Introduction to the SB&E
SB&E Mission Statement
Set forth below, the mission of the ACBSP (www.acbsp.org) accredited School of Business & Entrepreneurship complements and expands upon the Lindenwood University mission statement. In furtherance of the University’s mission, the School of Business & Entrepreneurship is committed to
- Providing a comprehensive core curriculum of business subjects.
- Instilling a strong and enduring sense of ethical business practices.
- Providing theoretical tools and analytical skills for lifelong use.
- Developing the student’s communication and presentation skills.
- Offering major fields of study to equip students for specialized careers.
- Providing opportunities to supplement classroom education with real world experience.
- Expanding the student’s geographical and cultural horizons for success in an increasingly global economy.
- Instilling the entrepreneurial model as an essential component of American free enterprise.
- Fostering the scholarship of teaching, application, integration, and discovery among its students and faculty, as appropriate.
Graduate Outcomes
The School of Business & Entrepreneurship provides instruction, knowledge, and experience in an environment that encourages students to develop motivation and the ethical standards essential to becoming citizens in the global business community. The Lindenwood University School of Business & Entrepreneurship expects that its graduates should
- Have the contemporary business competencies of their chosen discipline and the aptitude required for life-long learning and personal development.
- Have the technical, human, and conceptual skills that would contribute to critical analysis, problem solving, operational recommendations, and continuous improvement of dynamic and changing organizations and the ability to professionally communicate those recommendations and improvements.
- Demonstrate the entrepreneurial spirit of being enterprising, resourceful, and productive in their professional lives.
- Be able to act and build upon the foundation of their coursework for the furtherance of their professional careers.
Degrees Offered
The SB&E offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Business Administration with emphasis
- Business Economics
- Entrepreneurial Studies
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Personal Financial Planning
- Retail Management
- Sport Management
The SB&E offers Bachelor of Science degrees in:
- Accounting
- Business Economics
- Entrepreneurial Studies
- Finance
- International Business
- Marketing
- Personal Financial Planning
Notes: (1) The Bachelor of Arts in Personal Financial is not yet accredited by ACBSP (www.acbsp.org), as new business programs cannot be considered for ACBSP accreditation until the program has been in place for at least two years.
(2) Bachelor of Science degrees are not yet accredited by ACBSP (www.acbsp.org), as new business programs cannot be considered for ACBSP accreditation until the programs have been in place for at least two years.
Business Administration with an Emphasis
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration may also opt to pursue an additional area of emphasis. An emphasis is earned when 12 credit hours of the student’s elective coursework (out of the 21 elective credit hours required for a degree in business administration) are completed from within a single business discipline. Emphases are offered in the following business areas:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurial studies
Finance
Human resource management
International business
Management
Marketing
Retail management
Sport management
Minors for Business Majors
Students of business degrees may pursue a minor beyond their first SB&E major. A minor is earned when the student has completed an additional12-15 credit hours of coursework in the minor area (as dictated per minor) in addition to completing all degree requirements for the student’s first major. Note that each required major course will satisfy the requirements for only one of the student’s majors, minors, or emphasis areas. Minors for business students may be earned in one of the following business areas:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurial studies
Finance
Human resource management
International business
Marketing
Retail management
Sport management
Minors for Non-Business Majors
Students pursuing undergraduate majors in fields other than those offered by the SB&E may declare a minor in one of the following business areas by completing 21-30 credit hours of coursework (as dictated per minor) in one of the following business areas:
Accounting
Business administration
Economics
Entrepreneurial studies
Finance
Human resource management
International business
Marketing
Retail management
Sport management
Selecting a Double Major
Students may pursue a major beyond their first SB&E major. A second major is earned when the student has completed (in addition to the core business courses) all required major courses and elective major courses for the second major. Note that each required major course and elective major course the student completes will satisfy the requirements for only one of the student’s declared majors.
Early Access to the MBA Program
Full time SB&E students maintaining an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher may take up to nine credit hours at the graduate level during their senior year, taking no more than six graduate credit hours concurrently. Such graduate credit hours will count toward a graduate degree and not toward the bachelor’s degree. Students in the early access program must maintain a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher in all graduate level courses.
Notes: (1) Early access students completing coursework toward a Master of Accountancy must also be enrolled in a minimum of 12 undergraduate credit hours per semester.
(2) Any student whose enrollment exceeds 18 credit hours per semester (including both graduate and undergraduate courses) will be subject to the University overload fee.
Degree and Major Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Arts in any business discipline, students must complete the following requirements:
- GE business courses (9 credit hours, required for all majors)
- Core business courses (39 credit hours, required for all majors)
- Required major courses (credit hours vary by major)
- Elective major courses (credit hours vary by major; courses are selected from among a list of courses available in the major.*)
* Elective courses at or above the 30000 level may require prerequisites.