Undergraduate Catalog

2009-2010

COLLEGE of BUSINESS

Bachelor of Accountancy
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Bachelor of Business Administration—Majors in Economics, Finance, General Business, Information Systems, International Business, Management, and Marketing
Associate in Prebusiness

Mission of the College of Business

Consistent with the mission of New Mexico State University, the College of Business serves the educational needs of New Mexico's diverse population through comprehensive programs of education, research, and public service.

In accomplishing our mission the College will:

• provide all students, but especially those from New Mexico, access to high-quality, professional education programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels;
• produce intellectual contributions which enhance faculty teaching effectiveness and advance the knowledge and practice of business and management;
• provide leadership, service, and expertise for public policy, economic, social, educational, and community development, with a focus on New Mexico; and
• provide excellent stewardship of all financial, human, physical and technological resources of the college.

Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees

• Successful completion of requirements as listed under General Education and Other Foundation courses , lower and upper division business core sections, Viewing a Wider World, and general electives. This requirement does not apply to those students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Economics. (For this degree, see the Economics and International Business section below.)
• Successful completion of requirements as listed by the department for a specific major.
• Completion of required lower division courses prior to taking any of the last 30 credits used to meet degree requirements.
• A minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in all courses taken at NMSU.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken in the College used to meet specific college course requirements.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all courses in the College used to meet specific major course requirements.
• A minimum of 128 credits of approved courses.
• A minimum of 48 upper division credits.
• Of the last 36 credits, 30 must be completed at NMSU; of these credits, the student not regularly enrolled at NMSU the previous year must complete a minimum of 21 credits in upper-division courses, including a minimum of 12 upper-division credits in the major.
• Successful completion of at least 64 degree credits outside the College of Business. Among these credits are a maximum of 9 credits of economics and 6 credits of statistics.
• For transfer students, a minimum of 33 business credits required for a BACCT or BBA degree or 18 business credits required for a BAECON degree must be completed in the College of Business.
• For transfer students, a minimum of 12 credits in courses required in the major must be completed in the College of Business.

The college will accept toward a degree a maximum of 8 credits combined from the following 3 categories: music organizations (band, orchestra, or chorus), physical activity courses, and other applied credits such as OEBU, BMGT, HOST, BOT, CMT and L SC. Additional applied credits may be counted based on articulation agreements, students should contact the Dean's office regarding the acceptability of specific courses.

The only courses that may be taken on an S/U option by students in the College of Business are general electives outside the college. Courses listed under General Education and Other Foundation Courses may not be taken S/U except that students may take up to 9 credits of honors courses on an S/U basis to fulfill these requirements.

All students planning to earn a degree in the College of Business are advised through the college’s Advising Center during their freshman and sophomore years or until they have completed all lower division requirements as listed under the General Education and Other Foundation Courses and Lower-division Business Core requirements sections. Students who complete these requirements are assigned to a faculty member for advising.

Lower-division requirements must be substantially completed before the student is permitted to take upper-division courses (numbered 300 or above) offered by the College of Business.

All students must demonstrate basic skills proficiency in English and mathematics before enrolling in upper division courses (numbered 300 or above).

General Education and Other Foundation Courses (45 credits)

The College of Business abides by the university's New Mexico General Education Common Core requirements as outlined in this catalog. To minimize the number of courses taken, students should first review the college requirements listed below. Students who follow the recommendations below will satisfy the university's general education requirements.

General Education Common Core

• Area I: Communications 10 credits

A. ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition or 111H, Rhetoric and Comp - Honors or SPCD 111, Advanced ESL Composition	4
B. Business students should select ENGL 203G, Business and Professional Communication	3
C. COMM 253G, Public Speaking or COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication, or HON 265G, Principles of Human Communication - Honors or AXED 201, Effective Leadership and Communication in Agricultural Organizations	3

Area II: Mathematics (3 credits)

E ST 251, or STAT 251G, Statistics for Business and the Behavioral Sciences, or MATH 121G, College Algebra or MATH 142G, Calculus for the Biological and Management Sciences I

3

Area III: Laboratory Sciences (8 credits)

Complete two courses with labs from the approved New Mexico General Education Common Core List

8

Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences (6-9 credits)

• Business students should select ECON 251G, Principles of Macroeconomics and ECON 252G, Principles of Microeconomics and up to one additional course from the approved list. PSY 201G, Introduction to Psychology, is strongly recommended for business students.

Area V: Humanities and Fine Arts (6-9 credits)

• Business students should select two or three courses from the approved list so that total credits from Areas IV and V are 15.

Other College Requirements (9 credits in addition to Area II above)

ENGL 111G or alternative Area IA course must be completed with a grade of C or better	3
ENGL 203G must be completed with a grade of C or better	3
COMM 265 or alternative Area IC course must be completed with a grade of C or better	3
E ST 251, or STAT 251G, Statistics for Business and the Behavioral Sciences; or E ST 311G, Statistical Applications	3
MATH 120, Intermediate Algebra (A grade of C or better is required)	3
MATH 121G, College Algebra	3
MATH 142G, Calculus for the Biological and Management Sciences I	3

• Majors in economics must have a grade of C or better in ECON 251G, ECON
• 252G, E ST 251Gor E ST 311G (or the equivalent) and MATH 142G.

Business Core, lower division (18 credits)

ACCT 251, Management Accounting and ACCT 252, Financial Accounting*	6
110, Introduction to Computerized Information Systems, or C S 110	3
BUSA 111, Business in a Global Society	3
ECON 251G-252G, Principles of Macroeconomics, Microeconomics*	6

• *Not recommended for freshman year.

Business Core, upper division (27 credits)

BCIS 338, Business Information Systems I (all majors except IS), or BCIS 350, Systems Analysis and Design (IS majors)	3
BCIS 485, Enterprise Resource Planning, or MGT 344, Production and Operations Management, or MGT 470, Project Management in Organizations Students required by their major to take MGT 470 must also take either BCIS 485 or MGT 344	3
BLAW 316, Legal Environment of Business (all majors except PGM and Sports Marketing), or BLAW 313, Sports and the Law (PGM and Sports Marketing majors)	3
BUSA 421, Integrated Business Concepts	3
FIN 341, Financial Analysis and Markets	3
MGT 309, Human Behavior in Organizations	3
MKTG 303, Principles of Marketing	3
Upper-division elective in economics or experimental statistics, excluding
E ST 311G, Statistical Applications (Information Systems majors must take ECON 405, Economic Statistics)	3
One upper division elective in business (excluding E ST 311G)	3

Viewing a Wider World (VWW) (6 credits)

All students are required to complete two courses designated as Viewing a Wider World from two separate colleges. One course can be taken in the College of Business but can not be in the student's major or cross-listed with a course in the student's major. A complete listing of approved VWW courses can be found in this catalog under Required Courses. An approved study abroad experience can also be substituted for one VWW course.

General Electives

Students must complete additional credits to bring total degree credits to a minimum of 128, upper division credits to 48, and credits outside the College of Business to a minimum of 64. The number of general elective credits varies by student.

Associate in Prebusiness Degree

To complete the associate degree, 66 credits are required, including the General Education and Other Foundation Courses, and Business Core lower division listed 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, advertising, banking, business administration, economics, finance, information systems, intelligence studies, international business, management, marketing, risk management and insurance and sport marketing. The college also cooperates with the College of Arts and Sciences in offering minors in global political economy and U.S.-Mexico border studies.

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 advisors.

Graduate Work

The College of Business also offers programs leading to the following degrees: Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts (Economics), Master of Accountancy, Master of Science (Experimental Statistics), Ph.D. in Business Administration and Doctorate in Economic Development. For details on programs leading to these degrees, see the current Graduate School Catalog.

MINOR: Business Administration

This minor is available to all students except those seeking the Bachelor of Accountancy and the Bachelor of Business Administration. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 is required for 18 credits, nine of which must be upper division. Students must select nine credits from only one of the following course prefixes: ACCT, ECON, FIN, IB, MGT, or MKTG. Students must select an additional nine credits from any of the following prefixes: ACCT, BA, BCIS, BLAW, BUSA, ECON, FIN, IB, MGT, MKTG.

Transferring Business Courses

The following business courses have been identified as transferable from NMSU to other public two year and four year institutions in New Mexico. The equivalent course at other institutions can be identified using the common course number which appears in parentheses below. Similarly, students from other institutions can use the common course number to identify business courses that can be transferred to NMSU.

ACCT 251, Management Accounting (ACCT 2123)

ACCT 252, Financial Accounting (ACCT 2113)

ACCT 301, Financial Accounting I (ACCT 2133)

BCIS 110, Introduction to Computerized Information Systems (BCIS 1113)

BLAW 316, Legal Environment of Business (BLAW 2113)

BLAW 418, Uniform Commercial Code and Advanced Business Law Topics (BLAW 2123)

BUSA 111, Business in a Global Society (BUSA 1113)

ECON 251G, Principles of Macroeconomics (ECON 2113)

ECON 252G, Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 2123)

FIN 341, Financial Analysis and Markets (BFIN 2113)

MKTG 303, Principles of Marketing (MKTG 2113) MGT 201, Principles of Management (MGMT 2113) E ST 251G, Statistics for Business and the Behavioral Science, or E ST 311 or STAT 251G (MATH 2313)