School of Professional Studies

The Business Administration program at NWOSU is designed to prepare students for a career in the field of business. This program provides background training in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and management information systems. Through study in these areas, students will gain the thorough background desired in the business industry.

It takes 45 hours in general education credit hours, 46 hours in Foundation and Business Core credit hours, 21 credit hours in any business minor, plus nine (9) hours of general electives totaling 121 credit hours to get a Business Administration degree.

The Accounting program at NWOSU is designed to provide students with the requisite skills to be competitive for entry-level accounting positions and the background needed for growth into upper-level accounting positions.

It takes 45 hours in general education credit hours, 46 hours in Foundation and Business Core credit hours and 30 credit hours in upper level accounting courses totaling 121 credit hours to get an Accounting major/minor degree.

A business degree is a major/minor degree program. All students must declare a major plus one of the five minor programs. The minor programs are as follows:

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Marketing
• General Business

Both Business Administration and Accounting programs are designed to prepare students to successfully enter the workforce or to continue their education in graduate or professional schools. See the Undergraduate Catalog for more information on these degree options.

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.) with a major in Technical Management is designed for students who have already earned an Associate of Applied Arts, an Associate of Applied Science degree from a community college, or students who have achieved certain national certifications. The associate degree classes or the certification will count for 10-30 credit hours. 

Students have to complete 124 credit hours including 40-42 hours of general education coursework, 10-30 hours of career specialty (associate coursework or certification) and 41 hours of Technical Management Core coursework. 

The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership is a degree completion program for non-traditional students. The program is a joint effort of nine Oklahoma universities coordinated by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. To be eligible for this degree program a student must: 

 1. Be at least 21 years of age; 
 2. Have completed at least 72 hours of college credit; 
 3. Have a minimum of 2.0 graduation/retention GPA in past college course work; 
 4. Have completed general education requirements as defined by the home institution admitting the student. A provisional admission status may be used for students who do not yet meet this requirement; 
 5. Satisfy all institutional requirements for completion of remedial coursework.

Students take some courses from their “home” campus and other courses are taught by one member of the consortium open to students regardless of home institution. Classes are taught in eight-week sessions with five sessions offered each year. 

See the Undergraduate Catalog for more details regarding either of these non-traditional programs.

The following business programs at Northwestern Oklahoma State University are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs:
Accounting (B.B.A.)
Business Administration (B.B.A.)
Organizational Leadership (B.S.)
Technical Management (B.A.A.S.)

 

DIVISION OF BUSINESS SELF STUDY 2012

Appendix 1 - Organizational Chart

Appendix 2 - DOB Organizational Chart

Appendix 3 - Organizational Profile

Appendix 4 - DOB Mission, Vision, Values

Appendix 5 - DOB Faculty Manual

Appendix 6 - Faculty Review Process

Appendix 7 - NWOSU Faculty Code of Ethics

Appendix 8 - NWOSU Student Code of Conduct

Appendix 9 - DOB Faculty Code of Ethics

Appendix 10 - DOB Student Code of Ethics

Appendix 11 - GBUS3953 Service Learning Project

Appendix 12 - DOB Strategic Plan

Appendix 13 - Goal Report

Appendix 14 - Ethics Survey Summary

Appendix 15 - 2010-2011 Program Assessment

Appendix 16 - Vitas

Appendix 17 - 2011 Faculty Handbook

Appendix 18 - AY 2009-2010 Program Modification

Appendix 19 - AY 2010-2011 Program Modification

Appendix 20 - Request for New Electronically Delivered Programs

Appendix 21 - Abbreviated Syllabi

Appendix 22 - General Education Requirements

Appendix 23 - BAAS General Education Requirements

Appendix 24 - General Education Organizational Leadership

Appendix 25 - General Education Learning Outcomes

Appendix 26 - Student Handbook

Appendix 27 - NOC Agreement

ACCREDITATION LETTER

 

Program Student Learning Outcomes

SLOs for the Division of Business (All programs):

1. Graduating students should have basic knowledge of the 12 disciplines of the ACBSP Undergraduate Common Professional Component.
2. Graduating students should have well-developed communication skills.
3. Graduating students are expected to think critically.
4. Graduating students are expected to possess knowledge of leadership principles and demonstrate teamwork skills. 
5. Graduating students should have the ability to utilize an ethical decision-making process.
6. Graduating students should be able to demonstrate the necessary skill to identify, conceptualize, diagnose, evaluate, and analyze business problems.

Accounting SLOs:

1. Graduating students should have appropriate accounting software skills.
2. Graduating students should know the accounting standards (i.e. GAAP, IFRS, and GASB).
3. Graduating students should recognize ethical conduct in Accounting.
4. Graduating students should have the skills and knowledge to prepare and interpret financial statements and documents.

Business Administration SLOs:

1. Graduating students will demonstrate elevated knowledge in the disciplines associated with their minor.
2. Graduating students should have appropriate software skills.
3. Graduating students should recognize ethical conduct in Business.

Organizational Leadership SLOs:

1. Graduating students should be able to integrate prior work experience with complementary knowledge of business principles gained in an academic environment.
2. Graduating students should recognize ethical conduct in Business.
3. Graduating students are should possess advanced knowledge of leadership and organization principles.