1996-1997 Academic Catalog

Business Administration Bert Wheeler, Associate Professor of Economics. Ed11catio11: B. S., University of Tennessee, 1981; M.A., University of Tennessee, 1984; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1985. At Cedarville since 1992. Richard Wolf, Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems. Education: B.S., University of Maryland, 1992; M.S. George Washington University, 1995. At Cedarville since 1996. Duane Wood, Academic Vice President; Professor of Manage– ment. Education: B.S.M.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1964; M.B.A., Butler University, 1968; D.B.A., Indiana University, 1974. At Cedarville since 1987. Programs of Study The Department ofBusiness Administration offers the following programs: Majors in: Accounting Business communication technology with concentrations in: Organizational communication Professional writing Business education with teaching fields in: Bookkeeping-basic business Comprehensive business Computer information systems Finance International studies: global economics and international business Management with concentrations in: Human resources management Nonprofitmanagement Operations management Small business/entrepreneurship Marketing with concentrations in: Advertising Industrial marketing and sales Marketingmanagement Nonprofit Minors in: Business administration Christian ministries management Computer information systems Economics International business Special Program: Office technology (associate of arts degree) Career Opportunities Graduate and professional schools welcome Cedarville College graduates. Careers pursued by graduates include: accountant administrative assistant auditor banker business teacher church financial manager computer network manager controller financial analyst human resource manager marketing researcher office manager production manager programmer purchasing manager retail manager sales manager salesperson secretary securities broker Admission and Degree Requirements Although students in the Department ofBusiness Administration are not required to apply for admission to the depmiment, continuation is based upon performance in the core business requirements and satisfactory completion ofcourse prerequisites. Students entering their junior year will be reviewed for continuation by the department chairman. Students majoring in business must earn at least a 2.0 grade point average in all sophomore level business courses required for their major in order to graduate with a degree in a business major. Students majoring in business must earn a C- in any prerequisite business course before being allowed to enter the subsequent course for which that course is a prerequi– site. Waivers to this requirement are made only in exceptional circumstances and such waivers require the approval of the chair of the department in consultation with the teacher responsible for the subsequent course. In general, business majors should complete all 200- level business core courses before beginning a 300-level business course. Before taking a 400-level Department of Business Administration course, students must have satisfactorily completed all 200-level Department of Business Administration core courses required for their major. Waivers to this requirement are made only in exceptional circumstances and such waivers require the approval of the chair of the department. To graduate with a major from the Department of Business Administration, students must earn at least a 2.0 cumulative average in all courses required for their major and at least a C- in all business administration courses.