Undergraduate - Clarion University

Clarion University of Pennsylvania 147College of BusinessAdministrationJames G. Pesek, Ph.D., interim dean330 Still HallTelephone: 393-2600E-mail address: COBA@clarion.eduWebsite: www.clarion.edu/COBA/AccreditationsAACSB International—The Association to AdvanceCollegiate Schools of BusinessClarion University’s College of Business Administrationis accredited by AACSB International. Fewer than 25percent of the universities offering business administrationand management education are AACSB Internationalaccredited. Clarion is the first university in the State Systemof Higher Education to achieve AACSB Internationalaccreditation of all its business degree programs includingthe master’s degree. The accreditation provides externalvalidation of the internationally competitive educationalexperience Clarion offers. This means that students, andthe families that send them to Clarion, can be assuredthey are receiving solid business preparation that meetsand exceeds international standards.Association of Small Business Development Centers(ASBDC)National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)Approved and RegisteredProgramsThe Legal Business Studies program is approved by theAmerican Bar Association (ABA)The Personal Financial Planning Program is registeredwith the Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards,Inc., as meeting the academic requirements necessary toqualify a student to sit for the CFP examination.Degree ListingPhilosophyThe College of Business Administration offers curriculaleading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in BusinessAdministration, Master of Business Administration,Associate of Science degree in business administration,and Associate of Science degree in legal business studies.The College of Business Administration also offers minorprograms in international business, economics, and businessadministration for non-business majors. The descriptionbelow is concerned mainly with the undergraduatecurriculum. For full information concerning the M.B.A.program, refer to the Graduate Catalog and the Master ofBusiness Administration bulletin, which may be obtainedfrom the College of Business Administration, 840 WoodStreet, Clarion University, Clarion, PA 16214-1232. Thedescriptions of the Associate of Science degree programsare found on page 205.All candidates for the Bachelor of Science or Associateof Science degree in business administration are required totake a broad program of business foundation subjects andthen choose a business field of specialization in one of thefollowing areas:Accounting (B.S.B.A.)Business Administration (A.S.)Business Economics (B.S.B.A.)Economics (Minor)Finance (B.S.B.A.)Industrial Relations (B.S.B.A.)International Business (B.S.B.A.)International Business (Minor)Legal Business Studies (A.S.)Management (B.S.B.A.)Marketing (B.S.B.A.)Real Estate (B.S.B.A.)The curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelorof Science in Business Administration is designed toassist students in arriving at a better understanding of thecomplex relationships inherent in the rapidly changingdomestic and international world of business, industry, andgovernment; to provide educational experience that willhelp students develop their potential for leadership andservice; to stimulate the growth of students as individualsand citizens; and to provide a qualitative environment inwhich educational enrichment can take place.Supplemented by broad general requirements in thehumanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences,the business curriculum offers a well-balanced program ofcourses in business administration and economics whichwill not only help prepare students for careers in business,industry, and government, but also will give preparatorytraining to students who plan graduate study in business,economics, or law.Although there is opportunity to develop depth in certainareas, i.e., accountancy, economics, finance, industrialrelations, international business, management, marketing,and real estate, emphasis in the program is not on deepspecialization but rather on the development of analyticalability, intellectual toughness, imagination, the ability tocommunicate ideas, and adaptability so that technologicalchange does not render the education obsolete.pages i-viiCollege of BusinessAdministration