2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog

Mission of the College of Business Administration and Economics

NMSU's College of Business Administration and Economics provides a continually improving learning environment that prepares students to meet the challenges of a global economy.

NMSUBusiness, as part of an Hispanic-serving institution, provides all students, but especially those from New Mexico, convenient access to high-quality, professional education programs. Selected programs may be designed to serve students from throughout the U.S. or in selected international locations.

NMSUBusiness provides intellectual and professional development to business students and faculty through course work, research centers, research programs, and student- and faculty-exchange programs.

NMSUBusiness provides excellence in teaching at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels.

NMSUBusiness continually seeks to add high-quality educational and service programs that target specific economic sectors, such as high-technology industries, public utilities, entrepreneurship, banking, and golf.

NMSUBusiness provides both faculty and students with opportunities to enrich their understanding of global business issues.

NMSUBusiness also ensures that the international content of our programs and courses reflects the location of NMSU and its proximity to Latin America.

NMSUBusiness secures input from significant constituencies, such as students, alumni, and business practitioners, regarding their educational needs and their views of NMSUBusiness.

NMSUBusiness faculty are involved in resreach and consulting endeavors, thereby allowing them to enhance their ability to engage in effective teaching and contribute to the body of knowledge in business administration.

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;
• the last 30 credits must be completed in residence at NMSU; of these credits, the student not regularly enrolled at NMSU the previous year must complete a minimum of 20 credits in upper-division courses, including a minimum of 12 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;
• students must take at least 50% of the credits required for the degree outside the College of Business Administration and Economics. Among these credits are a maximum of 9 credits of economics and 6 credits of statistics.
• community and junior college transfer students must complete a minimum of 66 of the total credits counting toward a degree at a four-year, degree-granting institution;
• for transfer students, completion of at least 50% 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), physical education activity courses, and occupational education (prefixed "OE") courses.

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 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

Students who place out of MATH 115 must take an additional 3 credits of general elective outside the College of Business Administration and Economics.

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

Human thought/behavior: ANTH 120G, ANTH 125G, ANTH 201G, ANTH 203G, PSY 201G, or PHIL 233G 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).

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 365, Design and Delivery of Goods and Services 6

BUSA 421-422, Integrated Business Concepts I-II 6

FIN 341, Financial Analysis and Markets 3

MGT 309, Human Behavior in Organizations 3

Upper-division elective in economics or experimental statistics, excluding E ST 311G, Statistical Applications (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. The college also cooperates with the College of Arts and Sciences in offering minors in global political economy and U.S.-Mexico border studies. 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.

Accreditation

New Mexico State University has been accredited since 1926 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as a degree-granting institution. The university was accredited in 1954 by the American Association of University Women. The baccalaureate and graduate degree programs in business administration and accounting offered in the College of Business Administration and Economics are accredited by AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.