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BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Accounting Major (B.A.)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

This major offers a 52-semester-hour course of study, enabling students to acquire the necessary technical and professional skills for successful careers in public, managerial, or governmental accounting. Like other majors in the Department of Business and Economics, it requires completion of a general business core as well as specialized courses. Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all courses taken for the major. Field experiences and internships are encouraged.

Business Core
BUSN 110 Introduction to Business
BUSN 300 Management
BUSN 310 Financial Management
BUSN 340 Marketing
BUSN 360 Business Law
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ACCT 271 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 272 Principles of Managerial Accounting

Accounting Core
ACCT 273 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 350 Taxation
ACCT 371 Financial Accounting and Reporting I
ACCT 372 Financial Accounting and Reporting II
ACCT 471 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 472 Auditing

Since January 2000, students are required to complete 150 semester hours of accredited education in order to take the national Certified Public Accountancy examination. An accounting major may plan to meet this requirement through several means: 1) An intensified undergraduate program combining AP credit, CLEP tests, taking full course loads each semester, and some summer courses; or 2) graduate with a four-year degree, seek employment, and complete the required hours through postgraduate courses; or 3) go on to a graduate program in law or business, taking the exam when the required hours have been attained. The broad educational experience provided by George Fox University should enable an accounting major the flexibility to design his or her own program.

Business Administration Major (B.A.)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

The requirements for a business administration major include four components: the Introduction to Business course, a principles core of courses, a functional core of courses, and completion of a concentration in one of the following areas: finance, international business, management, or marketing.

A student intending to major in business administration will submit an application to the major to the department in the semester of completion of the principles core (see below). For admission to the major, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required, with at least a C- in each course in the principles core. Also, a minimum grade of C- must be obtained in all major courses for graduation. Field experiences and internships are encouraged.

Freshman Year (3 hours)
BUSN 110 Introduction to Business

Principles Core (15 hours)
BUSN 240 Statistics for Business and Economics
ACCT 271 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 272 Principles of Managerial Accounting
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics

Functional Core (12 hours)
BUSN 300 Management
BUSN 340 Marketing
BUSN 310 Financial Management
BUSN 380 Information Systems

Senior Year (12 hours)
BUSN 490 Senior Capstone Course
Concentrations (8 hours)

Only one concentration will be listed on your transcript, and students with that concentration will be given priority in the senior-level courses.

Select one concentration from the following for a total of 12 hours:

Finance
BUSN 471 Investments, Financial Markets, and Institutions
BUSN 472 Advanced Corporate Finance
BUSN 490 Senior Capstone Course
(ACCT 371, 372 Financial Accounting and Reporting are recommended.)

International Business
ECON 460 International Trade and Finance
BUSN 440 International Management
BUSN 490 Senior Capstone Course

Management
ECON 430 Managerial Economics
BUSN 480 Organizational Behavior
BUSN 490 Senior Capstone Course

Marketing
BUSN 420 Marketing Communication and Strategy
BUSN 450 Marketing Research and Decision Making
BUSN 490 Senior Capstone Course

Business Minor (21 hours)

BUSN 110 Introduction to Business
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ACCT 271 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 272 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BUSN 300 Management
BUSN 340 Marketing

Economics Major (B.A.)

Economics is the study of how human societies coordinate to meet needs. It is thus a science concerned with decision making, allocation, social customs, and political realities. It draws upon philosophy, mathematics, history, and other social sciences to study such issues as individual and household choice making, the behavior of firms and industries, the allocative and regulatory roles of government, and the social challenges of economic growth, distribution, unemployment, inflation, globalization, and environmental issues. In keeping with the University's mission and objectives, the faculty examine economic topics from the perspectives of faith, emphasizing such themes as service, stewardship, and justice.

The economics major serves the needs of students preparing for careers as economists in business, government, or education, as well as offering an undergraduate social science major of interest to students anticipating graduate study in business administration, law, public policy, public administration, or advanced studies in economics.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (41 hours required)
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
BUSN 240 Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 340 Public Economics
ECON 360 Global Political Economy
ECON 430 Managerial Economics
ECON 460 International Trade and Finance

6 hours from the following options:
ECON 475 Field Experience
ECON 485 Selected Topics
ECON 495 Special Study

6 hours from supporting electives in business, economics, or accounting.

6 hours from the following outside electives:
GSCI 485 History and Philosophy of Science
PHIL 230 Ethics
PHIL 260 Sociological Theory
PHIL 380 History of Philosophy
PHIL 382 History of Philosophy Seminar MATH 201 Calculus I
MATH 202 Calculus II
MATH 301 Calculus III
MATH 320 Linear Algebra

Economics Minor (18 hours)

ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics

Plus a minimum of 12 hours from the following:
BUSN 240 Statistics for Business and Economics
ECON 340 Public Economics
ECON 360 Global Political Economy
ECON 430 Managerial Economics
ECON 460 International Trade and Finance
ECON 475 Field Experience
ECON 485 Selected Topic
ECON 495 Special Study