1999-2000 Academic Catalog

The Department of Business Administration offers the following programs: Majors in: Accounting End-User Information Systems Finance International Studies: Global Economics and International Business Management Information Systems Management with concentrations in: Human Resources Management Nonprofit Management Operations Management Small Business/Entrepreneurship Marketing with concentrations in: Advertising Industrial Marketing and Sales Marketing Management NonprofitMarketing Minors in: Business Administration Christian Ministries Management Economics International Business Management Information Systems Special Program: Office Systems (Associate ofArts degree) The Business Advisory Board consists of entrepreneurs, business leaders and educators representing diverse areas of business. Through annual meetings, these experts advise the College and evaluate its plans for strengthening Cedarville's position of leadership in undergraduate business education. Boardmembers include: Ronald Baker, GEAircraft Engines John Field, Wallace, and Turner, Incorporated Ronald W Ferner, Philadelphia College ofthe Bible George Guritz, Shepherd Financial Group, Incorporated Rajshekhar Javalgi, Cleveland State University Wayne Leininger, Virginia Tech Delmar R. Mohler, Moody Bible Institute Mike Stephens, Greene Memorial Hospital RobertPaganelli, Inolex, Incorporated Lorne Scharnberg, KATECHO, Incorporated Doug Smith, Baja Marine C01poration Graduate and professional schools welcome Cedarville College graduates. Careers pursued by graduates include: accountant administrative assistant/office manager auditor banker church financial manager computer networkmanager computer software specialist/trainer controller financial analyst human resource manager marketing researcher production manager programmer purchasing manager retailmanager sales manager salesperson securities broker Although students in the Department of Business Adminis– tration are not required to apply for admission to the depart– ment, continuation is based upon performance in the core business requirements and satisfactory completion of course 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 prerequi– site business course before being allowed to enter the subse– quent course for which that course is a prerequisite. 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 ofBusiness Administration course, students must have satisfactorily completed all 200-level Department ofBusiness Administration core courses required for their major. Waivers to this require– ment are made only in exceptional circumstances and such waivers require the approval ofthe department chairman. To graduate with a major from the Department ofBusiness 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 courses taken to meet a specific requirement in their major (cognate courses not included).