School of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration
The School of Business offers Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in the following areas:
The minors available to students in the School of Business include the following:
The following minor is available only to students in the College of Arts & Sciences or the School of Music
The Roland George Investments Program
The Finance Department of the School of Business Administration offers a unique program of advanced education in investment management that equips students for positions in financial institutions such as banks, trust companies, brokerage firms and investment advisory firms. Students who successfully complete required preliminary courses in finance and investments may qualify to enroll in special courses in Investment Portfolio Management. In these courses, taught by Distinguished Visiting Professors experienced in the investments field, students assume full responsibility for active management of a portfolio valued at 3.4 million dollars. The fund resulted from a gift given in memory of Roland George, who spent his career in the investments field. It was his wish that students experience on a firsthand basis the risks and rewards of making investment decisions. Students are responsible for earning sufficient income from the fund to pay the expenses of the program, including the costs of the visiting professors, scholarships for outstanding investments students, and library and software resources. Students perform research in a modern, state-of-the-art trading room facility which contains computing resources, software such as Bridge, Baseline, and Bloomberg, as well as a real time ticker and data wall.
More information can be found online at https://www.stetson.edu/business/roland-george/index.php
The Joseph C. Prince Entrepreneurship Program
The Prince Entrepreneurship Program, housed in the department of Management & International Business, includes four courses designed to help students discover both the realities and demands of business ownership. A complete description of these four courses is presented in the Business School’s course description section of this University Catalog. Select courses may also be used as part of a General Business major or may be taken as a coordinated series of electives.
Students will sharpen their judgment and insight in assessing the likelihood that a proposed business will fail or succeed, understanding the many steps necessary to launch a business, writing a business plan, understanding the venture capital/new venture finance industry, understanding the personal costs and joys from successful entrepreneurs.
The Program pedagogy emphasizes applied learning in experiential or case contexts. Drawing from both the academic and professional worlds, the Prince Entrepreneurship Program is equipping the next generation of entrepreneurs to successfully navigate the risky waters of launching a business while demonstrating to students pursuing conventional employment the value of “thinking like an owner.”
More information can be found online at https://www.stetson.edu/business/entrepreneurship/
The Family Enterprise Center
The Family Enterprise Center offers an undergraduate major and minor in the area of family enterprise management. The major and minor are interdisciplinary, experiential, and involve extensive interaction with professionals in family enterprises. The benefits of enrolling in the major or minor include increased credibility self-confidence and marketability via job offers. The Center’s purpose is to integrate the student’s undergraduate education with family enterprise. The Center believes and values the concept that family enterprise is about the family as much as it is about enterprise. The students will see first-hand how these concepts co-exist within the organization. The student will assess the traits of a family enterprise and forge relationships with actual family enterprises involved in our program. They will also benefit from interaction with professionals in this field through guest speakers and internships.
The goals of the Center are as follows: establishing family enterprise as a legitimate, distinct, interdisciplinary academic field validating, supporting, and enhancing family enterprise on the nation’s enterprise agenda bringing all the resources of the University (including teaching, research, and outreach) together to help family enterprises learn, grow, and prosper.
More information can be found online at https://www.stetson.edu/other/academics/undergraduate/family-enterprise-management.php
The Stetson Summer Innsbruck Program
The Stetson Summer Innsbruck Program makes international study possible through a European summer school opportunity in Innsbruck, Austria. Students studying abroad in the Summer Innsbruck Program must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5, an acceptable judicial record, and have completed 32 credits.
The July/August summer program is made up of regular, fully accredited and transferable courses, taught by top Stetson University and distinguished visiting faculty. Each student selects two courses that best fit his/her interests. A wide range of courses is offered so that the program will appeal to students with a variety of needs. The program is open to students in all majors; students from other universities are welcome to participate. German language ability is not required; all classes are taught in English. Classes are held mornings, and the schedule includes long weekends, giving participants ample time for travel and sightseeing – an important component of the educational experience.
The program is based in Innsbruck, Austria. Centrally located in the heart of the cool and breathtakingly beautiful Alps, Innsbruck is a fascinating city in its own right and an ideal base for travel throughout Europe. For more information, contact Andrew Paez at (386) 822-7421.
More information can be found online at http://www.stetson.edu/sip.
All students in the School of Business must meet the following General Education requirements in addition to specific requirements within the major area of study. Furthermore, School of Business majors have a common set of Business Foundation courses which must be met. The specific additional requirements of the individual majors are found in the following sections.
Each student must complete at least four writing or writing enhanced (WE) courses to complete the University Writing Requirement. At least two of these courses must be from General Education. Based upon Admissions application information, students may be placed in ENGL 100; ENGL 100 will count toward the Writing requirement if completed with a minimum grade of C. A single course may not be used to meet more than one of the General Education requirements, but a single course may count toward a General Education requirement and the student’s major or minor requirements, as well as count as a Writing Enhanced course in the Writing requirement.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Writing Requirement | ||
| FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Junior Seminar | 1 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning 1 | 1 | |
Select one unit from the following: | ||
| Quantitative Analysis for Business | ||
| Calculus I with Review Part 2 | ||
| Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | ||
| Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Natural World | ||
| Select one unit from: | 1 | |
Creative Arts (any A course, or 4- MUSC, MUSA or MUSE credit courses) | ||
Modern Language (at 102 level or above) | ||
| ECON 104S | Foundations of Economics I | 1 |
| Select two units from among the following categories: | 2 | |
Creative Arts (any A course (includes A, or MUSC, MUSA or MUSE credit courses)) 1 | ||
Culture and Belief (any B course) | ||
Individuals, Societies, and Social Systems (any S course) | ||
Historical Inquiry (any H course) | ||
Physical and Natural World (any P course) | ||
Modern Language (any level) | ||
Quantitative Reasoning (any Q course) | ||
| International Requirement | ||
| Select one unit from the following | 1 | |
| International Business and Culture | ||
| Global Marketing: Business Without Borders | ||
| Foundations of Globalization | ||
| Global Migration and Diasporas | ||
| Foundations of Globalization | ||
| Approaches to World Cultural Studies | ||
| Personal and Social Responsibility | ||
| SOBA 209V | Introduction to Business Ethics | 1 |
| Total Units | 9 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Common Body of Knowledge | ||
| SOBA 200 | Professional Communications | 1 |
| ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 1 |
| BSAN 250 | Business Systems & Analytics | 1 |
| MGMT 305 | Management and Leadership | 1 |
| MKTG 315 | The Marketplace and Consumers | 1 |
| FINA 311 | Financial Management | 1 |
| STAT 301Q | Business Statistics | 1 |
| MGMT 495 | Strategic Management | 1 |
| Professionalism | ||
| Select one from the following: | 0 to 1 | |
JJ Master Professionalism Certificate | ||
| Professional Selling and Communication | ||
Department Professional Colloquium | ||
| Total Units | 8-9 | |
Excel Certificate Requirements
All students in the School of Business Administration are required to demonstrate technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Students may demonstrate proficiency in this area by completing a self-guided course and passing an approved certificate examination or enrolling in BSAN 111 and passing the course certificate examination. Examinations are scheduled periodically throughout the academic year and allow the opportunity to earn a digital badge or credential in Microsoft Excel.
Professionalism Requirement
All students in the School of Business Administration will have the opportunity to prepare for their future careers by satisfying the Professionalism Requirement in one of the following ways. A student may complete the J.J. Master Professionalism Certificate Program, participate in a Department Colloquia or by taking SALS 230.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning is the process of developing knowledge and skill from direct active experiences beyond a traditional classroom. Through experiential learning activities, students reflect on how the tools and techniques taught in an academic setting transfer to a real world setting and bring this understanding back to the classroom through concrete examples and meaningful conversations. Experiential learning typically involves a significant activity which offers students a chance to reflect on their curricular learning, gain an overall understanding of their future work environment and create the foundation for success after graduation. Experiential learning activities offer students rich opportunities to understand the implications and experience the consequences of their decisions, deepen their understanding of the curricular content as well as understand the role of personal values in their decision making. All undergraduate students majoring in business must complete two significant experiential learning activities as a requirement for graduation.
For an activity to satisfy the experiential learning requirement, it must:
- Have scope. It must represent a significant investment of time and effort on the part of the student.
- Demonstrate rigor. It must entail a noteworthy interaction with college-level academic thought.
- Promote reflection. It must involve personal application by the student of classroom material.
Many courses and co-curricular activities are pre-approved as satisfying the experiential learning requirement. Students may also petition for special approval of additional activities.
Co-Curricular/Cultural Attendance Requirements
In addition to all academic requirements, students are required, for graduation, to complete 24 events. The Dean’s Office provides a list of approved events each semester. Students may also view the list of co-curricular events under Calendar of Events at https://www.stetson.edu/other/calendar/.