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Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts with a Subject Major in General Business
Bachelor of Arts with a Comprehensive Major in Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Education with a Field Endorsement in Business Education (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Education with a Subject Endorsement in Basic Business Education (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Education with a Middle Grades Content Area of Specialization in Business Education (Grades 4-9)
Minor in Business
Minor in Finance
Minor in Marketing/Entrepreneurship
Master of Business Administration

General Studies

The General Studies requirements for Chadron State College are available on a separate page for easy reference.

The Degree of Bachelor of Arts with a Subject Major in General Business

A student must complete the following program in addition to the General Studies requirements & a major or minor in another discipline. Transfer students from a two (2) year institution must complete 50% of the required courses for the major from Chadron State College. All Business Majors must complete one of the following or equivalent Mathematics Requirement, prior to taking advanced (300/400 level) Finance, Economics, & Management courses: MATH 138 Applied Calculus or MATH 142 College Algebra. All Business majors must complete BA 331 Business Communications or equivalent for the General Studies Communication requirement.

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
ACTG 242	Accounting Principles II	3
B A 336	Business & Economic Statistics	3
B A 337	Business Law	3
ECON 231	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 232	Microeconomics	3
FIN 330	Principles of Finance	3
MGMT 230	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 434	Strategic Management	3
MIS 130	Principles of Information Systems	3
MIS 332	Decision Support for Managers	3
MKTG 231	Principles of Marketing	3
Total hours		36

The Degree of Bachelor of Arts with a Comprehensive Major in Business Administration

A student must complete the following core requirements in addition to a selected option & the General Studies requirements. Transfer students from a two (2) year institution must complete 50% of the required business administration degree courses from Chadron State College. All Business Majors must complete one of the following or equivalent Mathematics Requirement, prior to taking advanced (300/400 level) Finance, Economics, & Management courses: MATH 138 Applied Calculus or MATH 142 College Algebra. All Business majors must complete BA 331 Business Communications or equivalent for the General Studies Communication requirement.

Core Requirements

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
ACTG 242	Accounting Principles II	3
B A 336	Business & Economic Statistics	3
B A 337	Business Law	3
ECON 231	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 232	Microeconomics	3
FIN 330	Principles of Finance	3
MGMT 230	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 434	Strategic Management	3
MIS 130	Principles of Information Systems	3
MIS 332	Decision Support for Managers	3
MKTG 231	Principles of Marketing	3
Total hours		36
Students pursuing a degree in business are encouraged to complete an internship in business during their junior & senior year.

Accounting Option

Number	Course Title	Hours
Core Requirements		36
ACTG 332	Accounting Information Systems	3
ACTG 337	Cost Accounting	3
ACTG 341	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACTG 342	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACTG 430	Personal Income Tax	3
ACTG 431	Corporate/Fiduciary Tax	3
ACTG 438	Auditing	3
Total hours		57
Recommended Electives: In order to enhance employment & graduate school opportunities, the following electives are recommended: ACTG 343, 433, 443.

Accounting Option: Certified Public Accountant Path

Number	Course Title	Hours
BA Degree: Core Requirements		36
ACTG 332	Accounting Information Systems	3
ACTG 337	Cost Accounting	3
ACTG 341	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACTG 342	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACTG 343	Intermediate Accounting III	3
ACTG 430	Personal Income Tax	3
ACTG 431	Corporate/Fiduciary Tax	3
ACTG 433	Government/Not-for-Profit Actg	3
ACTG 438	Auditing	3
ACTG 443	Advanced Accounting	3
Additional Business Courses:
BA 241	Quantitative Methods	3
BA 431	Professional Ethics	3
BA 432	Legal Aspects of Business Ownership	3
General Studies		47
Electives(1)		28
Total hours		150
Recommended: (1)MBA Degree

Agri-Business Option

Number	Course Title	Hours
Core Requirements		36
AGRI 132	Intro to Animal Science	3
AGRI 141	Intro to Plant Science	3
AGRI 410	Agriculture Seminar	3
ECON 334	Agricultural Econ. & Agribusiness	3
ECON 338	Agricultural Marketing	3
ECON 434	National Agricultural Policy	3
FIN 335	Agricultural Finance	3
Total hours		56
Recommended Electives: In order to enhance employment opportunities, the following electives are recommended: AGRI 234, 242, 245, 331, 332, 333; FIN 432.

Finance Option

Number	Course Title	Hours
Core Requirements		36
B A 241	Quantitative Methods	3
FIN 238	Risk Management & Insurance	3
FIN 331	Financial Markets & Institutions	3
FIN 339	Personal Finance	3
FIN 430	Real Estate Investments	3
FIN 432	Financial Management	3
FIN 439	Investment Analysis	3
Total hours		57

Management Option

Number	Course Title	Hours
Core Requirements		36
ACTG 337	Cost Accounting	3
B A 241	Quantitative Methods	3
B A 432	Legal Aspects of Business Ownership	3
FIN 432	Financial Management	3
MGMT 330	Organizational Theory & Behavior	3
MGMT 430	Human Resource Management	3
MGMT 432	Production & Operations Management	3
Total hours		57

Management Information Systems Option

Number	Course Title	Hours
Core Requirements		36
IST 230	Web Page Development	3
MIS 235	Business Programming	3
MIS 330	Applied Information Processing	3
MIS 331	Database Management	3
MIS 337	E-Commerce	3
MIS 430	Project Management	3
MIS 431	Systems Analysis & Design	3
Total hours		57

Marketing/Entrepreneurship Option

Number	Course Title	Hours
Core Requirements		36
MKTG 331	Sales Techniques	3
MKTG 334	Entre – Imagination & Opportunity	3
MKTG 335	Entre – Business Start-Up	3
MKTG 336	Entre – Promotions & Advertising	3
MKTG 338	Buyer Behavior	3
MKTG 435	Business & Marketing Strategy	3
MKTG 439	Business & Marketing Research	3
Total hours		57

The Degree Bachelor of Science in Education with a Field Endorsement in Business Education (7-12)*

A student must complete the following program in addition to the General Studies & Professional Education requirements. Transfer students from a two (2) year institution must complete 50% of the required courses for the major from Chadron State College. All Business Majors must complete one of the following or equivalent Mathematics Requirement, prior to taking advanced (300/400 level) Finance, Economics, & Management courses: MATH 138 Applied Calculus or MATH 142 College Algebra.

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
ACTG 242	Accounting Principles II	3
B A 331	Business Communications	3
B A 336	Business & Economic Statistics	3
B A 337	Business Law	3
CTE 431	Intro. to Spec Needs Programs in CTE	3
CTE 434	Prin. & Philosophy of CTE	3
CTE 438	Coord. in Occ. Training Program	3
ECON 231	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 232	Microeconomics	3
FIN 330	Principles of Finance	3
MGMT 230	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 434	Strategic Management	3
MIS 130	Principles of Information Systems	3
MIS 330	Applied Information Processing	3
MIS 332	Decision Support for Managers	3
MIS 337	E-Commerce	3
MKTG 231	Principles of Marketing	3
Total hours		54

Students pursuing a degree in business are recommended to complete an internship in business during their junior & senior year.

*This Career & Technical Education Endorsement requires related on-the-job experience of either (1) 1,000 clock hours paid employment in business related job or (2) 180 clock hours internship (B A 390).

The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education with a Subject Endorsement in Basic Business Education (7-12)

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
ACTG 242	Accounting Principles II	3
BA 336	Business & Economics Statistics	3
B A 337	Business Law	3
ECON 231	Macroeconomics	3
ECON 232	Microeconomics	3
FIN 330	Business Finance I	3
MGMT 230	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 434	Strategic Management	3
MIS 330	Applied Information Processing	3
MIS 332	Decision Support for Managers	3
MKTG 231	Principles of Marketing	3
Total hours		36

The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education with a Middle Grades Content Area of Specialization in Business Education (Grades 4-9)

A student must complete the following program in addition to the General Studies, Professional Education & Middle Grades requirements, & in addition one other Content Area of Specialization in Middle Grades. Transfer students from a two (2) year institution must complete 50% of the required courses for the major from Chadron State College.

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
BA 331	Business Communications	3
B A 337	Business Law	3
ECON 130	Survey of Economics	3
FIN 339	Personal Finance	3
MIS 330	Applied Information Processing	3
Total hours		18

Minor in Business

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
ACTG 242	Accounting Principles II	3
B A 337	Business Law	3
ECON 232	Microeconomics	3
MGMT 230	Principles of Management	3
MIS 332	Decision Support for Managers	3
MKTG 231	Principles of Marketing	3
Total hours		21

Minor in Finance

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 241	Accounting Principles I	3
B A 336	Business & Economic Statistics	3
ECON 130	Survey of Economics	3
FIN 330	Principles of Finance	3
FIN 331	Financial Markets & Institutions	3
FIN 339	Personal Finance	3
FIN 432	Financial Management	3
Total hours		21
Recommended Electives: In order to enhance employment & graduate school opportunities, the following electives are recommended: B A 241; ECON 334, 338; FIN 238, 430, 439.

Minor in Marketing/Entrepreneurship

Number	Course Title	Hours
B A 336	Business & Economic Statistics	3
MKTG 231	Principles of Marketing	3
MKTG 331 MKTG 334	Sales Techniques or Entre – Imagination & Opportunity	3
MKTG 335	Entre – Business Start-Up	3
MKTG 336	Entre – Promotions & Advertising	3
MKTG 338	Buyer Behavior	3
MKTG 439	Business & Marketing Research	3
Total hours		21

The Degree of Master of Business Administration

Individuals applying for admission into the M.B.A. program at CSC shall meet the following entrance requirements:

Application for admission to graduate study must be completed on forms available from the Graduate Office or at the csc website. Deadline for admission to the graduate study program is April 1 for the summer and fall terms, and October 1 for the spring term.
Applicants must possess an earned baccalaureate degree. Those having graduated from an unaccredited institution may be accepted conditionally, provided all other college and departmental requirements have been met. Full acceptance will not be granted until students have completed 12 hours of graduate coursework at Chadron State College and maintained a 3.0 graduate grade point average.
Applicants must have a 2.75 undergraduate GPA or above on a 4.0 scale or have completed 12 graduate hours at CSC with a GPA of 3.25 or higher.
Applicants must submit three satisfactory recommendations from individuals qualified to testify to the probable success of the applicant in the program. These recommendations are to be placed on the official "Recommendation Form" available from the Graduate Office, which will be sent upon receipt of the application.
Admission may be determined by one of two methods.
A. The student must have accumulated 900 points or greater based upon the following formula: 200 times the undergraduate GPA (on a 4.00 system) plus the GMAT score.
OR
B. The student must receive a GMAT score of 400 or greater.
Applicants without a business degree or significant business experience may be required to demonstrate additional competencies before full admission into the program will be granted. These competencies may be fulfilled through a variety of mediums such as: CLEP, course challenge, self study, correspondence, portfolio or specified coursework.

Note: The MBA graduate student is to complete at least 15 semester hours of graduate coursework after being accepted for graduate study.

Required Courses

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 532	Managerial Accounting	3
ECON 537	Managerial Economics	3
ECON 630	Modern Econ Theories & Applications	3
FIN 631	Managerial Finance	3
MGMT 620	High Performance Leadership	3
MGMT 630	Organizational Behavior	3
MGMT 634	Business Strategy	3
MGMT 639	Legal & Social Environment of Business	3
MIS 632	Information Systems for Managers	3
MKTG 630	Marketing Management	3
Hours		30

Four Year Course Rotation

Professional Courses

Select six (6) hours from the list below: Business and Economics/Professional specific courses (courses to be identified and approved in conjunction with candidate's Graduate Committee).

Number	Course Title	Hours
ACTG 560	Topics in Accounting	3
B A 560	Topics in Business	3
B A 660	Thesis	6
B A 655	Scholarly Project	3
B A 690	Internship	3
ECON 560	Topics in Economics	3
ECON 530	Community Economics Development	3
FIN 560	MGMT 530	3
MGMT 560	Topics in Management	3
MIS 560	Topics in MIS	3
MKTG 537	Services Mktg & Mgmt Research	3
MKTG 560	Topics in Marketing	3
Hours		6
Total Hours		36