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Pursue Your Degree in a Business Hub

Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. and the nation’s second-largest banking hub, offering you unparalleled access to Fortune 500 companies like Bank of America, Lowe’s, Honeywell, Truist and Duke Energy. Our campus puts you right in the middle of this dynamic environment.

Credits
Business Foundations
ACCT1210Financial Accounting3
ACCT1220Managerial Accounting3
BUSN1001Introduction to Business and Management3
BUSN3010Business Analytics3
BUSN4030Global Strategy Capstone3
FISV2000Finance3
FIT1040Spreadsheet Design for Business Solutions3
LAW2001The Legal Environment of Business I3
MGMT2001Human Resource Management3
MGMT2030Operations and Supply Chain Management I3
MRKT1001Marketing Foundations3
Major Courses
MGMT2020Organizational Behavior3
Two courses at the 2000+ level from ACCT, ADVC, ENTR, FISV, IBUS, MGMT, MRKT, RMGT or RTL6
Three courses at the 3000+ level from ACCT, ADVC, ENTR, FISV, IBUS, MGMT, MRKT, RMGT or RTL9
One course at the 4000 level from ACCT, ADVC, ENTR, FISV, IBUS, MGMT, MRKT, RMGT or RTL3
Applied/Experiential Learning
Choose 9 credits from the following:9
College of Business Internship
Study Abroad
University Core Curriculum
Communicating9
Rhetoric & Composition I
Rhetoric & Composition II
Communication Skills
Connecting6
Two courses with the Connecting attribute (ECNG), one at the 2000 level, one at the 4000 level
Experiencing6
Ethics: A Global Perspective
Additional course with the Experiencing attribute (EEXP) in a different discipline
Measuring6
Fundamentals of Algebra (or higher, based on student’s placement)
Statistics I
Exploring3
One course with the Exploring attribute (EEPL)
Interacting6
Microeconomics
Additional course with the Interacting attribute (EINT) in a different discipline
A&S Electives6
Macroeconomics
Additional course with the Arts & Sciences elective attribute (EASC)
Free Electives
15 credits selected from 1000-4999 numbered offerings within the university 15
Total Credits120.0

From JWU to the White House

Recent Business Administration grad Alijah Jamison ’24 has a passion for public service. Not only did he serve as student body vice president and the Commuters Connect vice president at JWU, he also completed a prestigious White House internship in Washington, D.C.

Build Your Business Experience

Whether you master the marketing world, become an ace at analytics or help others through human resource management, the business world requires a variety of skills and experience. Interactive courses and projects, exciting internship opportunities and faculty with years of industry experience will help prepare you for your career.

In this program, you can:

  • Intern at top companies and organizations — students in this business program have interned at the White House, the Federal Reserve Bank and more.
  • Learn from faculty who have years of experience as researchers, accountants, business owners and more.
  • Pitch your business idea in JWU’s Sharkfest competition for a chance to win a cash prize to invest in your business.

Study Business Administration in Charlotte, N.C.

Faculty Contact

Sunil Atreya, M.S.
Associate Professor and College Chair
980-598-1524
sunil.atreya@jwu.edu