Management (Accelerated) / Bachelor of Arts
Management
Management majors study how organizations and people interact in a global business environment; how to lead, motivate, and manage a company’s organizational resources; and how to make sound management decisions. The Lewis Management curriculum assists individuals in developing the skills needed for management positions and those seeking a promotion within their organization.
Program Entrance Requirements
Applicants should be at least 24 years of age; have earned a minimum of 12 semester (18 quarters) hours of transferable credit at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution; have earned a minimum of a 2.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative transfer GPA, based on all transferable courses to be considered for admission; and have at least 3 years of full-time work experience. Credits earned through PLA cannot be used for satisfying the transfer credit hour requirement for admission into an accelerated degree program. Business course grades of “C” or higher will be accepted for transfer into the major.
Degree Requirements for BA in Management
- Successful completion of a minimum of 128 semester credit hours.
- Completion of final 32 semester graded credit hours at Lewis University including four upper division foundation courses and/or major courses (12 semester credit hours.)
- Achievement of an overall grade point average of at least 2.00 (“C”) for all courses taken at Lewis University and a 2.20 average for the foundation and major area courses.
Degree Requirements
I. General Education (45)
Three Mission-related courses are required. Two must be taken at Lewis University
II. Major Courses (40)
| LA-120 | Accounting for Managers | 3 |
| LB-200 | Principles of Management and Leadership | 3 |
| LB-250 | Business Law I | 3 |
| LB-300 | Business Communication in the Digital Age | 3 |
| LB-360 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| LB-420 | International Business | 3 |
| LE-200 | Fundamentals of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| LE-330 | Government and Business | 3 |
| LF-200 | Finance for Managers | 3 |
| LG-200 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| LG-230 | Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| LG-349 | Statistics for the Decision Maker | 3 |
| LM-200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| 61-391 | Introduction to Business Ethics | 1 |
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| Major Field Test | 0 |
III. Minors
Select one of the following minors:
1. Finance (15 Hours)
2. Information Technology Management (15 Hours)
Core Courses (6 Hours)
| LW-305 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| LW-310 | Principles of Project Management | 3 |
Select three electives (9 Hours)
3. Leadership (15 Hours)
| LB-355 | Service Management | 3 |
| LB-375 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| LB-380 | Supervisory Management | 3 |
| LB-450 | Current Issues in Management and Business Ethics | 3 |
Leadership Seminars (Select 3 of 6)
| 25-391 | Team Development: 5 Dysfunctions of a Team | 1 |
| 25-392 | Win / Win Negotiation | 1 |
| 25-394 | "FISH": Positive Attitude, Providing Exceptional Customer Service | 1 |
| 25-395 | "Coaching" Myers-Briggs | 1 |
| 25-396 | Now, Discover Your Strengths: Personal Leadership Assessment | 1 |
| 61-395 | Business Etiquette | 1 |
4. Marketing (Select 5 of 6)
| LM-305 | Introduction to Social Media Marketing | 3 |
| LM-315 | Advertising | 3 |
| LM-374 | Salesmanship | 3 |
| LM-376 | Social Media Marketing Strategies | 3 |
| LM-468 | International Marketing | 3 |
| LM-470 | Marketing Strategy | 3 |
5. Project Management (15 Hours)
Lewis University is certified as a Registered Educational Provider by the Project Management Institute (PMI)
| LW-305 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| LW-310 | Principles of Project Management | 3 |
| LW-325 | Introduction to Six Sigma | 3 |
| LW-425 | Advanced Project Management | 3 |
Project Management Seminars (3)
| 63-392 | Project Management Tools | 1 |
| 63-393 | Project Management Certificate: Basic Prep | 1 |
| 63-394 | Project Planning & Selection | 1 |
Note: Other College of Business minors are available. Please contact your academic advisor.
IV. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by Management majors by successful completion of Business Communication in the Digital Age (LA-300).