Siena Heights University
Business and Management
Siena Heights University offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in the areas of Accounting,
Business Administration, Management, Marketing and Sport Management. An Associate of Arts (AA) degree is
offered in Accounting and Business Administration.
Concentrations
Concentrations are a series of courses in a particular business field. They are designed to allow the student
further study in one or more areas of interest. Students majoring in business administration may concentrate in
one or more of the following areas: accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, information technology management,
international business, management, and marketing. Concentrations are only offered to students majoring in
business administration. Business minors offered to non-business majors only.
GPA Minimums for the Major
Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing and Sport Management majors require a 2.5 GPA in the major.
Students earning a “D” grade cannot count this towards any major if it is transferred from another institution.
Otherwise, “D” grades satisfy Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing and Sport Management major
requirements provided the minimum GPA is maintained.
Management majors apply a different rule. The Management major simply does not apply “D” grades to the major
requirements, even courses completed at Siena Heights. Management majors can earn “D” cognate grades;
however, they must average 2.0 or better for all cognates.
Transfer Credit
1. “D” transfer grades do not apply at all to Division majors, minors or concentrations.
2. After initial enrollment at Siena Heights University, subsequent courses taken elsewhere become “transfer
courses”. Only transfer courses with prior written approval from the program chairperson may apply to the
major. The appropriate site director or chairperson must approve, in writing, departures from the student’s
approved major degree plan.
3. Accounting and Business Administration majors may transfer in the equivalents of MGT 302 and MKT 310
provided they are junior or senior level courses. Otherwise, to apply either of these courses, the student must
earn a “C” or better in a specified Management or Marketing validator at Siena Heights University. Not all
courses qualify as validators.
a. Siena Heights University Management Validators: BAM 340, BAM 450, MGT 357, MGT 360,
MGT 361, MGT 450, MGT 452 and MGT 457.
b. Siena Heights University Marketing Validators: MKT 320, MKT 350, MKT 351, MKT 360, MKT
455, MKT 460 and MKT 470.
c. Management majors need to validate the transfer of MKT 310 and Marketing majors validate
MGT 302.
4. For any business major, a minimum of 24 credits in the major must be completed at Siena Heights
University. These can include cognate requirements, core requirements, major requirements or major
electives. For accounting majors, at least 12 of these 24 hours must be “ACC” courses. For Sport
Management majors, at least 12 of these 24 hours must be “SMG” courses excluding SMG 280 and SMG
480. The Management and Marketing majors require 24 credits completed at Siena Height s University. See
your advisor for details.
5. For many business minors, a 12 credit hour minimum must be taken with Siena Heights University at the
300-400 level.
Applying Credits
Unless it is a cognate, in one or both instances, the same course does not apply to two majors or to both a major
and a minor. Courses that are part of an AA degree, however, do apply towards a BA or BBA. See your advisor
for details.
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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