Larry D. Gianchetta, Dean
Robert W. Hollmann, Associate
Dean
Homepage: http://www.business.umt.edu
The School of Business Administration, founded in 1918, is
the largest professional school at the University. All programs
are accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools
of Business-The International Association for Management Education;
its curriculum, therefore, is similar to those of other recognized
schools of business.
Mission
The faculty and staff of the School of Business Administration
are committed to excellence in innovative experiential learning
and professional growth through research and service.
The goal of the School of Business Administration is to provide
a broad foundation in organizational administration and exposure
to the basic principles of various business disciplines. The
complexity of contemporary society has brought an increasing
need for responsible leadership. A professional business education
combined with solid grounding in the liberal arts and sciences
prepares men and women to meet difficult challenges and to participate
in the molding of the future.
Students may pursue a program of studies leading to the B.S.
in Business Administration, with an option in any of the following
areas: accounting, financial management, information systems,
international business, management, and marketing.
Opportunity for further study at the graduate level is offered
through programs leading to the degrees of Master of Business
Administration and Master of Accountancy. The M.B.A. program
is particularly suited to those students whose undergraduate
training has been in areas other than business administration.
Further details may be obtained from the Graduate Studies bulletin
or by specific inquiries directed to: Director of Graduate Studies,
School of Business Administration.
Foundation Program for Graduate Work
in Business
The Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) and Master of
Accountancy (M.Acct.) at most universities are open to graduates
of non-business undergraduate programs. Students in the arts
and sciences or other professional schools who anticipate doing
graduate work in business are encouraged to take as many of
the foundation courses listed below as possible in their undergraduate
programs. Completion of all of the foundation courses will reduce
the time required for the M.B.A. or M.Acct at The University
of Montana-Missoula by one year.
BADM 201 Financial Accounting
BADM 202 Managerial Accounting
BADM 257 Business Law
BADM 270 Quantitative Business Applications
BADM 322 Business Finance
BADM 340S Management and Organizational Behavior
BADM 341 Systems and Operations
BADM 360 Marketing Principles
ECON111S Introduction to Microeconomics
MATH 241 Statistics
High School Preparation: Students in high school who
are planning to major in business administration at The University
of Montana-Missoula should take their school's college preparatory
curriculum. Additional courses to improve reading, writing,
and computer skills will be beneficial. Students should take
as much mathematics as possible including two years of algebra.
Pass/Not Pass Option: Courses in the School of Business
Administration are available on a Pass/Not Pass basis as follows:
For Non-Business Majors: All 100, 200, 300 and 400-level
business administration courses.
Business Majors: All courses except those required courses
listed in 1 and 2 below, and required courses in the student's
option.
For business majors, exceptions to the above may be made by
the instructor with the approval of the department chair.
Special Degree Requirements
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Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog.
See index.
To earn the B.S. in Business Administration degree, the student
must:
1. Complete the following requirements during the freshman-sophomore
years:
ENEX 101 Composition
MATH 117 Probability and Linear Mathematics (must earn a grade
of C or better)
ECON111S, 112S Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
COMM 111A Introduction to Public Speaking
CS 172 Computer Modeling
MATH 241 Statistics
BADM 201, 202 Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
BADM 257 Business Law
BADM 270 Quantitative Business Applications
2. Complete the following requirements during the junior-senior
years:
BADM 322 Business Finance
BADM 340S Management and Organizational Behavior
BADM 341 Systems and Operations
BADM 360 Marketing Principles
BADM 445 Small Business Management and Strategic Planning
or BADM 446 Strategic Management or BADM 448 Management Game
Note: A student must have completed a minimum of 60 semester
credits and have completed all the freshman-sophomore requirements
listed in number 1. above before advancing to the 300-level
requirements listed in this section.
Non-business majors may take any undergraduate business course
numbered 300 and above with the consent of the instructor.
3. Choose one of the following options by the beginning
of the junior year: accounting, financial management, information
systems, international business, management, or marketing.
4. Complete course work required in the selected option
during the junior-senior years.
5. Complete three different business-oriented experiential
learning exposures including the capstone course (BADM 445,
446, or 448) requirement. A list of courses qualifying to meet
this requirement will be prepared annually and is available
from the School of Business Administration.
This requirement is reduced as follows for students who have
more than 60 transfer credits when entering The University of
Montana-Missoula for the first time:
-Students with an initial transfer of 60.1-90 semester credits
complete two different business-oriented experiential learning
exposures including the capstone requirement (BADM 445, 446,
or 448).
-Students with an initial transfer of more than 90 semester
credits complete the experiential learning exposure by fulfilling
the capstone requirement (BADM 445, 446, or 448).
6.Complete the Upper-Division Writing Expectation by
taking and upper-division writing course from the approved list
in the Academic Polices and Procedures section of this catalog.
7. Complete no fewer than 51 credits in courses in the
School of Business Administration. All courses offered by the
Department of Economics may count toward the 51-credit requirement.
At least fifty percent (50%) of all business credits applied
toward the requirements for the business degree must be earned
at The University of Montana-Missoula; this includes all economics
credits, if they are counted toward the business requirements.
8. Complete no fewer than 60 credits (exclusive of health
and human performance activity credits) of work in departments
and schools other than the School of Business Administration.
9. Complete at least a total of 120 credits of which
at least 39 are at the 300- or 400-level..
10. Earn a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 for all
credits in business administration courses for which a grade
is received and a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 for all
credits in option-area courses for which a grade is received.
11. Please note that not all business courses are offered
every academic term.