Undergraduate - Clarion University

pages i-viiiCollege of BusinessAdministration150 Clarion University of Pennsylvania4. To provide students with an understanding of thedomestic and worldwide environment of business.The following foundation courses are required of allbusiness administration students:General EducationECON 211: Principles of Macroeconomics...............3 creditsECON 212: Principles of Microeconomics...............3 creditsNOTE: ECON 215 (Principles of Economics) may be taken in placeof ECON 211 and ECON 212 by undergraduate students enrolled inthe Honors program or students with a 3.40 QPA or higher. ECON215 is a four-credit course, therefore, students choosing this optionwill need to take an additional two credits as electives.Accounting and QuantitativeACTG 251: Financial Accounting.............................3 creditsACTG 252: Managerial Accounting..........................3 creditsECON 221: Economic and Business Statistics I.......3 creditsECON 222: Economic and Business Statistics II......3 creditsNOTE: ECON 230 (Economic and Business Statistics) may betaken in place of ECON 221 and ECON 222 by undergraduatestudents enrolled in the Honors program or students with a 3.40QPA or higher. ECON 230 is a four-credit course, therefore, studentschoosing this option will need to take an additional two credits aselectives.EnvironmentalBSAD 240: Legal Environment I..............................3 creditsECON 309: Managerial Economics...........................3 creditsorECON 310: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory......3 creditsNOTE: Students have the option of taking either ECON 309 orECON 310. ECON 222 is a prerequisite for ECON 309. ECON 212is a prerequisite for ECON 310.FunctionsMGMT 320: Management Theory and Practice.........3 creditsMKTG 360: Principles of Marketing.........................3 creditsFIN 370: Financial Management...........................3 creditsMGMT 425: Production Management........................3 creditsAdministrative ProcessBSAD 490: Administrative Decision-Making..........3 creditsNOTE: MGMT 320, MKTG 360, and FIN 370 are prerequisites forBSAD 490.TOTAL: 39 creditsMajor RequirementsIn addition to the general education and businessfoundation courses outlined above, all students studyingbusiness administration must build up a major consistingof at least 18 hours in one of the following areas:accounting, business economics, finance,industrial relations , international business,management, marketing, real estateTwenty-four hours of business and economics electivesare required for each major. Of these 24, at least 18are specified for each major. All four-year businessadministration students must take a minimum of 15 of the24 credits required for the majors at Clarion University.Courses necessary to complete the 24-credit requirementmust be business electives at the 300-/400-level or BSAD241. Specific course requirements for each of these majorsare outlined under the five academic departments onthe following pages. The international business courserequirement specified in the academic standards may affectbusiness elective course selections.AccountingDepartment of Accountancy, Thomas W. Oliver, Ph.D.,chair334 Still HallTelephone: 393-2628E-mail address: toliver@clarion.eduWebsite: www.clarion.edu/coba/accy/Professors: Danvers, Grenci, OliverAssistant Professor: OtteAccounting is the theory and practice of organizing,maintaining, and auditing the financial records of anorganization or an individual. There are three main types ofaccountants: management accountants, who handle recordsof the companies they work for; public accountants, whowork for or own independent accounting firms; and not-forprofitaccountants, who work for governmental agencies andsome health care organizations. Full or part-time internshipsare available to qualified students. The department offers agraduate-level professional accountancy course of studywithin the M.B.A. program. Most graduates go directly intothe field in the areas of public, corporate, or not-for-profitaccounting.Accounting , B.S.B.A. .................................................24 creditsRequired: Intermediate Accounting (ACTG 350); Accountingfor Equities (ACTG 351); Cost Accounting (ACTG 352); FederalTaxes (ACTG 353); Auditing (ACTG 354); and AdvancedAccounting (ACTG 355). Three credits of accounting electivesand three credits of accounting or business electives.Accounting CoursesACTG 201: Introductory Accounting Survey 3 s.h.Introduces accounting, the language of business. Emphasizes accounting terminology, concepts, and the interpretation and use ofaccounting information for decision-making. Designed for non-business freshman students only. May not be used to satisfy core ormajor requirements for degrees in business administration. Students who have passed ACTG 251 may not schedule this course. Noprerequisite. Each semester.ACTG 251: Financial Accounting 3 s.h.Examines the principles and procedures for collecting, recording, summarizing, and reporting financial information. Prerequisite:Sophomore standing, only at Clarion Campus. Each semester. Fall, annually at Venango.