1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog College of Business Administration and Economics - General Information

DEAN * Danny R. Arnold

ASSOCIATE DEAN * Kathleen Brook

ASSOCIATE DEAN * Kevin Boberg

Student Adviser * Tawny Aguirre

Student Adviser * Celina Talamantes

Bachelor of Accountancy

Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Bachelor of Business Administration - Majors in Business Computer Systems, Economics, Finance, General Business, International Business, Management, and Marketing

Associate in Prebusiness

The mission of the College of Business Administration and Economics (NMSU Business) is to enhance the intellectual and professional development of students from diverse backgrounds through delivery of a broad range of high quality educational programs which satisfy student and employer needs; to discover, apply and disseminate relevant business knowledge through research and publication and to facilitate business and economic development in the region through the effective application of knowledge.

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;
• last 30 credits must be completed in residence at NMSU (at least 20 of these must be upper-division credits and 12 must be 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;
• 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), intercollegiate athletics (with no more than one credit in each sport) and occupational education (prefixed "OE"). 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, which are listed below, 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)

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

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)

²Should not be taken until sophomore year

Tentative admission to a specific major is available to students who have completed all of the requirements above (general education and lower-division business core) including a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Business Core, upper division (27 credits)

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, management and marketing. 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 the AACSB--The International Association for Management Education.