Curriculum
The Business Department seeks to serve students who are preparing to continue their education in Waldorf’s bachelor degree program with an emphasis track in marketing, management, or finance and banking.
The business core consists of BUS 101 and 102 Principles of Accounting and Managerial Accounting; ECO 251 and 252 Macroeconomics and Microeconomics; MTH 110 and 210 Quantitative Methods and Statistics; and CIS 101 and 101A Computer Applications I and Information Systems Seminar. Students must complete these core courses with a grade point average of 2.8 or higher in order to be accepted into the Waldorf business BA program.
Upper division courses required of all business majors are BUS 310, 312, 313, 321, 330, 340, 410, 433, REL 435 and completion of an internship.
Courses required for the Management track are BUS 315, 344,and 412.
Courses required for the Finance and Banking track are BUS 420, 422 and 426.
Courses required for the Marketing track are BUS 344, 415, COM 220, COM 225, and 321 or COM 325 may be taken as an alternative to 312.
A minor in business requires completion of BUS 101, 102, 131, ECO 251 or 252 and CIS 101, plus three of the following courses: BUS 310, 312, 313, 340 or 410.
The bachelor’s degree requires completion of 124 credits, a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of C or above in all business core and required courses in the major.
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM:
Business Core
Semester 1
English 101 (3)
Religion 103 (3)
Computer App I 101 (2)
Info Systems Seminar 101 A (1)
Introduction to Business 131 (3)
Critical Inquiry 111 (3)
Total of 15 credits
Semester 2
English 102 (3)
Artistic Expression 120 (3)
Psychology 111 (3)
Statistics 201 (4)
Wellness 201 (1)
Elective (3)
Total of 17 credits
Semester 3
Accounting 101 (4)
Economics 251 (3)
History Elective (3)
Religion Elective (3)
Business Communications 330 (3)
Total of 16 credits
Semester 4
Accounting 102 (4)
Economics 252 (3)
Lab Science (4)
Math 110 (4)
Phy. Ed. Elect. (1)
Total of 16 credits
Management – BA
Semester 5
Organizational Theory 321 (4)
Consumer Behavior (3)
Marketing Mgt. 313 (4)
Business Law 410 (3)
Total of 14 credits
Semester 6
HR Mgt. (4)
Principles of Mgt. (4)
Financial Mgt. (4)
International Business 340 (3)
Total of 15 credits
Semester 7
Humanities. Elective (4)
Production Mgt. (4)
Internship 491-92 (8)
Total of 16 credits
Semester 8
Religion/Career Values 435 (4)
Senior Seminar 433 (4)
Elective (3)
Human Resource Mgt. 412 (4)
Total of 15 credits
Finance and Banking – BA
Semester 5
Organizational Theory 321 (4)
Business Law 410 (3)
International Business 340 (3)
Marketing Mgt.313 (4)
Total of 14 credits
Semester 6
Financial Mgt. 312 (4)
Principles of Management 310 (4)
Electives (8)
Total of 16 credits
Semester 7
Money and Banking 420 (3)
Financial Statements 422 (4)
Internship 491-92 (8)
Total of 15 credits
Semester 8
Religion/Career Values 435 (4)
Senior Seminar 433 (4)
Elective (4)
Insurance/Acctg. Systems 426 (4)
Total of 16 credits
Marketing - BA
Semester 5
Marketing Mgt. 310 (4)
Business Law 410 (3)
Consumer Behavior (3)
Visual Communications COM 220 (3)
Elective (3)
Total of 16 credits
Semester 6
Intro to Public Relations COM 225 (3)
Principles of Management 310 (4)
Financial Management 312 (4)
Elective (4)
Total of 15 credits
Semester 7
Organizational Theory 321 (4) or Public Relations Skills COM 325 (3)
Religion/Career Values 435 (4)
International Business 340 (3)
Humanities Electives (5-6)
Total of 16 credits
Semester 8
Senior Seminar 433 (4)
Marketing Cases 415 (4)
Internship (8)
Total of 16 credits
