BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

David L. McKenna Hall
206-281-2970
www.spu.edu/depts/sbe/

Douglas A. Downing, Contact Person
206-281-2890

FACULTY:  Bruce D Baker, Denise  Daniels, Jonathan Charles Deming, Douglas Allan Downing, Albert M Erisman, Randal S Franz, Dan W Hess, Gary L Karns, William  Kauppila, Herbert E Kierulff, Kenneth E Knight, Ryan Craig LaBrie, Grant LeRoy Learned, Henry L Petersen, Joanna Krystyna Poznanska, James F Rand, Kimberly M Sawers, Regina Pefanis Schlee, Gerhard  Steinke, Ross E Stewart, Lisa Klein Surdyk, Jeffrey B Van Duzer, Kenman  Wong

The business administration major provides a broad-based education in the fundamental theories, principles, and practices of modern business. The program develops a general management outlook toward organizations and the changing environment they face. It teaches standards of professional and ethical behavior along with the technical expertise and leadership attributes necessary to attain entry-level positions in business. Students who major in business administration are expected to master a core of courses in business and economics, and may choose from a concentration selected from one of the following areas: economics, finance, information systems, international business, management, and marketing. All students will take the following common core of classes described under General Core.

Requirements for the Major
95 credits
Students desiring to major in business administration must follow the application process described above. To be awarded a degree with a major in business administration, students must meet the general core requirements and at least 18 credits of upper-division elective courses within the School of Business and Economics. Students can choose to pursue a concentration in a specific business discipline by completing 15 of their 18 elective credits within that particular discipline. Major requirements are based on those in effect at the time declaration of the major was made. Also, a minimum of 45 credit hours in the major must be completed at SPU.

Demonstration of computer competency is required. This is documented by passing BUS 1700 or by passing a competency exam covering the equivalent.

Note: BUS 4690 and BUS 4899 are recommended to be taken during the last quarter of senior year.

Note: A minimum of 15 of the 18 Upper Division SBE elective credits must be in BUS or ECN courses; a maximum of 3 credits may be taken in ACCT courses.

Concentration Options
Students wishing to pursue a disciplinary concentration must take 15 of their 18 upper-division elective credits from courses in that discipline as follows:
       Economics Concentration
       Finance Concentration
       Information Systems Concentration
       International Business Concentration
       All courses in this concentration must be approved by the SBE Undergraduate
       Committee.
       Management Concentration
       Marketing Concentration

Note: In the international business concentration, some coursework will normally be taken as part of the study-abroad program. The foreign language requirement can be met by 15 credits in SPU foreign-language courses numbered 2000 or above, or by demonstrated fluency in a language other than English.

Requirements for the Minor in Business Administration
*Requires ACCT 2362 as a prerequisite.
The School of Business and Economics offers a business minor for students who want to complement their major with general business coursework. Formal declaration of a minor is required. Acceptance is based upon an application to the School of Business and Economics with a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 2.70 in a minimum of 45 quarter credits of coursework. SPU requires students to earn at least 15 credits of the minor at SPU, 10 credits of which must be upper-division credits. Application to the minor can be found here.

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