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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, and 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.

For Students Entering Siena College Prior to 2004-2005 Catalog Year

 

QBUS 100 Mathematics for Decision Making I
QBUS 110 Mathematics for Decision Making II
ECON 101 Principles of Economics, Micro
ECON 102 Principles of Economics, Macro
CSIS 010 Introduction to Computer Applications or
CSIS 110 Introduction to Computer Science

 
For Students Entering Siena College 2004-2005 Catalog Year or Later
 

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.

For Students Entering Siena College Prior to 2004-2005 Catalog Year

 

ACCT 200 Financial Accounting
ACCT 205 Managerial Accounting
BLAW 200 Legal Environment of Business
FINC 301 Managerial Finance I
MKMG 113 Business and Organizational Communication
MKMG 211 Organization and Management
MKMG 212 Marketing
QBUS 200 Business Statistics I


For Students Entering Siena College 2004-2005 Catalog Year or Later
 

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