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 AACSB InternationalBThe Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; 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 back to top

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: High school students 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 that are not identified as traditional letter graded only.

Business Majors: All courses except those required courses listed in 1 and 2 below, required courses in the student's option, and courses that are not identified as traditional letter graded only.
For business majors, exceptions to the above may be made by the instructor with the approval of the department chair unless the course is identified as traditional letter graded only.

Special Degree Requirements back to top

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)
ECON 111S, 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 an upper-division writing course from the approved list in the Academic Policies 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.

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