School of Business

Curriculum

Degree Program Overview

The School of Business, accredited by the prestigious accrediting body AACSB International, offers undergraduate majors in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing and Management. Students may enter the School of Business as Undeclared Business, but are required to select a major by the end of their sophomore year. School of Business students will complete (except where noted) a total of 120 credit hours to earn their degree, with 60 credit hours coming from liberal arts/science courses and 60 credit hours coming from business courses. To successfully complete a degree program, besides the Siena College Core and liberal arts and science credit requirements, School of Business students must satisfy the following business requirements:

A. Pre-Business Foundation and Skills Courses

The Pre-business Foundation and Skills courses complement the Common Business Core, and also satisfy College Core or Liberal Arts requirements.   

QBUS100
Mathematics for Decision Making I
QBUS110
Mathematics for Decision Making II
ECON101
Principles of Economics, Micro
ECON102
Principles of Economics, Macro
CSIS 010
Introduction to Computer Applications or
CSIS 011
Problem Solving with Spreadsheets or
CSIS SSX
Passing a Computer Science Competency Exam

 
 B. Common Business Core

The Common Business Core courses provide a basic understanding of business while allowing the student to explore specific business discipline areas 

ACCT 200
Financial Accounting
ACCT 205
Managerial Accounting
BLAW 200
Legal Environment of Business
BUDV 450
Strategic Management
CSIS 114
Management Information Systems
FINC 301
Managerial Finance I
MKMG 211
Organization and Management
MKMG 212
Marketing
QBUS 200
Business Statistics I
QBUS 300
Operations Management

 
C. Required Major Courses

D. Business Electives