Minor

C. Rose Garvey, MPA, Program Coordinator
J.L. Turner Leadership Center, Room 104C
(270) 384-8063 garveyr@lindsey.edu

Mission Statement

The mission of the Business and CIS Division is to prepare students for employment in business, accounting, and computer information systems; to pursue career paths of increasing professional and managerial responsibility; to apply to graduate programs in business, accounting or other professional schools; and to sit for various professional certifications. Consistent with the historical mission of Lindsey Wilson College as a teaching institution, the Business and CIS Division is committed to the growth and development of students through classroom instruction and through the fostering of an appreciation for lifelong learning.

Degree Requirements

A.  General Education Requirements:  36-47 hours

• Writing Studies II (ENGL 1023) is a prerequisite for BUSI 2303 - 3 hours

B.  Program Prerequisites:  6 hours

• Introduction to Statistics (MATH 2203) is a prerequisite for ECON 3203 - 3 hours
• Statistics for Business & Economics (ECON 3203) is a prerequisite for BUSI 4763 - 3 hours

C.  Program Requirements:  15 hours

• Functions & Algebra (MATH 1013) is a prerequisite for ACCT 2113, BUSI 2503, ECON 2033, and ECON 2043 unless waiver requirements are met - 3 hours
• Financial Accounting (ACCT 2113) - 3 hours
• Managerial Accounting (ACCT 2123) - 3 hours
• Introduction to Management (BUSI 2903) - 3 hours
• Survey of Economic Issues (ECON 2023) - 3 hours*

*This course may satisfy general education requirements.

D.  Program Electives (select from the following):  9 hours

• Cost Accounting (ACCT 3303) - 3 hours
• Business Communication (BUSI 2303) - 3 hours
• Business Law I (BUSI 2713) - 3 hours
• Business Management (BUSI 2933) - 3 hours
• Business Computer Applications (BUSI 3503) - 3 hours
• Principles of Finance (BUSI 3533) - 3 hours
• Principles of Marketing (BUSI 3933) - 3 hours
• Personnel of Management (BUSI 3953) - 3 hours
• Production Management (BUSI 4763) - 3 hours

E.  Major

F.  General Electives

Exit Assessment

Students who earn a business minor will:

• Be required to complete case studies in BUSI 2903 to assess their ability to identify, formulate, and solve business problems;
• Demonstrate their ability to analyze the impact of business solutions in a global, economic, environmental, ethical, and societal context in BUSI 2713 and BUSI 3933; and
• Be required to complete a set of formal financial statements in ACCT 2113, to complete a case study in BUSI 2903, and to maintain a portfolio of various economic data in ECON 2043 to demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental areas of mathematics, economics, and business.

TOTAL:  128 credit hours