Business Administration Major

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Business Administration Department

Chairperson: Dr. Kathryn Ready
324D Somsen Hall
Winona, MN 55987-5838
(507) 457-2843

Purpose

The basic purpose of the Business Administration programs is to prepare students for careers in administration of all types of organizations in the private, non-profit, or public sector.  The management curriculum is designed to provide students with the tools to pursue professional careers in management of operating units or groups, and more specialized areas such as Human Resources Management.  Management Information Systems trains students in the integration of information of systems tools and technologies into various business areas.

College of Business Admissions Policy

Admission to the college of Business (COB) for College of Business BS majors and minors is required before students may enroll in 300- and 400-level classes. #Students must meet the following specific requirements:
1. 30 or more earned credits at the time of application.
2. Cumulative GPA of 2.5.
3. Completion of the following courses with a minimum of a "C":
            ENG 111         ECON 201      MATH 110 or Higher±

            CMST 191      ACCT 211      ECON 222 or STAT 210±

#Non-College of Business majors and minors must have junior status and instructor’s permission to take COB 300- and 400-level courses.
±COB minors with Non-COB major: Completion of math and statistics courses required by their major of, if none are required, these students should take any college-level math and statistics courses.

Pass/No Credit (P/NC) Courses
Except for internships, students must take all courses in their major, minor, and options on a grade-only basis. The P/NC option is available to non-majors unless otherwise noted. Courses offered on a pass/no credit-only or grade-only basis are so designated in the course descriptions.

Graduation Requirements

• Completion of all course work required for the major No more that two courses may be counted toward  the major with a passing grade lower than a "C".  A course cannot be repeated more than twice.
• Completion of a minimum of 15 credits hours of 300/400 level courses from the business Administration Department at WSU.
• None of the course required for a major, minor, option, or any of the concentrations, may be taken on a P/NC basis.
• Completion of minimum of 50% of the business courses in the major from WSU.
• Meet all WSU graduation requirements
• 64 non-business credits required for all majors in Department of Mathematics, Statistics (6 S. H. credits maximum) and economics (9 S. H. credits maximum) required for department majors can be counted toward the 64 non-business credits.

University Studies Flag Requirements

Students may use Flag courses to satisfy both University Studies and major requirements.  Flag courses will usually be in the student's major or minor program.  The Business Administration Department offers the following flag courses in the University Studies Program

Oral Flag

• MGMT 495 Strategic Management (3)

Math/Critical Analysis Flag

• BUSA 220 Business Statistics (3)
• BUSA 320 Intermediate Statistics (3)

Writing Flag

• MGMT 317 Management of Human Resources (3)
• MGMT 325 Organizational Dynamics (3)

Last Modified: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 13:50 by Steve Miller