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Dr. Samuel Gyapong, Department Chair
207 Bywaters Building
478-825-6270

The programs and courses offered by the Department of Business Administration and Economics are designed to meet the needs of students interested in professional education in accounting, marketing, management, and supply chain and logistics management.

Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) program prepares students to become competent business professionals by developing their entrepreneurial skills and conceptual reasoning and analytical skills requisite for effective decision making in an uncertain global environment. All students are expected to complete their major courses with a minimum grade of “C.” Course offerings by the department are designated as ACCT, BLOG, ECON, FINA, MNGT, MKTG, and BUSA.

Accounting: The accounting curriculum is designed to provide students with the general education and technical knowledge necessary to become a member of the accounting profession and prepares them to become accounting professionals. Career opportunities include but are not limited to, jobs in public accounting as certified public accountants (CPA) or in private accounting firms as tax specialists or as external or internal auditors.

Management: The management curriculum provides students with a professional education background in management which is fundamental to business organizations. The program prepares students for entry level positions leading to careers in both public and private sectors of the economy. Career opportunities include but are not limited to middle and upper level management positions in small business, government, manufacturing, retailing, financial services and transportation.

Courses leading to the B.B.A. in Management are offered on the Fort Valley campus and at the Warner Robins Center, 151 Osigian Blvd., Warner Robins.

Marketing: The marketing curriculum enables students to understand the parameters associated with determining and satisfying the desires and needs of individuals and institutional consumers. The program prepares students for successful careers in the many aspects of marketing in the public and private sectors. Career opportunities include, but are not limited to, product development and improvement, sales, distributions and promotions.

Supply Chain and Logistics Management:  The supply chain and logistics management curriculum will enable students to improve customer service, reduce costs and increase profitability in the increasingly competitive global environment.  The program will prepare graduates to manage inventories, which entails the purchase and utilization of transportation services for the movement of goods, storage and retrieval of inventory for movement along the supply chain, and efficient response to customer demand.  The program will also prepare graduates for the MBA and the terminal degree in Supply Chain Logistics.

Sophomore Requirements: All Business majors are required to complete successfully Area F of the Core Curriculum before enrolling in upper level courses offered by the department.

Minor in Accounting, Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Logistics Management

Students pursuing a minor concentration in Accounting, Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management in addition to satisfying the common core and requirements for their major must complete 15 semester hours in the discipline. A grade of “C” or better is required in the minor courses.

Developing a Program of Study for the B.B.A. Degree

All students who are admitted into the business program follow the existing balance sheet. If the balance sheet changes before graduation, a student can elect to stay on the entry year balance sheet of switch to the new balance sheet. Students are strongly encouraged to develop a four-year program of study with the help of their academic advisor in accordance with business course offering schedule in the course description section of this catalog. Upper- level courses are mostly offered once a year and they usually have prerequisites that should be completed before the student is permitted to enroll in them. Creating (and following) a four-year academic plan will insure that the student will graduate on-time. Following are some guidelines that will help students in developing their academic plan.

• Business students are required to declare a major AND a minor in any of the areas offered through the department. For the minor, students must select five courses in one discipline that are not listed in areas F and G on their balance sheets.
• Students should make sure to take ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics  and ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics  during their second year at FVSU. These courses are prerequisites to most business courses. Students also must take Accounting I and Accounting II during their second year. Accounting students will not be able to graduate on-time if they fail to complete both courses during the sophomore year.
• MNGT 4393 - Strategic Management  is the capstone course to all business and economics majors. Only graduating seniors are permitted to register for the course.
• Students who are interested in continuing their education and attending graduate school are strongly encouraged to take MATH 1153 Calculus I. This course is required by most graduate business programs.
• Students should not wait until their final semester to take the Physical Education courses. These courses close fast and students may delay their graduation if they were unable to find an open section.

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