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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Business


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Stanley G. Eakins, Dean, 3119 Bate Building
Paul H. Schwager, Associate Dean, 3119 Bate Building
James R. Westmoreland, Associate Dean for External Affairs, 3402 Bate Building

Scott A. Dellana, Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation, 3208 Bate Building
James W. Kleckley, Director of Professional Services and Research, 114 Slay Building
Len Rhodes, Director of Technology, Information, and Operations, 3400 Bate Building
Paul Russell, Director of Graduate Programs, 3203 Bate Building
Steve Myszak, Director of Undergraduate Programs, 3016
Bate Building

The College of Business provides students with the opportunity to pursue the knowledge and skills required to launch and further successful careers in today’s dynamic business community. College of Business graduates are well prepared to pursue positions in diverse organizations including large corporations, small firms and start-ups, nonprofits, or even to start their own businesses.

The college, which consists of five departments, offers the BSBA degree in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing and supply chain management. In addition, The Miller School of Entrepreneurship and the School of Hospitaltiy Management are housed in the College of Business.The graduate program offers the master of science in accounting (MSA), the master of business administration (MBA), and the master of science in sustainable tourism and hospitaltiy degrees. Academic programs within the College of Business provide a wide range of options that encourage students to build on their existing interests and strengths while also exploring new directions. The college’s unique leadership and professional development program, combined with a focus on experiential learning challenges, prepares students to become the leaders of the future.

The College of Business supports the business practitioner through the Division of Professional Services and Research, Bureau of Business Research, Small Business Institute, and applied research projects in both graduate and undergraduate classes. In addition, college faculty combine years of professional experience with award-winning teaching and impactful scholarly research to provide students with a world class education.

Accreditation

The undergraduate (BSBA) and master’s (MBA and MSA) business programs are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Since the primary objective of accreditation and the College of Business is to foster high quality in education for business administration and management, most of the school’s resources are dedicated to its degree programs. Consequently, non-business majors will not be permitted to enroll in more than 30 s.h. of undergraduate course credit offered by the College of Business.

Admission

Upon admission to the university, students may declare a concentration in business administration. Students must declare a concentration before taking upper-level business courses. Students may declare concentrations in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing and supply chain management. To declare a concentration, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 45 s.h.
  2. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 scale.
  3. Completion of courses listed below or equivalent course work with a minimum grade of 2.0 in each and a 2.5 average over the eight courses: ACCT 2401 , ACCT 2521 ; ECON 2113 , ECON 2133 ; FINA 2244 ; MATH 1066 , MATH 2283 ; MIS 2223 .

Students who desire to pursue the BSBA degree must have declared a concentration before they enroll in 4000-level business courses. Students who have not declared a concentration may take a maximum of 30 s.h. total of 2000- and 3000-level business courses.

The admission of a student seeking a second undergraduate degree in the College of Business must be approved by the director of undergraduate programs. At the time of such approval, the director will also approve the specific courses which will lead to the receipt of the second degree.

Readmission

Students applying for readmission to the university who were previously enrolled in the College of Business and who have been out of school no more than three academic years must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 to be eligible for readmission to the College of Business.

Students previously enrolled in the College of Business who have been out of school more than three academic years and students who were previously enrolled in the university but not in the College of Business must meet the requirements for admission outlined in the section above.

Transfer Credit for Upper-Level Courses

The College of Business will not accept for credit upper-level courses (numbered 3000 and 4000 at East Carolina University) taken at a junior or community college. The department chair will determine the applicability of upper-level courses taken at senior colleges in meeting the BSBA degree requirements. No course may count as a College of Business concentration requirement and also count as fulfilling the business core requirements of the College of Business.

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