College of Business

310 Business Building
Website: http://business.uwyo.edu

David Sprott, Dean
Phone: (307)766-4194 FAX: (307)766-4028
Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center (307) 766-8249

The College of Business prepares students for careers by providing quality education in business disciplines, creating and disseminating knowledge, and assisting in Wyoming’s economic development. The College of Business expects the highest level of integrity from our administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

The College of Business grew from roots established in 1899 when the UW School of Commerce was founded. While the programs offered have changed over the years, the college remains firmly committed to academic excellence and positive student experiences.

The college has three academic departments: accounting and finance; economics; and management and marketing. The college also houses the College of Business Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center which is instrumental in maintaining the college’s link with the business world.

These units are committed to preparing all College of Business students to enter our rapidly-changing world. Successful graduates are fully prepared to compete in their chosen professions or in graduate school. More importantly, they are well-educated individuals prepared to live fulfilling lives, and to meet the challenges presented by the complex ethical, moral and cultural contexts of our times.

College of Business Learning Outcomes

The College of Business expects that its graduates:

Will be competent in their field of study
Will be effective problem solvers
Will be ethical
Will be professional
Will be effective communicators

AACSB Accreditation

The business degree programs offered by the College of Business are accredited by AACSB-International. AACSB standards ensure that College of Business students are provided comprehensive, high-quality, well-rounded degree programs. The “Common Body of Knowledge” and the “Advanced Business Standing” (ABS) as described on the following pages have been developed to meet the AACSB accreditation standards.

Per accreditation guidelines, non-College of Business majors are limited to 30 hours of business courses.

A minimum of 50% of COB courses required for the major must be taken from the degree-awarding institution.

Programs of Study

Undergraduate Degrees

BSB - Bachelors of Science in Business
BSE - Bachelors of Science in Economics

The Majors are as follows:

Accounting (BSB - ACCT)
Business Administration (BSB -ADMIN)
Business economics (BSB - ECON)
Entrepreneurship (BSB - ENTR) ·
Finance (BSB - FIN)
Management of Human Resources (BSB - HR)
Marketing (BSB - MKT)
Professional Sales (BSB - SALES)
Economics (BSE - ECON)
- The BSE in Economics has two concentrations 1) policy and 2) quantitative

The Minors are as follows:

Accounting
Banking and Financial Services
Data Analytics
Decision Science
Economics
Entrepreneurship (for nonbusiness students only)
Finance
Hospitality Business Management
International Business
Leadership
Management of Human Resources
Marketing
Professional & Technical Selling

Graduate Degrees

Master of Science
Accounting
Economics
Finance

Master of Business Administration

Doctor of Philosophy
Economics
Marketing with emphasis on sustainability

Student Academic Advising

All College of Business undergraduate students, except economics majors, are advised by professional academic advisers in the College of Business Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center in room 60, Business Building. Advising can be reached by e-mail (success@uwyo.edu) or by phone (307-766-8249). Economics students are advised by William Campbell, room 279 West, Business Building.

Career Services

The Career Services unit connects students and employers in ways that lead to meaningful experiences and job opportunities. Business students are encouraged to explore career options and grow their career readiness by completing the Pokes Professionalism Badge and engaging in multiple internships. Students also have the option to apply for local, national, and international internships starting their first year and may be able to receive credit for their work. Networking with employers is highly encouraged and offered through a series of fairs, events, and in-class projects. One-on-one asssistance and workshops are also available to students for things such as: internship or job searching; resume creation, review, or targeting; and career coaching or counseling. Individual appointments may be scheduled by email (success@uwyo.edu) or by phone, (307) 766-8249.

Student Responsibilities

College of Business students are responsible for knowing and meeting requirements for graduation. In addition to degree requirements, all College of Business students must complete the advanced business standing requirements prior to enrollment in most upper-division (3000/4000-level) College of Business courses (see Advanced Business Standing Prerequisites section).

All students must have already completed any prerequisites listed (in addition to ABS for COB students), including having the appropriate class standing. Class standing means for a 2000-level course, the student has earned a minimum of 30 hours; 3000-/4000- level courses, the student has earned a minimum of 60 hours. Students not meeting the prerequisites are identified and administratively dropped from those courses each semester.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree

Requirements for Non-College of Business Majors

Students in non-College of Business majors who wish to enroll in College of Business upper-division courses need not meet the advanced business standing prerequisites. However, they are required to meet individual course prerequisites listed in the University Catalog, including class standing. This means for 2000-level courses, they must have earned a minimum of 30 hours. For 3000-4000-level courses, they must have earned a minimum of 60 hours.

In accordance with AACSB standards, students in non-College of Business majors may take no more than 25 percent of courses (30 hours) required for their degree programs in the College of Business.

Acceptance of Transfer Credit

The College of Business complies with UW policies regarding transfer credit discussed in the front section of this bulletin. The college has special course transfer arrangements with Wyoming community colleges that allow some courses taken at community colleges at the lower-division (freshman-sophomore) level to transfer for upper-division (junior) credit. Wyoming community college transfer students should contact the GJSSC for details.

Students transferring from other AACSB accredited colleges and universities will have their courses reviewed for transfer on a course-by-course basis.

The College of Business does not accept transfer credits for COB courses with equivalents at UW when the grade earned was less than a C.

Students must have an established 2.500 UW grade point average to transfer into the College of Business from across campus.

Business Administration and Accounting Online Programs

The College of Business offers students a business administration and an accounting degree accredited by AACSB International and delivered through distance education. The program is designed to help students maximize their flexibility in the business world and is delivered entirely online.

The Online BSAD and ACCT degrees are completion programs designed to allow students with a particular set of courses and requirements to complete the remainder of their bachelors degree online at the University of Wyoming. The BSAD and ACCT online degrees require students to have completed Advanced Business Standing (ABS) prerequisite coursework, which can be taken from an accredited Wyoming community college, other university or on campus at UW, before completing upper division coursework from the University of Wyoming.

Students will be required to apply to UW, have a 2.500 cumulative grade point average, and advanced business standing before being considered for admission into the business online administration and the online accounting program. Students must also attain a 2.500 GPA for graduation for both College of Business and UW courses, complete and submit an anticipated graduation date form, and must take the Senior Exit Exam to graduate.

To ensure you the availability of required courses in this program, enrollment into courses is managed and approved by the College of Business Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center.

College of Business Minors

Minors are available to on-campus students through the College of Business in the areas of accounting, banking and financial services, data analytics, decision science, economics, entrepreneurship (not available to College of Business majors), hospitality business management and leadership, finance, international business, management of human resources, marketing, professional and technical selling. Minors requirements may often be met by simply focusing the elective credits available in a student’s major.

The minors program consists of course requirements of 15 hours of study. A minimum grade of C (not C-) must be earned in each course. Certification of a successful minor program completion occurs as part of the DegreeWorks progress report, and the Office of the Registrar notes the completion of the minor on student transcripts. Minors must be approved by the Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center.

To earn a College of Business minor, students must first apply for admission to the minors program in the College of Business Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center in 60 Business Building. To be admitted to College of Business minors program, students must have a minimum 2.500 cumulative UW GPA. Students must maintain a cumulative 2.500 GPA in the required College of Business courses for the minor to be awarded. Non-College of Business students must meet the individual course prerequisites listed in the catalog, although they need not meet the advanced business standing requirements. A minimum of 50% of COB courses must be taken from the degree-awarding institution.

Cooperative Undergraduate Programs

The Concentration in Environment and Natural Resources

College of Business majors may earn a cross major in Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) in cooperation with the UW School of Environment and Natural Resources. The appropriate use of natural resources and awareness of environmental consequences of decisions have become major issues for business. Exposure to ideas, skills and sensibilities in these areas is critical to future business people. Students majoring in economics may elect an environment and natural resources concentration in which an economics approach to problem solving is stressed. For more information call the ENR office at (307) 766-5089.

Graduate Study

The College of Business is comprised of three academic departments: accounting and finance, economics, and management and marketing. The faculty of these departments cooperate in the presentation of graduate work leading to the following degrees:

Master of Business Administration
Master of Science in Accounting
Master of Science in Economics
Master of Science in Finance
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Doctor of Philosophy in Marketing with an emphasis on sustainability

The College of Business faculty is firmly committed to the excellence of its graduate programs. The graduate programs in the College of Business are accredited by AACSBInternational.

The three academic departments coordinate course offerings to support all of the graduate degree programs; the M.B.A. program in particular is a college-wide effort.

Minor in Environment and Natural Resources

College of Business graduate students may earn an interdisciplinary minor in environment and natural resources (ENR) in cooperation with the UW School of Environment and Natural Resources.The appropriate use of natural resources and awareness of environmental consequences of decisions have become major issues for all areas of business and economics. The School of Environment and Natural Resources is designed to move beyond the strictly disciplinary design and management of their long-term solutions. The school seeks to attract outstanding graduate students from a variety of disciplines, who are eager to pursue careers that engage other professionals, policymakers, and the public in finding innovative ways to resolve complex environmental and natural resource issues. To pursue a minor in ENR, students must first be admitted to another master’s or doctoral degree program offered at the University of Wyoming. For more information call the ENR office at (307) 766-5080.