B.A. Degree with a Major in Management

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Minnesota West Community and Technical College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at Minnesota West Community and Technical College can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through Buena Vista University.

Common Business Core:
ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting.......................................................................BUS2201 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting....................................................................BUS2202 - Principles of Accounting II
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics...........................................................ECON2202 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics..........................................................ECON2201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance
MGMT 206 - Management Science
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management..............................................................BUS2221 - Principles of Management 
MGMT 315 - Business Law I..............................................................................BUS2241 - Business Law
MGMT 492 - Business Policy & Strategy
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing....................................................................BUS2230 - Principles of Marketing
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics............................................................MATH1105 - Intro Probability & Statistics

Major Courses:
MGMT 307 - International Business
MGMT 320 - Human Resource Management.........................................................BUS2275 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 380 - Social Responsibility of Business

Students must select one of the following tracks:

Entrepreneurship Track
MGMT 375 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business......................................................BUS1105 - Intro to Entrepreneurship
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
ACCT 309 - Cost Accounting or ............................................................................ACCT2115 - Cost Accounting
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance
FNBK 322 - Analysis of Financial Statements
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS.......................................................................................BUS2200 - Intro to Mgmt Info Systems
MRKT 410 - E-Commerce
MRKT 414 - Selling............................................................................................BUS2232 - Professional Selling
MRKT 418 - Market Research

Human Resource Track
MGMT 420 - Advanced Human Resource Management
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
COMM 355 - Conflict Management
COMM 374 - Interviewing
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS.......................................................................................same as above
PHIL 336 - Professional Ethics
PSYC 364 - Industrial Psychology

Sports Track:
MGMT 390 Sports Management
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
DIGI 230 Intro to Integrated Communication
EXSC 345 Facility and Event Management
EXSC 435 - Psycho-Social Dimensions of Sport
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS.......................................................................................same as above
MRKT 353 - Field Experiences in Sports Marketing and Management
MRKT 354 - Sports Marketing
MRKT 414 - Selling............................................................................................same as above

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University.  All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis.  If questions should arise, please contact the following:

Emmetsburg Site at 800.861.8981 or 3200 College Drive, PO Box 452, Emmetsburg, Iowa  50536
Estherville Site at 800.650.4346 or 300 S. 18th Street, PO Box 135, Estherville, Iowa  51334
Spencer Site  at 800.798.8090 or 1900 N. Grand Avenue, PO Box 245, Spencer, Iowa  51301
Spirit Lake Site at 800.670.5582 or 2008 Hill Avenue, PO Box 24, Spirit Lake, Iowa  51360