Business (BSE)

Hicks (Dean), Al Naber, Farruggia, Gavoor, Hawkinson, Kamienski, Robinson-Levant, Sundholm, Vollmert

(Business - Economics concentration will be discontinued as an academic major for students starting after the 2021 academic year.)

The School of Business and Nonprofit Management offers a single major (Business) with several relevant concentrations (Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Sport Management).

The courses required for the Bachelor of Arts provide the core for the Bachelor of Science, which also requires the selection of one or more concentrations.

Students planning an advanced career in business or management are strongly encouraged to complete the Bachelor of Science program, including an internship experience in their field of interest.

Students intending to sit for the CPA exam should consider North Park’s BS/MBA option for completing the 150-semester hour requirement for the exam (see School of Business and Nonprofit Management graduate program description for more information).

Students preparing for graduate school are encouraged to complete the Bachelor of Science with a concentration in the particular area for which they seek the graduate degree.

For admittance into the major, a GPA of 2.67 or higher is required for the first 16 semester hours of business courses taken. Students may not take over 22 semester hours of business courses without acceptance into the major. Students transferring courses into the major from outside North Park can select the 16 semester hours of business credits to use in calculating the GPA for admittance into the major. If the transfer student brings fewer than 16 semester hours of course credit from outside North Park, he or she would need to take business courses at North Park to get to the required 16 semester hours. Or the transfer student could opt to use none of the transfer courses and simply use the GPA from the first 16 semester hours in business courses at North Park for admittance into the major. Transfer students must still take at least one half of the required courses in their degree program at North Park. For example, students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must take 20 semester hours in the major at North Park. Students need not retake a similar course at North Park to fulfill the requirement but may take any courses with a BSE designation.

A GPA of 2.67 or higher in the major courses is required for graduation from the university with this major. Students dropping below 2.67 in the major courses are required to meet with their advisor to develop a plan to repeat courses to bring up their GPA before taking additional courses. The dean of the School of Business and Nonprofit Management must approve the plan. Students failing to complete their plan successfully are subject to dismissal from the major.

Students begin their program with macroeconomics in order to gain an understanding of the context of business and complete their program with comprehensive courses in leadership/management and strategic management.

Guiding Principles:

To prepare students for service and significance in the field of business
To develop intellectual curiosity
To enable students to make ethical decisions
To develop analytical and quantitative skills
To develop learning disciplines and critical thinking skills
To develop written and oral communications skills