Business, Economics, and Management

Chairperson: Gerard Zappia
Professors: Aerni, Ph.D., Marino, Ed.D., Stein, J.D.; Associate Professors: Bloom, M.B.A., C.P.A., Cabral, M.B.A., DaBoll-Lavoie, Ph.D., Maley, M.B.A. Nothnagle, M.B.A., Strong, M.B.A., C.P.A., and Zappia, M.B.A.; Assistant Professors: Grosso, Ph.D., Morano, Ed.D., Yballe, Ph.D.; Lecturers: Bothner, M.S., Burns, J.D., Forbes, M.B.A., Kurtz, B.S., Miles, M.A., Vorrasi, J.D.

Programs of the Department

Within the department there are the majors of Accounting, Business Administration, Business and Marketing Education, and Economics. The Department also coordinates the Information Technology program.

Major Program Requirements

B.S. in Accounting

A GPA of at least 2.5 is required for the accounting courses and also for the overall GPA. Besides meeting the general curriculum requirements of Nazareth College and the departmental and major requirements, students must have at least 60 credits of non-business courses, as determined by New York State.

Required
Act 209, 210, 341, 342, 343, 345, 346, 349, 447 and 448; Eco 101, 102 and 331; Mgt 212, 216, 305 and 306; Mth 111 and 207; Cis 141; three credits of business electives.

B.S. in Business Administration

Required
Act 209, 264, and 349; Eco 101, 102, 250 or 334; Mgt 212, 216, 301, 305, 330, 349, 410 and 430 (Meets requirement for the senior experience); Mth 207; Cis 141 or 241 or Mgt 352

A minimum average GPA of 2.0 is required for business core courses.

Students are encouraged to select a concentration from within the Business Administration major (e.g., accounting, economics, finance, human resource management, marketing), or a minor from outside the major (e.g., foreign language, economics, computer science, English, political science).

Students interested in a particular concentration or minor take all the courses required for the B.S. in Business Administration plus the courses required for the concentration or minor. Interested students should consult the Degree Programs Booklet and the department chairperson for specific details.

B.S. in Business and Marketing Education K-12

A cum GPA of at least 2.7 is required.

Required
Bme 358, 465, 466, and 468; Act 209 and 210; Eco 101 and 102; Mgt 212, 216, 301, 305, 330, 352, 419, 427; Mth 207; Edu 030, 204, 409, 475, 476, 477 and 478; one of the following concentrations (choose two courses from one area) Accounting – Act 341, 343, 345, 346, 349; or Marketing – Mgt 302, 327, 361, 365, 367; Office Technology – Bus 241, Mgt 302, 323; six credit hours of a language other than English.

Students in any of these majors must take at least 18 credits of Act/Bus/Eco/Mgt courses at Nazareth College.

B.A. in Economics
Required
Eco 101, 102, 333, 334, 480; Mth 111 or 113; Mth 207; Cis 141 or 142. Five electives from Eco 331, 338, 340, 347, 349, 350, 351, 360, 410, 419, 483, 485, 486; Mgt 312; Soc 352.

A minimum average of 2.0 is required for economics core courses.

Senior Experience
Accounting 447 (Auditing), Bme 465 (Student Teaching), Mgt 430 (Senior Seminar), Eco 480 (Seminar in Economics) provide the Senior experience for the majors within the department. In each of these courses students will complete projects and/or submit papers which will give them the opportunity to make connections between the knowledge and insights gained from the Perspectives I and II courses and those courses within the specific major.

Department Concentrations

Business Department Concentrations for Non-Business Majors

Business/Management
Act 209, Eco 101, Mgt 212, Mgt 216, Mgt 305 and one of the following: Mgt 330, Mgt 423.

Economics
Eco 101, 102, 333, 334 and two Eco electives subject to departmental approval.

Entrepreneurship
Act 209, Mgt 216, Mgt 330, Mgt 332 and two electives subject to business department approval.

Business Department Concentrations for Business Majors

Admission to any concentration requires permission of the department chairperson.

Accounting
Act 210, Act 341, Act 343, Act 345, Act 346 and one elective subject to departmental approval.

Economics
Eco 333, 334; Mth 111 or Mth 113, plus three Eco electives subject to departmental approval.

Entrepreneurship
Mgt 302, Mgt 330, Mgt 332, and 483 plus two electives subject to department approval.

Finance
Act 210, Eco 330, Mgt 211, Mgt 483 plus two electives subject to department approval.

Human Resource Management
Mgt 302, Mgt 323, Mgt 337, Mgt 483, Psy 333 plus one elective subject to departmental approval.

Information Systems
Cis 241, Cis 220, Cis 366, Cis 460, Mgt 352 and one elective subject to departmental approval.

International Business
Ant 101, Eco 351, Mgt 419 plus six credit hours of foreign language; and one elective subject to department approval.

Marketing
Mgt 302, Mgt 327, Mgt 363, Mgt 365 and Mgt 483 and one elective subject to department approval.

Sport Management
Spt 373, Spt 374, Spt 375, Spt 483, Spt 484 and one of the following: Spt 371, Spt 372