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Undergraduate
Programs
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The
mission of the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business
Undergraduate Program:
To
provide an educational environment that fosters the
development of graduates that have the skills, knowledge,
and values necessary for success in an increasingly
diversified, technologically enabled, and globally competitive
environment. |
GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES
The
Goals and Objectives for our undergraduate programs are designed
in accordance with our mission, and are guided by the following:
1.
Academic Excellence: The Christos M. Cotsakos College
of Business continually updates and revises its curriculum so
that it is both competitive and contemporary. Outcomes
assessment is regularly performed, and input from students and
other stakeholders is utilized for the purpose of enacting continuous
improvement as it concerns both course content and program/curricular
offerings.
2.
Professional Enrichment: The Christos M. Cotsakos College
of Business integrates co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
into its academic programs for the purpose of (a) increasing
student awareness concerning the future impact of their professional
development, (b) enhancing the students' appreciation for and
development of requisite skill sets that apply to respective
job markets, and (c) providing networking opportunities between
students and leading business professionals in the field.
3.
Technological Competency: The Christos M. Cotsakos College
of Business enhances its academic offerings by integrating technology
throughout the curriculum. Students are expected to be
both familiar and facile with Microsoft Office upon admission
to the College of Business. Students will also be exposed to
proprietary software packages across the business curriculum
in order to increase familiarity and provide hands on experience
with the type of technology and decision support tools that
are utilized in the professional business arena. Finally, all
students are exposed to software tools, data streams, and databases
for the purpose of conducting financial data analyses in the
E*TRADE Financial Learning Center.
4.
Communications Skills and Contemporary Perspectives:
The Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business integrates reading,
writing, and speaking throughout the curriculum. While
all three components are not necessarily addressed in every
class, the natural progression through the College of Business
business curriculum will expose the student to each of these
components, with a continuity that merges the three, for the
purpose of: (a) providing opportunities to learn, practice,
and enhance communication skills through writing and speaking
requirements, and (b) remaining contemporary in the field through
required readings that are exclusive of textbook reading requirements.
DEGREE
PROGRAMS
Students
enrolled in the College of Business may pursue the BS degree in
Accounting, Business Administration, or Professional Sales.
Business Administration students choose concentrations in
either Finance, Global Business, Management, or Marketing.
Students of all majors throughout the University may also choose
to simultaneously pursue a minor in the area of Economics.
All
degree programs adhere to the general education requirements of
the University. In addition, College of Business students
will pursue a curriculum that provides coverage in those perspectives
and areas that form the context for business. These perspectives
include (a) ethical and global issues, and (b) and the influence
of demographic diversity and political, social, legal, regulatory,
environmental, and technological issues on organizations.
Finally,
College of Business degree programs require all students to obtain
foundation knowledge in the areas of behavioral sciences, mathematics
and statistics, and economics.
All
College of Business students must complete the general education
core, the business core, specified directed elective business
degree credit requirements, and the additional credit hour requirements
of the concentration and/or major chosen.
ADMISSION,
RETENTION, AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Admission:
Students admitted to the University with no College credit attempted
may enroll in the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business upon
entry. Continuing or transfer students who are not admitted
upon entry may apply for admission upon the successful completion
of twelve credits of college coursework (coursework at both transfer
institutions and William Paterson University may both be considered
together). Students will be admitted to the Christos M.
Cotsakos College of Business only if/provided that they adhere
to each the following standards:
a.
An overall GPA of 2.0 or greater for all college level credit
attempted, based on transfer credit and/or courses taken at
William Paterson University,
b.
A GPA of 2.0 or greater for all business core and major area
credit hours attempted, and
c.
No more than two grades below C- for all business courses attempted.
Transfer
students who are admitted to the University but do not meet these
requirements may be eligible for admittance on probationary status.
Additional detail may be obtained from the admissions office or
the College of Business.
Retention:
Once enrolled in the Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business,
students who are found to be in violation of the aforementioned
standards are placed on College of Business probation for one
full semester. Upon completion of this one full academic semester
(Fall or Spring), students who are still found to be in violation
of any of the aforementioned standards are dismissed from the
College of Business and must eventually declare another major.
Note that dismissal from the College of Business does not imply
dismissal from the University. Students dismissed from the
College of Business who subsequently demonstrate improvement to
the extent that their grades adhere to the aforementioned standards
may apply for re-admission to the College of Business. Note
that policies concerning the course repeat policy adhere to the
University standards. Students who have been dismissed from the
College of Business and are re-admitted, and who subsequently
violate the aforementioned standards (for a second time) are dismissed
from the College of Business of Business immediately and will
not be considered for re-admittance.
Graduation:
Graduates from the College of Business must adhere to the aforementioned
standards cited above in addition to other University graduation
requirements.
Christos
M. Cotsakos College of Business RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
•
At least fifty percent of all business credit hours required
for the business degree must be earned through completed coursework
at the College of Business. This implies that no more
than twenty four credit hours may be transferred to the College
of Business from another institution for students pursuing the
BS in Business Administration or the BS in Professional Sales (twenty eight credit hours for
students pursuing the BS in Accounting),
•
At least fifty percent of all business credit hours that satisfy
the “major” business credit hour requirement, outside of the
common business core, must be earned through completed coursework
at the College of Business. This implies that no more
than nine credits may be transferred into the “major” requirements
for finance, global business, management or marketing concentration
students and professional sales students; thirteen credit hours maximum applies to BS Accounting
students,
•
No business courses may be taken for credit, other than as a
free elective, at another institution once a student is enrolled
in the College of Business,
•
No courses may be taken for credit by a College of Business
student at a community/two-year institution once seventy credits
have been earned towards the BS degree in the College of Business,
•
No course credit for coursework completed at a community/two-year
institution may be applied to, or transferred in as, 300 or
400 level business courses within the College of Business programs,
•
Any 300 and 400 level business course taken at another institution
is transferable into the College of Business curriculum only
(a) if the credit hours have been earned at an AACSB accredited
business program from a four year College/University, and (b)
upon approval from the department chair in the student’s degree
program.
Two
specific courses, ACCT 311 (Intermediate Accounting) and FIN 320
(Corporate Finance) further require a grade of B or better to
be transferable into the College of Business business course curriculum,
•
Students pursuing dual concentrations or two degree programs
within the College of Business must complete the full compliment
of major credit hour requirements in each area of study.
No credit may be applied to two disparate requirements,
•
“Second-degree” students must complete a minimum of thirty
credits in residence at William Paterson University, and must
fulfill, either through previous credit earned, or transferred,
all College of Business core and major/concentration requirements
INTERNSHIPS,
MENTORING, SHADOWING AND PRACTICUM
The
College of Business sponsors, with affiliated partners, programs
for Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business students involving
internships, mentoring, shadowing, and practicum coursework.
Students interested in enrolling in these programs should contact
their College of Business departmental chair for additional detail
and eligibility requirements. Note that participation in some
of these activities contributes to the professional enrichment
initiative, which is discussed in greater detail below.
INDEPENDENT
STUDY
Independent
study may be pursued in an area of study not embodied within the
catalog listed set of course offerings provided by the College
of Business. Eligible students must have a GPA of 3.0 both
overall and in the major and have attained junior status (at least
58 credit hours earned). Students should contact their department
chair for specific detail concerning the procedure to be followed,
additional eligibility requirements, and the appropriate application
of credit hours to the major.
PASS/FAIL
College
of Business majors may not take courses offered within the College
of Business on a pass/fail basis.
PROFESSIONAL
ENRICHMENT INITIATIVE/POINTS
Students earn professional enrichment points through their active involvement and/or participation in selected College of Business sponsored and co-sponsored enrichment activities, including but not limited to attending symposiums, seminars, forums, training sessions, and specified career development programs and completing shadowing programs.
While attendance of Professional Enrichment activities is not required for graduation, all College of Business majors are strongly encouraged to attend Professional Enrichment events. Bonus points may be awarded for attendance at such events or it may be part of the final grade for certain courses. Contact your instructor for more information. CURRICULUM
•
Program Alternatives: College of
Business majors may pursue the BS in Accounting, the
BS in Business Administration
(with concentrations in Finance, Global Business, Management, and Marketing), or the BS in Professional Sales. All three programs require a minimum
of 128 credit hours completed.
•
General Education (GE) Core
and Upper Level Electives (68-69 credit hours):
All College of Business students must complete the general education
core, as specified in the Undergraduate Catalog. All College
of Business majors must complete, as part of this requirement,
the following specific coursework:
ECON
201 Macroeconomic Principles :
This course provides foundation
business knowledge concerning the economy as a whole, or with
the basic subdivisions or aggregates, such as government,
household, and business sectors, which make up the economy.
PSY
110 General Psychology, or SOC 101 Principles of Sociology:
The completion of one (or both) of these courses addresses
the College of Business initiative to familiarize students
with behavioral science.
POL
110 Introduction to Politics:
This course addresses the College of Business initiative to
provide an understanding of an important perspective that
forms the context for business.
The
three aforementioned courses may be utilized to fulfill the
“Social Science” credit hour requirement within the GE core.
COMM
110 Communication in Action:
This course specifically addresses the College of Business’s
initiative to promote communication skills and strengthen
student speaking skills. It may be utilized in partial
fulfillment of the “Arts and Communication” credit hour requirement
within the GE core.
MATH
140 Quantitative Mathematics I:
This course focuses on those mathematical topics that form
the basis through which quantitative approaches may be employed
to assist in decision making within a business context.
It may be utilized in partial fulfillment of the “Science”
credit hour requirement within the GE core.
•
Common Business Program Core
(33 credit hours):
All College of Business students, regardless of their major
or concentration, must complete the common business program
core. This set of courses exposes students to the fundamental
areas of core competency in business. Completion of this common
program core provides the foundation from which upper level
courses in the chosen major or area of concentration may be
pursued. The courses that must be completed in the common business
program core are:
ACCT
211 Financial Accounting
ACCT
212 Managerial Accounting
LAW
201 Legal Environment of Business
ECON
202 Microeconomic Principles
ECON
210 Business Statistics
FIN
320 Corporate Finance
MKT
210 Principles of Marketing
MGT
200 Principles of Management
MGT
305 Management Information Systems
MGT
431 Production and Operations Management
MGT
460 Business Strategy and Policy |
Exceptions:
a.
Accounting majors may substitute ACCT 320 (Accounting Information
Systems) for MGT 305.
b.
Accounting majors are strongly encouraged to substitute LAW
251 (Business Law I) for LAW 201 since LAW 251 is the prerequisite
for the required Directed Elective LAW 252 (Business Law II)
c. Professional Sales majors may substitute RPS 320 (Sales Information Systems and Technology) for MGT 305.
•
Major Requirements (18-21
credit hours):
All College of Business students must complete either the
eighteen credit hour requirement for the BS in Business Administration,
the twenty-one credit hour requirement for the BS in Accounting, or the the twenty-one credit hour requirement for the BS in Professional Sales.
These courses build upon the common business program core
and offer an in depth exposure to advanced material related
to the area of study. Interested students should contact the
appropriate department chairperson, or reference the appropriate
catalog section or web page, for additional detail.
•
Additional College of Business
Directed Elective Course Curriculum Requirements (6-9 credit
hours): These courses are directed
elective courses, and are periodically updated to reflect current
trends in business education. The designated courses are
chosen by the appropriate department and may be either business
courses or courses from related areas:
1.
ECON 355 Diversity in Organizations
(1.5 credit hours), and MGT 350
Ethics and Business (1.5 credit
hours). Note: Accounting majors will utilize these courses
in partial fulfillment of the “upper level general education
elective” requirement.
2.
MATH 145 Quantitative Mathematics
II: This course
builds upon MATH 140 and strengthens the students’ exposure
to analytical approaches to decision making, with a focus on
the role of optimization in business contexts. Note: Accounting
majors may utilize this course in partial fulfillment of the
“General Education” elective requirement.
3.
All students pursuing (a) the BS in Accounting must take LAW
251 (Business Law I), and either
LAW 252
(Business Law II) or ACCT 430
(Advanced Accounting II), while those pursuing the BS in Business
Administration must take one
three credit course chosen
from a list of courses that varies by concentration. Interested
students should contact the appropriate College of Business
department chairperson, or reference the appropriate catalog
section or web page, for additional detail.
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