University of Montana 1998-99 Catalog
School of Business Administration

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.

High School Preparation

Students in high school who are planning to major in business administration at The University of Montana 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.

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 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

Special Degree Requirements

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 Managment or BADM 448 Management Game

Note: A student must have completed a minimum of 60 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.

6. 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; this includes all economics credits, if they are counted toward the business requirements.

7. Complete no fewer than 60 credits (exclusive of health and human performance activity credits) of work taken in departments and schools other than the School of Business Administration.

8. Complete at least a total of 120 credits of which at least 39 are at the 300- or 400-level..

9. 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.

10. Please note that not all business courses are offered every academic term.


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