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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS 481
and completion of a minimum of 70 credit hours with
at least 45 credit hours at Indiana University; seniors
must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.65
or higher and completion of at least 45 credit hours at
Indiana University; and graduate students must have a
cumulative grade point average of 3.75 and at least 27
graduate credit hours completed.
Student AWARDS
The following awards are made to students in the School
of Business and Economics:
• Excellence Award to one student in each of the major
areas: accounting, advertising, banking, economics,
finance, health care management, human resource
management, international business, general business,
marketing, management information systems, and
small business and entrepreneurship
• Indiana Association of Certified Public Accountants,
Inc. Award
• Wall Street Journal Award
Graduation with Distinction
Honors for excellence in scholarship are awarded
at Commencement to a limited number of students
graduating with the degree Bachelor of Science in
Business and Bachelor of Science in Economics. The
number so honored will not exceed 10 percent of the
graduating class in the school for that year. Graduates
whose minimum grade point averages are 3.9 and who
complete at least 60 credit hours at IU South Bend
are graduated with highest distinction; those whose
minimum grade point averages are 3.8 and who complete
at least 60 credit hours at IU South Bend are graduated
with high distinction; and those whose minimum grade
point averages are 3.65 and who complete at least
60 credit hours at IU South Bend are graduated with
distinction. Graduates receiving these honors have them
so noted on their diplomas and in the Commencement
program and are eligible to wear the cream and crimson
fourragére at Commencement.
In addition, all undergraduate study programs include
courses that ensure the development of a basic
understanding of the principles and practices involved
in the management of business firms in the dynamic,
social, and political environment of the world today.
Consideration is also given to basic trends of development
that are likely to shape the patterns of the world in the
years ahead. Beyond these basic requirements, students
are given an opportunity to pursue studies in a general
program or to select a major from a wide variety of
subject areas.
Upon admission to senior standing, the student enjoys
a number of privileges and opportunities. The range
of elective courses is wider than at any other stage of
the program. Special opportunities are provided for
discussion and counseling with senior members of
the faculty. Courses on this level assure widespread
participation by students in the discussion and solution
of cases, projects, and special problems drawn from the
contemporary business scene. Also, seniors typically hold
responsible offices in professional student organizations,
affording them unusual extracurricular opportunities for
development.
The course BUS-X 310 Business Career Planning and
Placement prepares students for transition to the world
of business and helps them locate and select employment
opportunities that hold greatest promise for them.
The study program does not end with graduation. In
recognition of the importance of continuing education
beyond the classroom and after completion of formal
courses, the school’s faculty encourages all seniors
to pursue a program of guided reading and general
development following graduation.
Undergraduate students in the school may pursue curricula
in:
• A general degree program
• Specialized subject-matter fields
• Combined programs based on selected courses in the
school and in various other academic programs of the
university
Bachelor of Science in Business
The undergraduate degree programs provide
opportunities for breadth of education as well as for
a reasonable amount of specialization. As a member
of AACSB International—The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business, IU South Bend’s School of
Business and Economics subscribes to the principle that
a significant portion of a student’s academic program
should center in general-education subjects.
The general-education aspects of the degree program
are then complemented by study in the basic areas of
business administration. The application of this principle
ensures the planning of balanced study programs and, at
the same time, enables a student with an interest in one
or another professional area of business to specialize in
that field.