| 2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog College of Business Administration and Economics - General Information |
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| 2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog College of Business Administration and Economics - General Information |
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Dean * Danny R. Arnold
Associate Dean * Kathleen Brook
Associate Dean * Kevin Boberg
Student Adviser * Tawny Aguirre
Student Adviser * Celina Talamantes
Bachelor of Accountancy
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Business Administration - Majors in Business Computer Systems, Economics, Finance, General Business, International Business, Management, and Marketing
Associate in Prebusiness
Mission of the College of Business Administration and Economics
NMSU's College of Business Administration and Economics is the college of opportunity presenting educational challenges through innovative programs consistent with the land grant tradition. As such, our mission is three-fold:
First, the college offers students, especially from New Mexico, access to high quality, reasonably priced professional education. The intent is to maintain a student population which is representative of the diversity of New Mexico. Opportunities for intellectual and professional development are available to business majors as well as others interested in business topics.
Second, working closely with our constituents, we offer relevant, rigorous programs, enabling our graduates to make valuable contributions during their careers. We continually seek to create new educational programs, delivery systems, and innovative teaching methods.
And last, as a land grant institution we accept our responsibility to serve a broad community. In this tradition we (1) deliver a broad range of high quality educational programs which satisfy student and employer needs; (2) discover, apply, and disseminate relevant business knowledge through research and publication; and (3) facilitate business and economic development in New Mexico and the region through the effective application of knowledge.
Requirements for Degrees
Students must have been formally admitted to a major before being eligible to apply for a degree in the college. Requirements for admission to a major are listed in the following section. In addition, students must complete the course requirements listed by the department offering the major.
Following is a checklist of other degree requirements:
* cumulative average of 2.0 in all courses taken on the university campus;
* cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in credits taken in the college that are used to meet degree requirements. In business computer systems this rule extends to computer science courses;
* cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the credits in the college used to meet the specific requirements for the major;
* last 30 credits must be completed in residence at NMSU (at least 20 of these must be upper-division credits and 12 must be upper-division credits in the major);
* enrollment in a major of the college while taking any of the last 30 credits that are used to meet degree requirements;
* for transfer students, completion of at least 75% of the business credit hours required for the business degree at NMSU and completion of a minimum of 12 credits in courses required in the major taken in residence in the college;
* a minimum of 128 credits of approved courses.
A maximum of eight credits is allowable from the following three categories combined: music organizations (band, orchestra, or chorus), intercollegiate athletics (with no more than one credit in each sport) and occupational education (prefixed "OE"). A maximum of four credits are allowable in athletics and a maximum of four in music organizations.
The only courses that may be taken on an S/U option by students in the College of Business Administration and Economics are general electives outside the college. This does not include the courses listed below under general education requirements except that students may take up to 9 credits of honors courses graded S/U to satisfy these requirements.
Admission to a Major
Students planning to earn a degree in the College of Business Administration and Economics at New Mexico State University enroll in their freshman and sophomore years in the general prebusiness major and are advised through the college's Advising Center. Transfer students from other units of NMSU and from other institutions are also assigned to the Advising Center as prebusiness majors until eligible for admission to a specific major. All students except those pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Economics are required to complete the requirements below. These requirements, which are listed below, must be substantially completed before the student is permitted to take upper-division courses (that is, those numbered 300 or above) offered by the College of Business Administration and Economics. A student who completes the courses listed below and those listed in the section for the individual major will have satisfied the university's general education requirements.
General Education and Other Foundation Courses (35 credits)
| COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication, or COMM 253G1 | 3 |
| ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition, or ENGL 111H1 | 4 |
| ENGL 203G, Business and Professional Communication, or ENGL 218G1 | 3 |
| E ST 251, Statistics for Business and the Behavioral Sciences, or STAT 251 | 3 |
| MATH 115, Intermediate Algebra1 | 3 |
| MATH 142G, Calculus for the Biological and Management Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 185, College Algebra, or MATH 230, Matrices and Linear Programming (MATH 230 is strongly recommended for BCS majors) | 3 |
| Behavioral sciences: ANTH 125G, Introduction to World Cultures, or ANTH 201G, Introduction to Anthropology, or ANTH 203G, Introduction to Language and Cultural Anthropology, or PSY 201G, Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Historical Perspectives: from Part II (A), General Education Requirements | 3 |
| Literature and fine arts: from Part II (E), General Education Requirements | 3 |
| Basic natural sciences: from Part II (B), General Education Requirements | 4 |
1Grade of C or better required
Majors in economics must have a grade of C or better in ECON 251G, ECON 252G, E ST 251 or E ST 311G (or the equivalent) and MATH 142G.
Business Core, lower division (18 credits)
| ACCT 251-252, Management, Financial Accounting2 | 6 |
| BCS 110G, Introduction to Computerized Information Systems, or C S 110G | 3 |
| BUSA 211, Business in a Global Society | 3 |
| ECON 251G-252G, Principles of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics2 | 6 |
2Should not be taken until sophomore year
Admission to a specific major is available to students who have completed all of the requirements above (general education and lower-division business core) including a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Business Core, upper division (27 credits)
| BCS 338, Business Information Systems I (all majors except BCS), or BCS 350, Systems Analysis and Modeling (BCS majors) | 3 |
| BLAW 316, Legal Environment of Business (all majors except ACCT), or BLAW 317, Business Law I (ACCT majors) | 3 |
| BUSA 361-362, Design and Delivery of Goods and Services, I-II | 6 |
| BUSA 421-422, Integrated Business Concepts I-II | 6 |
| FIN 306, Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGT 309, Human Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| Elective in economics or experimental statistics (BCS majors must take ECON 405, Economic Statistics) | 3 |
The above requirements do not apply to those students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Economics. The relevant requirements for that degree are listed below under "Bachelor of Arts in Economics."
Associate in Prebusiness Degree
To complete the associate degree, 66 credits are required including the general education requirements and lower-division business core described above. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is also required. The last 15 credits towards the degree must be earned at NMSU.
Minors in Business
Minors are available in accounting, business administration, business computer systems, economics, finance, international business, management and marketing. Requirements are available from the Advising Center and the individual departments offering the minor.
Prelaw Students
Because the practice of law often involves business-related problems, the majors in the college provide an excellent preparation for the prelaw student. The college has attorneys on the faculty who are available as advisers.
Graduate Work
The College of Business Administration and Economics also grants the following degrees: Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts (Economics), Master of Accountancy, Master of Science (Experimental Statistics), and Ph.D. in Business Administration. For details on programs leading to these degrees, see the current Graduate School Catalog.