Degree Requirements

Department of Management, Marketing, & Information Systems (MMIS)

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The programs in the College of Business are four year programs leading to a Bachelor of Science in Business, or to a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management. They are designed to provide students with a broad liberal education which will allow them to pursue careers in business, government, and entrepreneurship.

The curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Business includes a general education core, a business core, and a choice of five professional options: Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, or Marketing.

The curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality includes a general education core, a business core, and a major core of required and approved elective courses as described in this catalog.

Eligibility for Admission
Students who have been admitted to the university may apply for admission to the College of Business after the following requirements have been satisfied:

1) Pass all proficiency examinations (math, English, and reading).

2) Pass the following courses with at least C or better in each course.
English 128
English 279
Speech 203 or 221
Mathematics 161
Natural Science (3 hours)
Economics 101
Economics 102
Social Science (3 hours)
Accounting 110
Accounting 111
Management 103
Information Systems 137

3) Completion of a minimum of 45 semester hours of course work with a minimum of 2.5 CSU overall grade point average.

NOTE: Applications for admission shall be due two weeks before the first day of early registration each term. Faculty advisors will be responsible for reviewing applications. Provisional admission to the College of Business is followed when a sophomore or transferring student would need to take College Business courses to maintain a full academic load. Sophomore students seeking provisional admittance must meet the cumulative GPA criterion (2.5), while transferring students must have satisfactorily completed the university core and Business admission requirements at their former institutions. Provisional admittance only applies until sophomores reach the credit hour threshold (45) or transferring students have completed nine credit hours at CSU. At that point, each student would be evaluated for admission based on the criteria outlined above in item three. Students should see their faculty advisors to determine if they qualify for provisional admittance.

Transfer Credit Requirements
The College of Business will grant credit for the following core courses provided that (a ) the course content was similar in nature to the course at Chicago State University, and (b) a grade of C or better was received in the course: ACCT 110, 111, 290, 291: INSY 136, 137; MGMT 103; ECON 101, 102.
Upper division credit for ACCT 290 and 291 may not be available for credit in other academic departments.
Credit for the above courses will also be accepted by successfully completing examinations offered through the College Level Examination Program.

Four Year Colleges
The college will accept courses in business from four-year colleges accredited by their regional accreditation body. These courses may be applied to the core requirements or the professional option requirements where applicable, provided they are (a) similar in nature to the course at Chicago State University; and (b) a grade of C or better was received in the course.

Two Year Colleges
The college will accept upper division courses in business provided they are similar in nature to the course at Chicago State University. This is done by successfully passing a proficiency examination for each course based upon the relevant material in the following courses: ACCT 212, 213, 293; FIN 266; INSY 200; MGMT 249; MKTNG 276.
The Department Chairperson, in exceptional cases, may waive the requirement for a proficiency examination.

Academic Policies
Academic departments will not accept any D letter grades in the professional option. The college will accept no more than one D letter grade in the core requirements completed at Chicago State University. The Bachelor of Science degree in Business will be awarded after completion of 120 semester hours credit in the following disciplines; 6 hours in composition; 12 hours in humanities; 12 hours in mathematics; 12 hours in natural sciences; 12 hours in social sciences; 42 hours in the business core; 224 hours in the professional option; and completion of the examinations on the state and federal constitutions. Waivers, substitutions, and other modifications of this policy will be considered after the student has submitted an academic petition to the appropriate chairperson.

Specific Requirements
General Education Requirements (54 credit hours):
COMPOSITION (6 credit hours): ENG 127, 128.
HUMANITIES (12 credit hours): ENG 279, SPCH 203 or 221; 6 credit hours selected from English, fine arts, foreign languages and philosophy. MATHEMATICS (12 credit hours): MATH 161, 162, 201 or 209, 214.
NATURAL SCIENCES (12 credit hours): To be selected from the biological and physical sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCES (12 credit hours): ECON 101, 102; 3 credit hours to be selected from ECON 201, 206, 207. 3 credit hours to be selected from one of the following disciplines; anthropology, corrections, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

Business Core Courses (42 credit hours): ACCT 110, 111, 290 (Accounting professional option must substitute ACCT 291 for ACCT 290); FIN 266; INSY 137, 200, 224, 226; MGMT 103, 249, 251, 308, 358; MKTG 276.

Business Major Professional Option Courses (24 credit hours): 24 credit hours must be selected in one of the following major professional fields; Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, Marketing.

Accounting - ACCT 212, 213, 214, 292, 293, 315, 317; three credit hours of electives selected with the approval of the departmental academic advisor.
Finance - FIN 366, 367, 368, 369; twelve credit hours of electives selected with the approval of the departmental academic advisor.
Information Systems - INSY 136, 284, 327, 310, 328, 330; six credit hours of electives selected with the approval of the departmental academic advisor.
Management - MGMT 209, 260, 262, 264, 310; nine credit hours of electives selected with the approval of the departmental academic advisor.
Marketing - MKTG 375, 378, 380, 383; MGMT 310; nine credit hours of electives selected with the approval of the departmental academic advisor.



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