College of Business

Academic Awards	Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts, Minors, Certificates
Dean	Rowlanda Cawthon
Departments	Graduate and Undergraduate

The College of Business sponsors a broad range of business programs that serve students of traditional age, adult undergraduate students, and graduate-level MBA students. Daytime weekday classes, once-a-week accelerated classes, and Saturday schedules are structured to ensure the highest of quality and applicability for business students.

Mission Statement

We are a learning community committed to academic excellence in business education within the context of Christian faith and service.

The College of Business teaches business skills within the context of a Christian perspective, empowering students to serve as leaders, managers and entrepreneurs with competence and integrity. All students take a series of core courses in the fundamentals of economics, accounting, management, marketing and finance before they focus on advanced major courses.

The College of Business offers:

Small class sizes
Experiential learning
Mentoring professors
Career development opportunities
Quality instruction involving real world experience

We believe that business is an extraordinary opportunity to:

Serve others
Fulfill a unique calling
Create positive social change
Honor God by contributing to a vibrant economy

Five Majors available

Accounting – Students become adept at preparing and reading financial statements and tax returns. They pursue careers as accountants or financial advisors.

Business Administration – Students take courses in marketing, management, finance and accounting. They are prepared for a variety of careers, including starting their own business.

Management – Students learn to lead people and manage projects. They are prepared for a wide variety of careers in business, nonprofits or government service.

Marketing – Students study consumer needs and learn to position a product or service in the marketplace. They pursue careers in advertising or sales.

Music Industry Business – Students examine current industry trends, effective artist management, audio technology and music business. They are prepared to pursue careers in the music industry and related fields.

Internship Opportunities

All business students work in an internship experience in their junior or senior year in which they apply business theory to a real workplace and build their own professional network.

Accreditation

Northwest University’s Business Programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Accreditation standards are based on the Baldrige National Quality Program. Employers find value in knowing that Northwest University uses the same standards as those used by other organizations to recognize excellence.

International Study Tour

All business majors participate in a study tour to explore the dynamics of international business on location. Previous tours have gone to Prague, China and Japan. A course fee will cover transportation, lodging and some meals. The course is required for the junior year.

Contact the College of Business for current information about the location and cost.

Admission to the College of Business

Traditional students in any of the College of Business majors are required to apply for Admission to Major during the second semester of their second year, prior to taking any upper-level business courses.

Entrance requirements:

Submission of the Admission to Major Application
Completion of two of three lower-level business courses with a grade point average of at least 2.50
Admission to Major interview may be requested
Transfer students should review requirements with their advisor

Course Sequence

Business majors do not need to declare the exact business major they are selecting since all business majors take the same courses during their first two years. The lower-division core courses ensure that students have a solid understanding of business principles before they start their upper-division major courses.

The lower-division core courses:

Survey of Economics
Pre-Calculus for Business
Business Statistics
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Business Communication

Students must consult with their academic advisor to ensure that they take upper-division majors courses in sequence, since not every course is offered every semester.

5-year BA/MBA

This accelerated, dual-degree program is designed to graduate students with a combined Bachelor of Arts in a Business major and Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree within five years. The combined degrees prepare students for professional careers in business, government or nonprofit organizations. Students begin taking four first-year MBA courses in their senior year and apply those 12 credits to their undergraduate requirements. The student is then able to finish the rest of the MBA in the following year, thus eliminating a year of college tuition.

Requirements:

Apply to the program at the beginning of the Junior Year with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 or above. Submit an essay describing why they want to be in the program.
Generally students will take six MBA credits and six undergraduate credits each semester of their senior year. The senior year credits are charged at the undergraduate tuition rate. All remaining undergraduate credits must be completed at Northwest University. Students may take no more than 15 total credits (MBA and undergrad combined) each semester in their senior year. No more than 12 MBA credits may be taken while still an undergraduate. Once students complete all undergraduate course, they will be charged at the MBA tuition rate as they continue on to MBA courses.
Maintain 3.3 Cumulative GPA during their Senior Year.
Since professional business experience is required for all MBA students, students in this program will be required to take the MBA Graduate Internship course as one of their electives.
Students complete all 39 of the required MBA credits.
This program is not available to the Business Management and Organizational Management majors offered in the Online programs.
Since Accounting, Marketing, and Music Business majors have discrete major requirements, students of these majors will need to substitute elective credits for their MBA course work in their senior year. The Business Administration and Management majors can substitute one or two courses from their undergraduate major.

Course Sequence

Senior Year (Fall/Spring)

BUSM 5073 Management Communication
BUSM 5413 Organizational Management
BUSM 5573 Financial Management
BUSM 5773 Faith, Ethics and Business

MBA Year (Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer)

BUSM 6xx3 MBA Business Elective
BUSM 5433 Project Management
BUSM 5453 Marketing Management
BUSM 6253 Intermediate Accounting for Managers
BUSM 6473 Applied Economics for Managers
BUSM 5463 Operations Management
BUSM 5253 Business Innovation and Research
BUSM 6xx3 MBA Business Elective
BUSM 6753 Corporate Strategy

Graduate Programs

Master of Arts in Leadership Studies*
Master of Business Administration*
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership*
Ed.D. - Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership*

* SEE APPLICABLE GRADUATE CATALOG FOR DETAILS

Graduate and Undergraduate Department

Business Administration Department

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

Minors