Undergraduate Catalog 2010-2011 - SNHU Academic Archive ...

Southern New Hampshire University
School of Business
Laptop Computer Requirement
Beginning September 2005 all incoming undergraduate day
freshman students majoring in business are required to own
a laptop computer. The university has partnered with a manufacturer
to offer our students affordable technology. Please
see the SNHU website for more information.
Research Paper Citation Guidelines: The School of
Business recognizes the American Psychological Association
(APA) citation guidelines as the standard to be used in all
business courses.
The Business Core
The following courses comprise the basic business education
that the university believes is essential to preparing students
for careers in business. Students in each Bachelor of Science
degree business program also must take the B.A./B.S. core
courses, major courses, allied courses and free electives that
match their career goals.
Business Core
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
ACC 201 Financial Accounting
ACC 202 Managerial Accounting
BUS 206 Business Law I
FIN 320 Principles of Finance
IT 210 Business Systems Analysis and Design
MKT 113 Introduction to Marketing
OL 125 Human Relations in Administration
OL 421 Strategic Management and Policy
Total Credits: 24
3Year Honors Program
Director: Ashley Liadis
In 1995, the 3Year Honors Program broke the mold for
higher education. The U.S. Department of Education asked
the higher education community to find a way to improve
the effectiveness—and reduce the cost—of undergraduate
education. Southern New Hampshire University was the
only private university in the country to win a federal grant
to tackle this challenge.
For well over 300 years, higher education has taught us to
believe that classroom seat-time was the constant for learning.
The 3Year Honors Program has proven that the constant
for learning is the process by which you learn the
material and the learning outcomes…not the seat time.
This custom-designed, highly integrated academic experience
is offered over the course of six semesters, without
attendance in summer, night or weekend courses. Students
typically take a course load of no more than five courses at
a time and graduate with 120 credits; the same number as
students in a traditional four-year degree program.
The 3Year Honors Program is a selective degree program
within the School of Business.
The mission of the program is to educate selected, qualified
students who desire a bachelor’s degree in business administration
or marketing in six semesters.
The program is designed so that students will:
• Succeed in obtaining entry-level positions upon graduation
and advancing in their chosen professions and
careers.
• Realize their individual potential and contribute to
the betterment of their local communities and society
at large.
• Be effective leaders and proponents of change.
• Become successful lifelong learners.
The university recognizes its obligation to deliver a high
quality program that prepares students for profoundly
changing business, cultural and geopolitical environments
so that they may have the best chances for personal and professional
success as future business leaders. To achieve the
mission, students must work to master certain academic
competencies. The university adopts the appropriate academic
strategies and provides resources to ensure the success
of 3Year students. The new paradigm under which the
program operates recognizes the importance of students, faculty
members and university administrators working jointly
to accomplish the academic mission.
This program is based on students mastering the following
competencies:
Communication: Students will demonstrate an ability to
communicate effectively through written, oral, and other
forms of communication.
Information Technology: Students will master information
technology principles and contemporary information technology
applications and will be able to apply information
technology to the greatest advantage in the many aspects of
an organization’s operations.
Problem Solving: Students will develop the skills to identify
problems quickly, analyze them reasonably, and find
solutions creatively.
Teamwork: Students will develop a broad range of interpersonal
skills in order to function effectively as a participant
in team and group situations.
Analytical Skills: Students will appropriately use and apply
quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, use data,
applied mathematical and statistical techniques, and decision
sciences whenever possible to attain organizational
objectives.
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