Division of Business and Entrepreneurship
Mission
Set forth below, the mission of the ACBSP-accredited Division of Business and Entrepreneurship complements and expands upon the Lindenwood University mission statement. In furtherance of the university’s mission, the Division of Business and 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 Division of Business and 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-Belleville Division of Business and 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
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Accounting, BA and BS
- Business Administration, BA and BS
- Business Administration with emphasis
- Finance, BA and BS
- Marketing, BA and BS
- Sport Management, BA
Business Administration with an Emphasis
Students pursuing a BA or BS 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
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management
Marketing
Sport Management
Supply Chain Management
Minors for Business Majors
Students of business degrees may pursue a minor beyond their first business major. A minor is earned when the student has completed an additional 12-15 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
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Sport Management
Minors for Non-Business Majors
Students pursuing undergraduate majors in fields other than those offered by the Division of Business and Entrepreneurship 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
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Sport Management
Selecting a Double Major
Students may pursue a major beyond their first Division of Business and Entrepreneurship 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 Graduate Programs
Full-time students in the Division of Business and Entrepreneurship 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.
Graduate business courses are offered in a five-term format through the Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Lindenwood University-St. Charles. For more information please see the Lindenwood University-St. Charles graduate program catalog.
Note: Any student whose enrollment exceeds 18 credit hours per semester (including both graduate and undergraduate courses) will be subject to the university overload fee.
Internship Eligibility Requirement
The Division of Business and Entrepreneurship recognizes the value of student internships within their academic discipline. Students should consider the contribution that an internship can make in their education and starting their working careers. The division strongly recommends that students consider taking one internship during their junior or senior year. Students may include three credit hours at the 4XXXX level internship as credit towards the hours required in their major elective courses. Students may include additional internship credit hours as credit towards their free elective hours.
Undergraduate students must have completed the equivalent of four full semesters (60 credit hours) with a minimum of 12 credit hours of core courses in the Division of Business and Entrepreneurship degree program. A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 overall and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in all required degree courses.
Degree and Major Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in any business discipline, students must complete the following requirements:
- GE business courses (15-21 credit hours, required for all majors)
- Core business courses (36 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.