Kentucky Wesleyan College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) located at 11191 Antioch Road, Suite 106, Overland Park, KS 66210 USA. The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
The Kentucky Wesleyan College business programs prepare students for professional careers in business and/or graduate studies. This preparation involves a curriculum that stresses analysis and communication, theory and practice, as shaped by the needs of the global business community. Ethics and values are emphasized in the curriculum, as well as technical efficiency and accountability.
The Business Administration curriculum has two tracks: General Business Administration and Marketing. Building from a core business curriculum, students are able to tailor their business degree to their specific interests. In addition, students are strongly encouraged to pursue Internships and other forms of experiential learning to augment their learning.
Because we want our students to succeed, faculty and the Kentucky Wesleyan Student Success Center are available to assist students if students have difficulty with a course. If a student is unable or unwilling to do this and finds him- or herself on probation as a result of poor academic performance, there is a plan to assist the student to regain good academic standing. Students who are put on probation because of academic reasons must report to the Student Success Center, where someone will work with the student to identify academic weaknesses and learn study methods to help turn the weakness into a strength. In addition, students on academic probation will complete the following steps:
- Meet with their academic advisor weekly to go over assignments, problems in class and attendance issues, producing a “plan” that the student will be responsible for completing
- Sit in a weekly study session overseen by the division chair or other department faculty during which the student will work on assignments and homework problems, and
- Demonstrate a consistent change in academic performance relative to prompt attendance, handing in assignments, contributing to class discussion and improvement in test scores.
Information pertaining to student achievement in the business programs accredited by the IACBE can be obtained by contacting the chair of the Division of Professional Studies at 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 or by phone at 270-852-3193.
Information is also available at: https://iacbe.org/memberpdf/KentuckyWesleyanCollege.pdf. IACBE information can be viewed at http://www.iacbe.org.
Business Administration program offerings include a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree, and a minor in Business Administration. A Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration is available through Online Degree Education.
International students intending to take a Kentucky Wesleyan College Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in either General Business Administration or Marketing, should have a TOEFL iBT test score of 94 or higher. In Reading, the student should have scored a 22 or higher. In Listening, the student should have scored a 22 or higher. In Speaking, the student should have scored a 22 or higher. In Writing, the student should have scored a 22 or higher. Deficiencies in any of the four areas may require the student to take English as a Second Language at the Community College.
All 100-200 level Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Mathematics courses should be completed in the freshman and sophomore years, or students may not have prerequisites necessary to take 300-400 level Accounting, Business Administration, and Economics courses in their junior and senior years.
If you have any questions, please contact our business faculty.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to explain the major concepts, theories, and practices in General Business Administration and apply them to management decision-making.
- Students will be able to address business situations using business-appropriate writing formats.
- Students will be able to address business situations verbally.
- Students will effectively apply quantitative methods to business practices.
- Students will use computer software applications to solve business problems.
- Students will collaborate with others on projects.
- Students will be able to apply knowledge of ethical, legal, economic, and global environment to practical business situations and ascertain their impact.
- Students will be able to analyze the role of motivation in achieving a coordinated goal.
Bachelor of Arts Degree
63-64 Semester Credit Hours
Bachelor of Science Degree
63-64 Semester Credit Hours
The 60 credit hours of core and emphasis study is augmented by the General Education requirements set forth by Kentucky Wesleyan College. For students the General Education requirement will amount to approximately 44 credit hours. Those students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts will use 12 credit hours for study of a foreign language; the remaining credits can be used for additional upper-level course work. Those students pursuing a Bachelor of Science are encouraged to pursue a minor, e.g. Accounting, Economics, Psychology, Communications, or Graphic Design. However, students may pursue other minors that fit their interests. All students in the Business Administration program must complete 120 credits of course work as outlined to graduate.
Core Requirements
- ACCT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
- BA 261 – Principles of Marketing (3)
- BA 325 – Business Law (3)
- BA 341 – Principles of Financial Management (3)
- BA 345 – Business and Professional Writing (3)
- BA 357 – Management Information Systems (3)
- BA/ECON 359 – Managerial Statistics (3)
- BA 406 – Business Strategy and Value Creation (3)
- ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- MATH 101 or 121 – College Algebra (3) or Calculus I (4)
If a student is interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business, s/he must complete intermediate proficiency in a foreign language, either by completing 12 hours of the same foreign language or through CLEP test credit.
Business Cognates
While in the process of meeting core requirements, students choose an emphasis: General Business Administration or Marketing. The requirements for those emphases are as follows:
General Business Administration
24 Semester Credit Hours
- ACCT 320 – Advanced Managerial Accounting (3)
- BA 353 – Operations Management (3)
- BA 354 or BA 455 – Human Resource Management or Organizational Leadership (3)
- BA 360 – International Business (3)
- BA 400 – Contemporary Topics in Business Administration (3)
- BA 459 – Business Ethics and Social Sustainability (3)
- ECON 333 or ECON 431 – Money, Credit and Banking or Managerial Economics (3)
- One 3 hour upper-level business elective or an internship (possible business electives include those with the following prefixes: ACCT, BA, ECON, and ENTR) (3)
Marketing
24 Semester Credit Hours
- BA 360 – International Business (3)
- BA 362 – Consumer Behavior (3)
- BA 363 or CART 203 – Salesmanship or Introduction to Advertising (3)
- BA 462 – Marketing Management (3)
- BA 463 – Marketing Research (3)
- CART 204 – Introduction to Public Relations (3)
- ECON 431 – Managerial Economics (3)
- 3-hour business elective or an internship (possible business electives include those with the following prefixes: ACCT, BA, ECON, and ENTR) (3)
All Business students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in their major.
Sample Four-Year Plan for a B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration with a Marketing Emphasis
(These students would not have ACT limitations in Reading, Math or Writing.)
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| BA 101 | 3 | BA 261 | 3 |
| CL 101 | 1 | ENGL 112 | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | 3 | EXSC 101 | 3 |
| General Education Course-REL | 3 | General Education Course-Nat Science W/Lab | 4 |
| MATH 101 or 121 | 3 | General Education Course-Aesthetics | 3 |
| General Education Course-HIST | 3 | Semester Hours | 16 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| ACCT 211 | 3 | ACCT 212 | 3 |
| ECON 231 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| General Education Course-Literature | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| General Education Humanities | 3 | ECON 232 | 3 |
| General Education Course-Nat Science No Lab | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| Elective (Business or other) | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| BA/ECON 359 | 3 | BA 363 or CART 203 | 3 |
| BA 360 | 3 | BA 357 | 3 |
| BA 362 | 3 | CART 204 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | BA 345 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
| BA 462 | 3 | BA 406 | 3 |
| ECON 431 | 3 | BA 463 | 3 |
| BA 341 | 3 | Upper-level business elective | 3 |
| BA 325 | 3 | Upper-level business elective | 3 |
| Elective (Business or other) | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Total Program Hours | 122 | ||
Program total 120 credit hours meeting College requirements.
Sample Four-Year Plan for a B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration with a General Business Administration Emphasis
(These students would not have ACT limitations in Reading, Math or Writing)
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hrs. | Spring Semester | Hrs. |
| BA 101 | 3 | BA 261 | 3 |
| CL 101 | 1 | ENGL 112 | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | 3 | EXSC 101 | 3 |
| General Education Course-HIST | 3 | General Education Course-Nat Science W/Lab | 4 |
| MATH 101 or 121 | 3 | General Education Course-Aesthetics | 3 |
| KW 101 | 0 | Semester Hours | 16 |
| General Education Course-REL | 3 | Semester Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hrs. | Spring Semester | Hrs. |
| ACCT 211 | 3 | ACCT 212 | 3 |
| ECON 231 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| General Education Course-Literature | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| General Education Humanities | 3 | ECON 232 | 3 |
| General Education Course-Nat Science No Lab | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Third Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hrs. | Spring Semester | Hrs. |
| ACCT 320 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| BA/ECON 359 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| BA 353 (Odd years only) | 3 | BA 357 | 3 |
| BA 325 | 3 | BA 345 | 3 |
| ECON 431 or 333 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall Semester | Hrs. | Spring Semester | Hrs. |
| BA 360 | 3 | BA 406 | 3 |
| BA 400 (Even years only) | 3 | BA 459 | 3 |
| Business Elective or Internship | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| BA 354 or 455 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| BA 341 | 3 | Elective (Business or other) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | Semester Hours | 15 |
| Total Program Hours | 122 | ||
Business Administration Minor
21 Semester Credit Hours
Requirements for a Business Administration Minor
- ACCT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
- BA 261 – Principles of Marketing (3)
- BA 325 – Business Law (3)
- ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
Accounting and Fitness and Sports Management students wanting to earn a Business Administration minor must take 21 credit hours in upper-level Business Administration and Economics courses, excluding the courses required for their major. Accounting students pursuing a Business minor cannot pursue an Economics minor.
Economics Minor
18 Semester Credit Hours
Requirements for an Economics Minor – In order to complete the Economics minor, nine (9) unique credit hours must be completed outside of any major or additional minor.
- ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 333 – Money, Credit, and Banking (3)
- ECON 431 – Managerial Economics (3)
Must take six (6) semester credit hours of upper-level electives from ECON.
For questions, please contact Dr. Rohn Sanderson. rohnn.sanderson@kwc.edu
Requirements for the Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration
60 Semester Credit Hours
All General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree must be met for students seeking the Associate of Science degree in Business Administration. As such, students who earn their Associate of Science degree in Business Administration through Kentucky Wesleyan College will already be general education complete if they decide to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree at Kentucky Wesleyan College. If you have any questions, please contact our business faculty.
General Education Requirements
38 Semester Credit Hours
- Computer Literacy-CL101
- Physical Education/Health – (EXSC 101)
- General Education Art, Music, or Theatre
- General Education Humanities – (1-HIST, 1-REL, 1-OTHER)
- General Education Literature
- General Education Mathematics (MATH 101 or 105)
- General Education Natural Science (must include a lab course)
- General Education Social Science (other than ECON)
- Composition I
- Composition II
NOTE: A Multi-Cultural Course is required to complete the GENED requirements.
Core Requirements for Business Administration
22 Semester Credit Hours
Core Requirements
18 Semester Credit Hours
- ACCT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
- ACCT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (3)
- BA 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
- BA 261 – Principles of Marketing (3)
- ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
- ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
Electives
4 Semester Credit Hours
- 4 hours of Elective