A maximum of 9 hrs of correspondence classes may be used to satisfy business course requirements. This major is designed to provide comprehensive exposure to accounting issues for students interested in professional accounting careers including Certified public Accounting or Certified Managerial Accounting . An accounting major prepares you for a successful career in many different positions, including chief financial officer, auditor, consultant and many others. The curricular design of the program is patterned after traditional MBA programs. Students earning the BA major are also encouraged to earn a minor in their field of interest.
Managerial finance deals with financial decisions in a business organization.
The area of investments concerns the valuation of financial securities and their grouping into portfolios to satisfy investor's investment objectives. Financial markets involve money and capital markets that are crucial for channeling funds for savings into investment. MIS focuses on the application of technology including identifying an organization's information needs, human computer interaction, and change management associated with implementation of technology. This emphasis is quite different from Computer Science, which examines the efficiencies of the technology itself. The general business major allows students to develop a customized program.