, you will need to be in the top 20 percent of your high school class with a strong college preparatory curriculum. You are expected to have above-average ACT or SAT scores, and also have demonstrated leadership potential through participation in extracurricular activities or work experience. Members of groups that are historically underrepresented in business will receive special consideration.
Transfer Policy
A limited number of students from other colleges within Ohio University and from other institutions of higher education will be permitted to transfer to the College of Business. Applications for transfer are available from the college.
Any student considering transfer to the college is strongly encouraged to contact the college's Office of Student Services as early as possible. You must be enrolled in the college before your senior year to allow for the college's 48-hour residency requirement. You must earn at least 50 percent of the business credit hours required for the business degree at Ohio University.
There are two conditions under which you can be considered for transfer into the college. One condition is that you have completed INCO 103, ECON 103, ECON 104, MATH 163A, and ENG 151, 152, or 153, or equivalent courses, and have an accumulative g.p.a. of 3.0 or higher. The second condition is that you have an overall 2.75 g.p.a. and a 3.0 g.p.a. or better in the five courses listed above.
You cannot be guaranteed admission even though you meet the above criteria. The college admissions committee will admit transfer students up to the college's enrollment ceiling. Students judged to have the highest probability of success will be admitted. Members of groups that are historically underrepresented in business will receive special consideration.
Applications for transfer into the college will be accepted each spring quarter. The college admissions committee reviews applications once per year at the close of spring quarter. Successful applicants will be admitted to the college during the summer quarter. Application information may be obtained from the Office of Student Services at 214 Copeland Hall.
To transfer from another university, submit the standard documents required by the Office of Admissions, as well as the application for the College of Business. You will be notified as early as possible of the admission decision.
In addition to the university regulations listed in the Academic Policies and Procedures section, the college has established probation and drop regulations.
Grades will be reviewed at the end of spring quarter. Freshmen with an accumulative g.p.a. that is less than 2.5 at that time will have a "hold" put on their academic records, making them unable to register for future classes until they transfer out of the College of Business and into another Ohio University college for which they are eligible.
Students should realize that if they are dropped from the College of Business, the prospect of transferring back into the College is unlikely. This is due to the high level of interest and the limited number of positions available to transfer students.
College Probation and Dismissal
At the close of a quarter in which your accumulative g.p.a. falls below a 2.2, you will be placed on college probation. You will remain on college probation until your accumulative g.p.a. is above 2.2, but for no longer than two quarters. If you have not raised your accumulative g.p.a. to at least 2.2 after two quarters of college probation, you will be dismissed from the College of Business. If you are dismissed from the College of Business with a g.p.a. based on these college probation standards, but do not qualify for academic dismissal under the university standards, you may be able to transfer into another college within Ohio University. At that time the Ohio University standards for university-level academic probation and dismissal will apply.
It is important to be aware that the academic standards for the College of Business are at a higher level than the academic standards for Ohio University. Please familiarize yourself with the university policy for academic probation and dismissal, which can be found in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.
Retaking a Core Course
You will be limited to three attempts at the college's core courses. If you have made three unsuccessful attempts at a required core course, you will be notified that you have been dropped from the college.
To attempt a course is to be enrolled long enough for the course to appear on the transcript or grade report. A letter grade, W, WP, WF, or grade replacement counts as an attempt. Attempts at another institution count toward the limit if you take the course as a transient student after enrollment in the College of Business.
Core courses include ACCT 101 and 102; BA 100A, 100B, and 370; BUSL 255; ECON 103, 104, and 201; FIN 325; MGT 202; MIS 201 and 202; MKT 301; OPN 310; PRCM 201, 202, and 325J; and QBA 201.
BUSL 255, MGT 202, MIS 202, MKT 202, and PRCM 202 may be taken in a 18-credit-hour cluster during your sophomore year (see recommended course sequence) or you may take these courses on a stand-alone basis. If these courses are taken on a stand-alone basis, then you must take BA 370, FIN 325, OPN 310, and PRCM 325J in the cluster format. Depending on the course or courses involved, students failing one course in a cluster may be required to retake the entire cluster.
BA 370, FIN 325, OPN 310, and PRCM 325J are offered in a 16-hour cluster at the junior senior level (see recommended course sequence). you may take these courses on a stand-alone basis. If these courses are taken on a stand-alone basis, then you must take BUSL 255, MGT 202, MIS202, MKT 202, and PRCM 202 in the cluster format. Students failing a course in a junior-level cluster must obtain permission to be allowed to repeat the course. Students failing multiple courses in a cluster may be required to retake the entire cluster.
If you need to retake a core course that is part of a cluster, go to the Office of Student Services to determine what needs to be done and obtain permission to get into the appropriate classes.
Students who are not enrolled in the College of Business may complete a business minor. Requirements for the minor are listed at the end of the business curricula.
Due to accreditation standards, students outside the college are allowed to com-plete only 44 hours of courses in the business curriculum.
If you are in the College of Business and plan to enter law school, you should follow the B.B.A. degree curriculum and also select, with the approval of your advisor, courses in other fields, especially American government, American and English history, English, philosophy, interpersonal communication, and additional theory courses in the College of Arts and Sciences, except those that substantially duplicate material found in the typical law school curriculum.
The Ohio Supreme Court's regulations governing the admission to the practice of law in Ohio require that, as a student entering law school, you be able to show possession of an undergraduate degree from an approved college if you wish to take the Ohio Bar Examination. However, the court provides for one possible exception - if you have earned, subsequent to graduation from law school, a bachelor's degree through completion of courses and credits other than those received in law school, and have a record of academic achievement that is satisfactory to the Ohio Supreme Court, you may be permitted to apply for admission to the practice of law in Ohio. Law schools in the state of Ohio have supplemented this Supreme Court rule by requiring an undergraduate degree of all entering students, regardless of the state in which they plan to take the bar examination.
A degree in absentia program is available for students who do not plan to take the Ohio Bar Examination and who do not plan to seek admission to an Ohio law school. If you desire to:
If there is any possibility that you might wish to take the Ohio Bar Examination, you are urged to obtain an undergraduate degree before entering law school.
As a candidate for the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree, you must complete the university's General Education Requirements for graduation and fulfill a minimum of 192 quarter hours of credit with a g.p.a. of 2.2 for all hours attempted. This 2.2 g.p.a. requirement applies to courses taken in business and economics, and also to courses in your major. The College of Business limits transfer credit for required business courses taken at a lower level to such courses as it offers at that lower level. Other transfer credits accepted by the university are evaluated as either business or non-business electives.
Courses included in the 192-hour minimum for the B.B.A. must be chosen so that at least 79 quarter hours are earned in areas of business and economics and at least 96 quarter hours are earned in non-business areas. However, 8 hours of economics principles may be counted in either minimum.
Majors
All B.B.A. candidates must complete a core of courses covering the tools of analysis and the operational fields of business plus the requirements for one of the following majors:
Accounting Human Resource Management Business Economics International Business Business Entrepreneurship Management Business Prelaw Management Information Systems Finance Marketing General Business
The business Prelaw, Business Entrepreneurship, and International Business majors require the completion of a second major. You can change your major or add a second major through the Office of Student Services.
Core Curriculum
The following courses are taken individually: ACT 101, 102; QBA 201; and MIS 201.
At the sophomore and junior level, business core courses are grouped into two clusters:
Business Context
BUSL 255, MGT 202, MIS 202, MKT 202, and PRCM 202
Introduction to Business Systems
FIN 325, OPN 310, BA 370, and PRCM 325J
You must take at least one of the two core clusters in tact. Students electing to take only one cluster must complete the courses from the other cluster on a stand-alone basis. Core cluster sections are identified in each quarter's Schedule of Classes under the Business Cluster section.
Nonbusiness Requirements
You must complete the following nonbusiness courses:
Communications: 8 hours
ENG 151, 152, or 153 Freshman Composition 4 (1E) INCO 103 Public Speaking 4
Mathematics: 8 hours
MATH 163A Intro to Calculus 4 (2N) MATH 250 Intro to Probability 4
Economics: 10 hours
ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4 (25) ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4 (25)
Performance Portfolio: 8 hours
Two of the following:
ART 112 Intro to Photography 4 ART 113 Intro to Photography 4 ART 116 Drawing I: Descriptive Process 4 ART 117 Drawing II: Concepts, Space, and Time 4 ART 118 Drawing III: Process and Synthesis 4 DANCE 101A-103C, 201A-203A, 201B, 202B varies FILM 340 Film Techniques 4 FILM 341 Advanced Super-8 Prod. 4 FILM 343 Scriptwriting 4 HSS 107 Voice and Articulation 2 INCO 205 Group Discussion 4 INCO 206 Communication in Interpersonal Relationships 4 INCO 215 Argumentative Analysis 4 INCO 304 Principles and Techniques of Interviewing 4 INCO 306 Interpersonal Conflict Management 4 INCO 342 Comm. and Persuasion 4 INCO 410 Cross-Cultural Commun. 4 JOUR 133 Precision Language 4 MUSIC 141A, 142A, 143A, 147A, 65A, 166A, 215A-361 2-4 ROTC 201 Basic Skills III 2 ROTC 202 Intro. to Leadership/Team Building 2 TCOM 200A Telecommunication Writing & Production Plan 4 TCOM 200B Audio Production 4 TCOM200C Video Production 4 THAR 113 Acting Fundamentals I 4 THAR 213 Acting Fundamentals II 4
Global Perspective: 12 hours
12 hours of a modern foreign language (211, 212, 213) or successful completion of a 16-hour Global Competitiveness Program experience as outlined under the "Study Abroad" section of the College of Business portion of this catalog (contact the COB Center for International Business at 740-593-2021 for more information about this option) or 12 hours of approved coursework from one or more departments focusing on a single geographic region from one of the following:
Asia
ANTH 385 Cult. of Southeast Asia 4
GEOG 338 Southeast Asia 4
HIST 246 The Rise of Modern Asia 4 (2T)
HIST 344A Hist. of the Malay World 4
HIST 344B Hist. of Burma and Thailand 4
HIST 344C Hist. of Vietnam 4
HIST 345A Southeast Asia to 1750 4 (2T)
HIST 345B Southeast Asia 1750 to 1942 4 (2T)
HIST 345C Southeast Asia 1942 to Present 4 (2T)
HIST 346A Traditional China 4 (2T)
HIST 346B Modern China 4 (2T)
HIST 348A Traditional Japan 4
HIST 348B Modern Japan 4
HIST 449 Hist. of East Asia in Modern Times 4
INST 103 Modern Asia 4 (2T)
JAPN 250 Japanese Lang. and Cult. 4 (2T)
PHIL 370 Hinduism 4 (2T)
PHIL 371 Buddhism 4 (2T)
PHIL 372 Islam 4 (2T)
PHIL 374 Taoism 5 (2T)
POLS 445 Govt. and Pol. of Japan 4
POLS 447A Govt. and Politics
of Southeast Asia 4
Africa
AAS 315 Literature of West Africa 4 AAS 316 Literature of South Africa 4 ANTH 381 Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 4 GEOG 331 Geography of Africa I 4 GEOG 332 Geography of Africa II 4 HIST 336A North Africa in Modern Times 4 HIST 336B North Africa Since 1914 4 HIST 338 History of West Africa 4 HIST 338A History of East Africa 4 HIST 341A Early Africa 4 (2T) HIST 341B Traditional Africa 4 (2T) HIST 341C Modern Africa 4 (2T) HIST 342A South Africa to 1899 4 HIST 342B South Africa Since 1899 4 HIST 343 Revolution in Southern Africa 4 INST 113 Modern Africa 4 (2T) POLS 441 Govt. and Pol. of Africa 4 POLS 464 Africa and the OAU 3
Europe
ECON 353 European Economic Hist. 4 FR 348 French Civilization and Culture 4 GEOG 330 Geog. of Western Europe 4 HIST 364B Contemporary Europe 4 HIST 366B Modern France 4 HIST 368B Modern Germany 4 HIST 372C Balkans in the 20th Century 4 HIST 392C 20th Century England 4 INST 118 European Studies 4 (2T) ITAL 348 Italian Civilization and Culture 4 POLS 432 Policy Making in Russia 4 RUS 348 The Cult. Hist. of Russia 4 SPAN 348 Spanish Civilization and Culture 4 SPAN 361 Understanding Spoken Spanish 4
Latin America
ANTH 383 Cultures of Latin America 4 GEOG 335 Latin America 4 HIST 323A Latin American History: Colonial Era 4 (2T) HIST 323B Latin American History:19th Century 4 (2T) HIST 323C Latin American History: 20th Century 4 (2T) HIST 325 Hist. of U.S.-Latin American Relations 4 HIST 426 Dictatorship in Latin American History 4 INST 121 Interdisciplinary Survey of Latin America 4 (2T) POLS 434 Govt. and Politics of Latin America 4 POLS 435 Revolution in Latin America 4 SPAN 349 Spanish American Civilization and Culture 4 SPAN 361 Understanding Spoken Spanish 4
Middle East
ANTH 388 Cultures of the Middle East 4 HIST 332 History of Women in the Middle East 4 HIST 333 Oil, Energy, and International Diplomacy 4 HIST 334 The Arab-Israeli Dispute 4 HIST 335A Survey of Middle East History to 1800 4 (2T) HIST 335B Survey of Middle East History Since 1800 4 (2T)
Breadth Cluster: 32 hours
One approved 4-hour course from each of the following areas:
Ethical issues
BA 480 Ethics and Morality in Business 4 JOUR 412 Ethics, Mass Media, and Society 3 PHIL 130 Intro to Ethics 4 (2H) PHIL 231 Philosophy of Sport 4 PHIL 235 Business Ethics 3 PHIL 330 Ethics 5 PHIL 331 Moral Problems in Medicine 4 PHIL 332 Philosophy of Sex and Love 4
Diversity Issues
AAS 106 Intro to African Amer. Studies 4 AAS 150 Intro to Black Media 5 AAS 220 Theories of African Amer. Social Development 4 AAS 250 Foundations of African Amer. Arts and Culture 4 (2H) AAS 341 African Amer. Personality 4 AAS 345 The Black Woman 4 AAS 350 African Amer. Arts and Artists 4 (2H) AAS 352 Blacks in Contemporary Amer. Cinema 4 (2H) AAS 482 The Black Family 5 ANTH 345 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective 4 HIST 302 American Indians 4 HIST 313 Jews in American History 4 HIST 315B Hist. of African Americans Since 1865 4 (2S) HIST 320B Women in Amer. Hist. Since 1877 4 HLTH 427 Health of Women 4 INCO 420 Gender and Communication 4 POLS 306 Politics of Appalachia 5 POLS 319 Gay and Lesbian Politics 4 POLS 323 Black Politics in the U.S. 4 POLS 420 Women, Law, and Politics 4 POLS 478 Feminist Political Theory and Movements 5 SOC 309 Sociology of Appalachia 4 WS 100 Intro to Women's Studies 4 (2H) WS 200 Issues in Feminism 4
Economics
If your major is accounting, management information systems, management, operations, human resource management, business law, general business, international business, entrepreneurship, or business economics, take any 300- or 400-level economics course except ECON 300, 307, or 381. If your major is finance or marketing, take ECON 305.
Environmental/technical issues
BA 465 Technology and the Environment 4 BIOS 220 Conservation in Biodiversity 4 (2A) EH 260 Intro to Environmental Health and Safety EH 275 Environ. and Occupational Health and Safety Regs. 4 ET 280 Eng. and Tech. Overview 4 (2A) ET 320 Hist. of Western Tech. 3 (2A) ET 325 Pollution Solutions I 3 ET 326 Pollution Solutions II 3 ET 334 Water Pollution Control 3 ET 337 Transportation Today 3 ET 350 Engineering and the Technological Society 3 (2A) ET 470 Energy and the Environ. 3 (2A) GEOG 201 Environmental Geog. 4 (2A) GEOG 241 Global Issues in Environmental Geog. 4 GEOL 215 Environmental Geology 4 (2A) GEOL 231 Water and Pollution 4 (2A) HIST 306 Amer. Environmental Hist. 4 IT 110 Intro to Manufacturing Processes 4 (2A) POLS 425 Env. and Nat. Resource Politics and Policy 4 TCOM 105 Intro to Mass Commun. 4 (2S) Jour 105 Intro to Mass Commun. 4 (2S)
Behavioral sciences
ANTH 101 Intro to Cultural Anthro. 5 (2T)
PSY 101 General Psychology 5
PSY 201 Sensation and Perception 4 (2S)
PSY 203 Learning 4
PSY 231 Psychology of Adjustment 4
PSY 233 Psychology of Personality 4
PSY 261 Survey of Industrial and
Organizational Psych. 4
PSY 273 Child and Adolescent
Psychology 4
PSY 275 Educational Psychology 4
PSY 336 Social Psychology 4
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 5 (2S)
SOC 201 Contemp. Social Problems 4 (2S)
SOC 210 Intro to Social Psychology 4
SOC 211 Collective Behavior 4
SOC 220 Intro to the Family 4
Political/legal/social issues
AAS 202 African American Hist. II
1865 to Present 4 (2S)
AAS 254 History of Injustice
in the U.S. 5
AAS 360 Black Politics in the U.S. 4
AAS 364 Comp. Study of Injustice 4
AAS 368 Black Political Thought 4
AAS 370 Urban Violence 4
AAS 430 Social Theories of
Underdevelopment 4
BUSL: any course except 255 and course used to satisfy major or other requirements
ECON 213 Current Econ. Problems 4
ECON 315 Economics of Health Care 4
ECON 316 Economics and the Law 4
GEOG 121 Human Geography 4 (2S)
GEOG 131 World Regional Geog.:
Third World 4 (2T)
GEOG 132 World Regional Geog.:
Industrial World 4 (2S)
GEOG 220 Economic Geography 4 (2S)
HIST 101, 102,
or 103 Western Civilization
in Modern Times 4
HIST 121, 122,
or 123 Western Heritage 4
HIST 131 Intro to Non-Western Hist. 4
HIST 211, 212,
or 213 American History 4
POCO 201 Intro to Potical
Communication 3
POLS: any course except 306, 319, 323, 420, 425, 428
SOC 223 American Society 4 (2S)
SOC 230 Sociology of Poverty 4
SOC 231 Sociology of Health
and Health Care 4
SOC 240 The Future of Society 4
SW 101 Intro to Social Welfare
and Social Work 3 (2S)
Literature
AAS 110 Intro to African Amer. Lit. 4 (2H)
AAS 210 African American Lit. I 4 (2H)
AAS 211 African American Lit. II 4 (2H)
AAS 310 Contemporary
African Amer. Lit. 4
AAS 311 African Amer. Lit.:
Special Topics 4
AAS 315 Literature of West Africa 4
AAS 411 Literature Seminar 4
CLAS 234 Classical Mythology 4 (2H)
CLAS 235, 236,
or 237 Classics in Translation 4 (2H)
CLAS 301 Love in Antiquity 4
CLAS 312 Greek Tragedy 4
CLAS 313 Greek Sophists
and Orators 4
ENG 200 Intro to Literature 4 (2H)
ENG 201 Crit. Approaches
to Fiction 4
ENG 202 Crit. Approaches
to Poetry 4
ENG 203 Interpretation of Drama 4 (2H)
ENG 204, 205,
or 206 Intro to International Lit. 4 (2H)
ENG 327 African American Fiction 4
ENG 328 African American Poetry 4
ENG 329 African American Drama 4
ENG 331, 332,
or 333 Studies in Asian Lit. 4 (2T)
ENG 341 American Literature 4
ENG 342 Eng. and Continental Lit. 4
FL: any course
HUM: any course
Physical sciences
ANTH 201 Intro to Biological Anthro. 5 (2N)
ASTR 100 Survey of Astronomy 4 (2N)
ASTR 100D Moons and Planets:
The Solar System 4 (2N)
BIOS: any course
BIOL 101 Principles of Biology 5
CHEM: any course except 115
ET 331 Fluid Dynamics
for Nonengineers 3
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 5 (2N)
GEOL 101 Intro to Geology 5 (2N)
GEOL 120 The Mobile Earth 4 (2N)
GEOL 211 Intro to Oceanography 4 (2N)
GEOL 221 Earth and Life History 4 (2N)
PBIO 102 Plant Biology 5 (2N)
PBIO 321 Agricultural Plant Ecology 4
PBIO 425 Plant Ecology 5
PHYS 201 Intro to Physics 5 (2N)
PHYS 251 General Physics 5 (2N)
PSC 101 Physical World 4 (2N)
PSC 105 Color, Light, and Sound 4 (2N)
Recommended Course Sequence
Freshman ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4 BA 100A Intro to Coll. of Business I 1 BA 100B Intro to Coll. of Business II 1 ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4 ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4 ENG 151, 152, or 153 Freshman Composition 5 INCO 103 Public Speaking 4 MATH 163A Intro to Calculus 4 MATH 250 Intro to Probability 4 Approved electives (nonbusiness requirements) 17 Note: see Freshman Drop Policy, page 113 Sophomore ACCT 102 Managerial Accounting 4 MIS 201 Intro to Microcomputers 3 QBA 201 Intro to Statistics 4 Business Context Cluster BUSL 255 Business Law 4 MGT 202 Management 4 MIS 202 Business Info. Systems 4 MKT 202 Marketing Principles 4 PRCM 202 Intro to Prof. Comm. II 1 Approved electives (nonbusiness requirements) 19
BA 370 Administrative Policy I 4 FIN 325 Managerial Finance I 4 OPN 310A Principles of Operations I 4 PRCM 325J Prof. Communication I 4 Major courses and approved electives 32
At least one core cluster must be taken in the fully integrated (Business 20/20) format. See each quarter's Schedule of Classes in the Business Cluster Section.
Students who perform well in the undergraduate program can earn the M.S. in Accountancy, in addition to the B.B.A., by completing a fifth year of study as a graduate student. Additional information about this program is available from the Graduate Catalog or by contacting the School of Accountancy.
Major courses required of all accounting majors
ACCT 217 Intro to Taxation 4 ACCT 303, 304, 305 Inter. Accounting 12 ACCT 310 Cost Accounting 4 ACCT 345 Accounting Systems and Internal Control 4 ACCT 451 Auditing Principles 4
BA 100A Intro to the Coll. of Bus. 1 ECON 103 Prin. of Microeconomics 4 INCO 103 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 4 MATH 163A Intro to Calculus 4 Breadth/performance/global 4
Winter quarter
BA 100B Intro to the Coll. of Bus. 1 ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4 ECON 104 Prin. of Macroeconomics 4 MATH 250 Intro to Prob. and Stats. 4 Breadth/performance/global 4
Spring quarter
ACCT 102 Managerial Accounting 4 ENG 15x Freshman Composition 5 Breadth/performance/global 8
Sophomore Fall quarter
QBA 201 Intro to Business Statistics 4 ACCT 303 Intermediate Acct. I 4 Breadth/performance/global 8 Winter quarter ACCT 304 Intermediate Acct. II 4 MIS 201 Intro to Microcomputers 3 Breadth/performance/global 8 Spring quarter Business context cluster 18Junior
ACCT 310 Cost Accounting 4 Elective 4 Breadth/performance/global 8 Winter quarter Business systems cluster 16 Spring quarter ACCT 305 Intermediate Acct. III 4 ACCT 345 Internal Control 4 Breadth/performance/global 8
Senior
Fall quarter
ACCT 451 Auditing Principles 4 Electives 8 Breadth/performance/global 4 Winter quarter Electives (or Internship) 12 Spring quarter Electives 8 Tier III course 4 ACCT 317 Federal Income Taxes 4
Junior transfers to the accounting major should follow this course sequence assuming they have completed sophomore level business courses:
Junior Transfer
Fall quarter
ACCT 303 Intermediate Acct I 4 ACCT 310 Cost Accounting 4 Winter quarter ACCT 304 Intermediate Acct. II 4 Spring quarter ACCT 305 Intermediate Act. III 4 ACCT 345 Internal Control 4Senior Transfer
Fall quarter ACCT 451 Auditing Principles 4 Can elect 340 4 Winter quarter Junior Cluster 16 Spring quarter ACCT 317 Federal Income Taxes 4
Not all accounting courses are offered every quarter. Check with your advisor or the School of Accountancy to make sure you can take courses when you plan.
In addition to completing the B.B.A. core requirements, you must complete at least 20 additional hours of economics including ECON 304 and 384. ECON 380 and 381 cannot be counted toward this requirement. No economics course can be counted toward both nonbusiness and major requirements.
Topics include new venture creation, small business management, and corporate entrepreneurship. An emphasis is placed on students gaining actual experience working in new ventures through consulting projects and interactions with successful entrepreneurs.
You must complete the requirements for the business entrepreneurship major in conjunction with the requirements for one of the other business majors, which include accounting, business economics, finance, general business, human resource management, management, management information systems, marketing, and operations. In addition to following the requirements of one of the other majors in the College of Business and completing the core requirements of the college, you must complete BA 345, BA 350, BA 440, BA 450 and three courses from one of the following, including at least one marketing and at least one accounting course: ACCT 217 Intro to Taxation, ACCT 310 Cost Accounting, BUSL 356 Law of the Management Process, HRM 420 Human Resource Management, MGT 340 Organizational Behavior-Micro Perspective, MKT 379 Marketing Research, MKT 425 Business to Business Marketing, or MKT 444 Consumer Behavior.
The business prelaw major recognizes the business and economic emphasis of the practice of law and also provides the breadth of training and philosophical background that is conducive to success in law school.
You must complete the requirements for the business prelaw major in conjunction with the requirements for one of the other business majors, which include accounting, business economics, finance, general business, human resource management, management, management information systems, marketing, and operations. In addition to following the requirements of one of the other majors in the College of Business, you must complete 16 hours at the 300400 level, including BUSL 356 and four additional hours in business law beyond 356, with the approval of your advisor. Another eight hours should be selected from the following: ACCT 217 Introduction to Taxation, ACCT 317 Federal Income Taxes, ECON 430 Public Finance, HRM 425 Labor Relations, POLS 401 and 402 Constitutional Law, POLS 409 Law Enforcement, POLS 304 State Politics, POLS 374 Great Jurists, POLS 413 Administrative Law, FIN 331 Insurance, and FIN 341 Investments. (You may request from your advisor written permission to substitute a course different from those listed above.) With your advisors approval, you should elect additional courses in nonbusiness fields, especially American government, American and English history, English, philosophy, interpersonal communication, and in such business fields as finance.
The law faculty in the College of Business is prepared to assist prelaw students in a number of ways:
Upon graduation, finance majors typically obtain direct entry positions in such areas as the financial banking community, insurance, government services, or in an array of industries that employ financial analysts, decision makers, financial strategists, budgeting officers, and planners.
In addition to the B.B.A. core requirements, you must complete 24 hours of finance courses at the 300 and 400 level, including FIN 327, 341, and 461.
Note: Finance majors are advised to take the courses in the "Introduction to Business Sytems" cluster on a stand-alone basis. This requires that the "Business Context Cluster" be taken in the fully integrated format.
Upon graduation, general business majors enter what may be the broadest area of positions of any major within the College of Business. Recent graduates have entered such fields as sales, banking, government services, personnel, advertising, small business entrepreneurship, production, and insurance.
The human resource management major provides an educational background for those with a career interest in human resource management and/or labor relations in both private and public sector organizations. The major provides basic preparation for entry-level positions in human resource management and the educational background that supports career advancement in this area. It also prepares you for a variety of positions in which knowledge of human resource management is critical to success.
In addition to the B.B.A. requirements, you must complete MGT 340 Organizational Behavior-Micro Perspective; HRM 320 Human Resource Management; HRM 426 Legal and Compliance Issues in Human Resource Management;HRM 428 Employee Relations, Safety, and Health; HRM 430 Compensation Management; HRM 440 Human Resource Training, Development, and Research; HRM 450 Recruitment, Selection, and Appraisal; HRM 455 International Human Resource Management; and HRM 460 Human Resource Policy, Planning, and Information Systems.
HRM 460 may not be taken concurrently with HRM 426, 428, 430, 440, or 450. Therefore, it is important to take MGT 202 during your sophomore year and HRM 320 the second quarter of your junior year. HRM 426 will be offered in spring quarter only, and should be taken in your junior year.
HRM 426, 428, 430, 440, 450, and 460 are offered only once a year. If you fail to take one of those courses during the year, you must wait to take it the following year. You must complete HRM 426, 428, 430, 440 and 450 before taking HRM 460.
You also are expected to select electives relevant to your career preparation with the help of your advisor. A sample of recommended electives: ACCT 310 Cost Accounting, AAS 225 History of the Black Worker, ECON 320 Labor Economics, ECON 321 Labor Legislation, ISE 422 Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health, INCO 404 Principles and Techniques of Interviewing, PSY 101 General Psychology, PSY 241 Behavioral Measurement, PSY 261 Industrial Psychology, PSY 275 Educational Psychology, PSY 336 Social Psychology, and SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology.
Your advisor helps you to define a realistic career plan, reviewing your interests, strengths, and weaknesses. Your educational program will be developed as an outgrowth of this career plan. We firmly believe that a close working relationship with your faculty advisor is an important factor in ensuring a sound education.
With the help of your advisor, you are expected to select electives relevant to your career preparation. A sample of recommended electives: ACCT 310 Cost Accounting, ECON 320 Labor Economics, ECON 321 Labor Legislation, ISE 422 Seminar in Occupational Safety and Health, INCO 404 Principles and Techniques of Interviewing, PSY 101 General Psychology, PSY 241 Behavioral Measurement, and PSY 261 Industrial Psychology.
You may want to join the Ohio University student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the professional association for human resource management practitioners. The student chapter regularly brings in human resource managers as speakers; plans field trips; works closely with the sponsoring professional chapter, Lancaster Area SHRM; and provides many opportunities for you to get involved in human resource management activities.
(a) GEOG 121 Human Geography
(b) BA 385 Multinational Business
(c) MGT 484 International Comparative Management
(d) FIN 455 International Finance
(e) MKT 441 International Marketing
(f) ECON 340 International Trade
(g) one four-hour course from Tier II Third World Cultures or any foreign language except Latin or Greek at the intermediate level (211).
If the required courses are not offered in a given year, you may substitute any of the following: ECON 341 International Monetary Systems (preferred substitute for FIN 455); ECON 342 International Economic Policy (preferred substitute for BA 385), BUSL 385 International Law or POLS 456 International Organization, GEOG 321 Population Geography, and INCO 410 Cross-Cultural Communication. These courses may be used as a substitute for any missing course upon consultation with your advisor.
Success in strategic business leadership requires a broad base of conceptual knowledge, personal skills and competencies, and technological literacy. The required courses ensure a variety of rich developmental experiences that can include community service learning, individual leadership and emotional intelligence assessments, case analyses, research projects, team-based active learning projects, and guest speakers, in addition to traditional classroom lectures and discussions. The major places a strong emphasis on written and oral communications skills, teamwork, and personal initiative. Extensive readings, research activities, and short and long writing assignments are used to integrate learning and enhance the professional experience.
The following course requirements for the major address with rigor and a strong commitment to practical application the foundations of leadership in the business contextÑconceptual knowledge, personal skills and competencies, and technological literacy. The major in Management and Strategic Leadership requires six courses and 21 hours of study.
MGT 340 Organizational Behavior-Micro Perspective 4
MGT 350 Creativity and Innovation in Organizations 4
MGT 480 Business Organizations-Change and Development 4
MGT 490 Strategic Business Leadership 4
MGT 499 Strategic Business Leadership Portfolio 1
MGT Elective 4
To be selected with approval of the advisor from
any 300-level or 400-level MGT prefix course
Students who would like to include a substantial portion of the Management and Strategic Leadership Major as a component in another program of study from within or outside the College of Business are encouraged to do so. Participation in this capacity requires that the prerequisite course, MGT 202 Management, be completed with a grade of C or better. It is strongly encouraged that such participation include the four core courses of MGT 340, 350, 480, 490.
Majors in Management and Strategic Leadership within the Department of Management Systems will be required to successfully defend their personal Strategic Business Leadership Portfolios in order to graduate. This portfolio will be initiated in the prerequisite MGT 202 course and will be further developed in each of the required courses in the major. The portfolio will be reviewed annually with the studentÕs major advisor. The final defense will be ÒPass/FailÓ and will be accomplished through participation in MGT 499, Strategic Business Leadership Portfolio.
Additional electives from course offerings in management within the Department of Management Systems are also available for those wishing to pursue further study. Students should also check the Department of Management Systems web site at www.cob.ohiou.edu/~MGTsys/ to learn about available courses and any modifications in the major.
The hands-on emphasis of the program exposes you to a number of hardware and software solutions to common business problems. This training is designed to produce graduates who can quickly master computer technology so they will be able to adapt quickly to new technology and apply it to business problems as the software and hardware evolve. Being able to communicate with both management and computer specialists makes MIS graduates ideal candidates in organizations that make use of information systems and consulting companies.
In addition to the B.B.A. core curriculum, you must complete MIS 220, 225, 320, 325, 380, 420, and 485. One additional course must be completed from MIS 460, 430, 455, 480, or 491. Elective courses include MIS 230 and 235.
Upon graduation, marketing majors typically obtain direct- entry positions in such areas as sales, sales management, and retail management with companies that specialize in analysis and description of consumers and their attitudes and behavior.
In addition to the B.B.A. core requirements, you must complete 24 hours of marketing courses at the 300400 level including MKT 358, MKT 379, and MKT 463.
Only 4 credit hours of the 490 sequence can count toward the 24 hours of marketing. Additional hours can count toward business electives.
The business minor is open to any student enrolled outside the college of business.
Required courses
ACCT 101 Financial Accounting 4 ACCT 102 Managerial Accounting 4 BUSL 255 Law and Society 4One of the following five courses: ECON 381 Intro to Economic Statistics and Econometrics 4 GEOG 271 Intro to Statistics in Geography 5 INCO 301 Empirical Research Applications in Comm. 4 PSY 221 Statistics for the Beh. Sci. 5 QBA 201 Intro to Bus. Statistics 4
All of the following four courses:
FIN 325 Managerial Finance 4
MGT 202 Management 4
MIS 202 Bus. Information Systems 4
OPN 310 Principles of Operations 4
Total hours: 32
Due to accreditation standards, students outside the college are allowed to complete only 44 hours of courses in the business curriculum.
For admission into the Sales Certificate Program, submit to the Marketing Department the following:
In addition you must have a panel interview with Sales Centre faculty and at least one representative from the professional Advisory Council of The Sales Centre. Application forms may be obtained from any college's undergraduate office.
Admission to this program is competitive and not guaranteed to all who meet the admission criteria. Students with the highest probability of success will be admitted up to the enrollment ceiling. Members of groups historically underrepresented in business will receive special consideration.
Each quarter those accepted into the Sales Certificate program will have their progress tracked by DARS. An overall g.p.a. of 2.5 in certificate courses is required. Students will need to consult the Director of The Sales Centre before the deadline for graduation to ensure that the certificate will be awarded. For more information contact the director or associate director of The Sales Centre.
Required courses
MKT 358 Professional Selling 4 MKT 498 Sales Internship 4
Advanced Courses (must select two):
MKT 425 Business to Business Marketing 4 MKT 458 Advanced Topics in Sales (Sales Management) 4 MKT 491 Current Topics in Sales: Executive in Residence 4
Communication Requirement (must select one):
INCO 215 Argumentative Analysis and Advocacy 4 INCO 206 Communication in Interpersonal Relationships 4
In addition to the courses listed above, two cross-disciplinary courses (8 hours) are needed to fulfill the 28 hour requirement. The following courses are suggested*:
ET 280 Engineering and Technology-Overview 4 (2A) IT 110 Intro to Manufacturing 4 (2A) PHIL 130 Intro to Ethics 4 (2H) THAR 113 Acting Fundamentals I 4 THAR 170 The Theater Experience 4 (2H)*Other cross-disciplinary courses that support the certificate curriculum may be substituted with the approval of the director of The Sales Centre.
Total hours: 28
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