Graduate Pathway - Business

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Graduate Pathway Options

John Brown University undergraduate students may begin work on a graduate degree after reaching junior status (60 completed hours) by declaring a Graduate Pathway. Once students declare a Graduate Pathway, their academic plan will reflect the courses required, and they will be assigned a graduate advisor in addition to their undergraduate advisor. Additional information can be viewed under Academic Policies-Graduate Pathway.

A graduate pathway in business provides students with graduate course work, which may be applied toward the JBU M.B.A. in Business degree program at the completion of their undergraduate degree.

Students with a business undergraduate major would complete 12 hours of credit.

Students with a non-business major must have either completed or take ATG 1163 Accounting for Decision Making or ATG 2173 Principles of Financial Accounting, and FIN 3003 Principles of Finance before completing 12 additional hours of graduate credit.

For the business pathway options, a minimum grade of ‘C/2.0’ or better is required in each graduate course.

Business Major

Required Courses for a Business Major - 12 hours

Select 12 hours from the following:

ATG 7183 International Accounting
ATG 7213 Accounting Information Systems
ATG 7263 Advanced Taxation
ATG 7293 Advanced Accounting
BUS 7013 Managerial Accounting
BUS 7033 Organizational Management and Leadership
BUS 7113 Marketing Strategies
BUS 7223 Managerial Economics
BUS 7253 Design Thinking Methods
BUS 7443 Leading Organizational Transformation
BUS 8003 Managerial Finance
BUS 8283 Marketing Analytics
OPM 7043 Community Development and Dynamics
OPM 7313 Outdoor Program Management
OPM 8143 Development & Formation in an Outdoor, Experiential Context
OPM 8433 Advanced Methods of Experiential Education

For additional course information, please refer to the 2021 Graduate Catalog

Non-Business Major

Undergraduate Prerequisite Requirements - 6 hours

ATG 1163 Accounting for Decision Making or ATG 2173 Principles of Financial Accounting

FIN 3003 Principles of Finance

Required Courses for a Non-Business Major - 12 hours

Select 12 hours from the following:

BUS 7013 Managerial Accounting
BUS 7033 Organizational Management and Leadership
BUS 7113 Marketing Strategies
BUS 7223 Managerial Economics
BUS 7253 Design Thinking Methods
BUS 7443 Leading Organizational Transformation
BUS 8003 Managerial Finance
BUS 8283 Marketing Analytics
OPM 7043 Community Development and Dynamics
OPM 7313 Outdoor Program Management
OPM 8143 Development & Formation in an Outdoor, Experiential Context
OPM 8433 Advanced Methods of Experiential Education

For additional course information, please refer to the 2021 Graduate Catalog