For the purpose of assessing the quality of the program, graduating seniors will be tested on their general knowledge of business. A minimum of 50 percent of the total business hours must be taken at Longwood. No more than 50 percent of the credits that satisfy the BSBA degree may be in business courses.
Students also gain in depth business knowledge by concentrating in one of six areas of business.
Students must declare a concentration prior to registering for the second semester of their junior year. The accounting concentration is designed to prepare students to be professional accountants in industry, government, or public practice. Students who complete the requirements for a concentration in accounting are eligible to take the Virginia Certified Public Accountant examination. A goal of the economics concentration is to teach students how to think critically about a situation and analyze its implications. Emphasis is placed on exposing students to important consumer, business, government and international situations.