Business Degree . . .

The Business degree consists of a total of 60 semester hours. Each program requires a General Education core of 15 credit hours and the Business core of 24 credit hours with a student selection of an additional 18 credit hours in one specialized area of concentration described below.

Advisors for the
Business
Degree

George Kontos
Email George
270.780.2588
C182 South Campus

Freda Mays
Email Freda
270.780.2541
C187 South Campus

Ron Mitchell
Email Ron
270.780.2535
C181 South Campus

Aaron Peters
Email Aaron
270.780.2545
C188 South Campus

Mark Staynings
Email Mark
270.780.2555
C180 South Campus

Linda Todd
Email Linda
270.780.2547
C186 South Campus

Program Mission
The mission of the Business program is to prepare students academically in a core of courses focused on common business environment skills and specific course concentrations in the following areas: Information Systems, Office Management, Retail Management, Business Management, Business Management Preparation Concentration (Two Plus Two), and Manufacturing Management.

The goals are:
to prepare students for successful business careers after graduation;
to furnish business students prerequisites for transfer into baccalaureate programs;
to provide job enhancement opportunities for non-degree seeking students; and
to allow under prepared or never prepared business students an opportunity for a college degree.

Business Concentrations . . .

Business Management Concentration . . .
The Business Management Concentration of the Business Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education
courses required of all Business Students:
Business Communication - BUS 214C
Business Entrepreneurship - BUS 250C
Management of Human Resources - BUS 257C
Labor Relations Management - BUS 270C
6 hours Business Electives. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Business Management Preparation Concentration (Two Plus Two) . . .
The Business Management Preparation Concentration (Two Plus Two) of the Business Degree prepares students to transition to the WKU Gordon Ford College of Business. This degree requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education courses required of all Business Students:
Business Communication - BUS 214C
Business Entrepreneurship - BUS 250C
Management of Human Resources - BUS 257C
Labor Relations Management - BUS 270C
Legal Environment of Business - MGT 200
Statistics - ECO 206C

Management Information Systems Concentration . . .
The Management Information Systems Concentration of the Business Degree
requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education
courses required of all Business Students:
Computer Programming I - INS 181C
Computer Operating System - INS 182C
Electronic Spreadsheets - INS 270C
Database Management - INS 272C
Web and Media Design - INS 275C
a 3 hour Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Manufacturing Management Concentration . . .
The Manufacturing Management Concentration of the Business Degree requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education courses required of all Business students:
Labor Relations Management - BUS 270C
Legal Environment of Business - MGMT 200C
Manufacturing Operations Management - MFG 240C
Manufacturing Quality Management - MFG 245C
six hours of advisor approved electives.

Office Management Concentration . . .
The Office Management Concentration of the Business Degree requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education courses required of all Business Students:
Two of the following:
Word Processing - OST 220C
Desktop Publishing - OST 221C
Advanced Desktop Publishing - OST 222C
Transcription - OST 217C or Electronic Spreadsheets - INS 270C
Records and Information Management - OST 225C
Office Administration - OST 255C
a 3 hour Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)

Real Estate Concentration . . .
The Real Estate Concentration of the Business Degree requires the following courses in addition to the core courses and general education courses required of all Business Students:
Essentials of Real Estate - RE 170C
Real Estate Brokerage Operations - RE 171C
Real Estate Finance - RE 272C
Real Estate Law - RE 273C
Real Estate Appraisals - RE 274C
a 3 hour RE Elective/Business Elective. (Internship strongly recommended.)