Business Leadership Concentration

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Concentration in Business Leadership 9 hours

Business majors (Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, or Marketing) who meet Admission to Upper Division in Business requirements interested in pursuing a “Concentration in Business Leadership” should submit a letter of intent to the Leadership Minor Advisor for Business. The letter should outline the student’s definition of leadership and demonstrate the student’s commitment to personal leadership development. The Leadership Minor Advisor for Business will work in collaboration with the Leadership Curriculum Committee to approve potential students for the Concentration in Business Leadership.

Courses taken to satisfy the concentration may be used as electives in the BBA Plan of Study. The concentration will appear on official University transcripts.

Requirements

1. Have a letter of intent approved by the Leadership Minor Advisor for Business.

2. Successfully complete the following nine semester hours credit in the College of Business:
BUSA 3910 - Business Leadership: Theories and Processes
BUSA 3920 - Business Leadership Project
BUSA 3930 - Leadership in Business
3. Maintain a leadership portfolio that includes copies of all papers, projects, and exams form the leadership elective courses.

4. Complete degree requirements for a BBA.

5. Satisfy exit requirements. These include documentation of the previous requirements and a short essay that captures how the student view of leadership evolved during the program. The essay will outline how the student plans to sue the knowledge gained from the concentration in his/her business profession.