Business | 2024-2025 Academic Catalog | SIU

This introductory seminar supports the transition of students as they enter the SIU College of Business and Analytics to help ensure their academic and professional success. It introduces students to the business world and explores the variety of career opportunities available to business graduates; it familiarizes students with the SIU College of Business and Analytics, its programs, its student resources and support services; and it focuses on developing students' professional and career knowledge, skills, and abilities critical to achieving success in today's competitive business environment. Restrictions: College of Business and Analytics majors; or approval of Associate Dean required.

Credit Hours: 2

This course offers high school students college credit for participation in approved high school CEO programs. Students are given an overview of entrepreneurial business development and management in a project-based experiential learning environment in which they write business plans and start, fund, and operate their own businesses. Enrollment restricted to students participating in College of Business and Analytics-approved high school "CEO: Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities" programs.

Credit Hours: 1-3

This course is designed to prepare students for the quantitative fundamentals in business education. The topics include formulas, problem solving, graphing functions, systems of equations, general polynomials, radicals, quadratic functions, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and parabolas. Part of the course will be lecture, and another component will be students solving problems in class and recording their solutions using iClickers. This course is restricted to College of Business and Analytics majors. This course may be repeated for a grade once without school director approval.

Credit Hours: 3

Designed to prepare business students to make a successful transition from the academic community to the business and professional world. Topics include career strategy, proactive job search campaign, and types of challenges in the work world. Features alumni and guest speakers, videos, case studies, discussion seminars. MGMT 202 strongly recommended before taking this course. Restriction: College of Business and Analytics majors or program approval required.

Credit Hours: 2

Designed to prepare undergraduate students from across campus to make a successful transition from the academic community to the business and professional world. Topics include career strategy, proactive job search campaign, and types of challenges in the work world. Features alumni and guest speakers, videos, case studies, discussion seminars. This course is not open to College of Business and Analytics majors.

Credit Hours: 2

This course is designed to supplement the material delivered in MATH 106 and MATH 108. The focus of the class periods will be on the fundamental concepts of College Algebra. Those topics include graphing functions, polynomials, synthetic and long division of polynomials, inverse of functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, and parabolas. This course is restricted to College of Business and Analytics majors.

Credit Hours: 2

Current practical experience in business or other work directly related to coursework in a College of Business and Analytics program and/or to the student's educational objectives may be used as a basis for granting credit in the college. Credit is given when specific program credit cannot be granted and may only be used for free elective or general elective credit. Credit is sought by petition and must be approved by the dean before registration. Mandatory Pass/Fail. Restriction: students with at least twelve hours with a 2.5 grade point average. Special approval needed from the program.

Credit Hours: 1-6

Provides lower-division credit toward the undergraduate degree for study at accredited and approved foreign institutions. Final determination of credit is made on the student's completion of work. One to fifteen hours per semester; one to nine hours for summer. Prior approval of College of Business and Analytics.

Credit Hours: 1-15

Supervised work that relates to the student's academic programs and career objectives. Enrollment provides access to resources of the entire college. Each student will work under the supervision of a sponsoring staff member. May only be used for free or general elective credit. Credit is sought by petition and must be approved by the associate dean before registration. Restriction: College of Business and Analytics major. Special approval needed from the program.

Credit Hours: 1-6

Provides upper-division credit toward the undergraduate degree for study at accredited and approved foreign institutions. Final determination of credit is made on the student's completion of work. One to eighteen hours per semester; one to nine hours for summer. Prior approval of College of Business and Analytics; restricted to junior standing.

Credit Hours: 1-18

Supervised work experience that relates to the student's academic program and career objectives. Mandatory Pass/Fail only. Not for graduate credit. Only three semester hours may be applied toward the degree. Restrictions: Business majors, junior standing or higher. Approval needed from the student's program and the Business Placement Center.

Credit Hours: 3