General Information 111 111 III ■■ ^M m /The Moench Building located in downtown Ogden was the cento- of campus activities until Weber State moved to its present campus location. 106 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Dean: Alma F. Harris Location: Wattis Business Building, Room 201 Telephone Contact: Karen Bills 626-6063 The programs of the School of Business and Economics prepare individuals for careers in a wide variety of business fields. Such preparation inovlves hie analysis and cultivation of decision-making skills, leadership methods and styles, research concepts and techniques, and an informed awareness of our American economic system. An associate degree is offered in computer information systems. Bachelor degrees are available in the following areas: accounting; business administration with emphases in finance, human resource management, management, or marketing; computer information systems; economics; and logistics. A master of professional accountancy degree can be obtained after completing an undergraduate program. Baccalaureate Degree Requirements: Candidates for a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree in the School of Business and Economics must satisfy the following requirements: College Requirements: Specific CoUege Requirements (see index). Requirements for General Education (see index). School of Business and Economics Requirements: Advanced Standing Requirement (23 credit hours). This requirement must be completed with a minimum GPA of 25 for entry into all courses numbered 301 or above (see Registration Restrictions on following pages). This requirement consists of: Acctg 201 (3); OS PD170 (4); Econ SS101 (5), 102 (3); Quant 240 (4)*, 260 (4)*. *Math 107 or equivalent is a prerequisite for Quant 240 and Quant 260. Business Core Requirement (47 credit hours): Acctg 202 (3), 230 (3); Bus Adm 320 (4), 478 (4); Econ 301 or 302 or 303 (4); Fin 320 (4); Mgmt 301 (4), 320 (5), 364 (4); Mktg 301 (4); Quant 261 (4); an international business course selected from Econ 311 (4), Mgmt 420 (4), or Log 455 (4). Major Requirements: These requirements are oudined in the departmental sections of the catalog. Graduation Requirements: 1. GPA Requirement - Minimum GPA of 2.50 in both the business core and major requirements. 2. Obsolete Credit - School of Business and Economics credit earned more than ten years earlier than the proposed date of graduation will not be accented toward School or major requirements unless validated through a challenge examination or department chair approval. 3. Waiver Requests - Any deviations from the printed School of Business and Economics graduation requirements must be approved by the department chair and the dean prior to taking the course(s) in question. 4. Non-business Course Requirements - To encourage business students to seek nonbusiness courses and thereby broaden then- educational experience, the following requirements are established: a. Business majors must take at least 74 aedit hours (40 percent of 183 required hours) outside the School of Business and Economics. b. Any course used to satisfy a business core requirement cannot be used to fill major requirements. c. Business students who desire a minor must pursue it outside the School of Business and Economics except those who elect the bachelor of arts degree in general economics. 5. Residency Requirement - At least 50 percent of the major requirements must be completed at Weber State CoUege or a waiver of this requirement must be obtained from the department chair and the dean. 107 Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology Continuing Education