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Sameer Vaidya, Dean

Thomas Nichols, Associate Dean

Faculty

Bonnie Albritton

Heloisa Aragao

Heida Reed

Trisha Anderson

Junghoon Song

Thomas J. Bell III

Sameer Vaidya, Dean

Yashar Dehdashti

Kimberly Webb

Sua Jeon

Shengxiong Wu

Thomas Nichols, Associate Dean

Sinan Yildirum

Gokcen Ogruk-Maz

Mission

The School of Business is committed to developing leaders that are strategic innovators and prepared to address ethical challenges of the global economy.

Value Statement

The School of Business Administration & Professional Programs proudly celebrates the diversity of its home, North Texas, and promotes growth in the following ways:

• Focusing on student-centric learning in a community dedicated to pursuing and integrating knowledge, values, and skills to develop successful leaders enhanced through a variety of educational modalities.
• Connecting and engaging the world community to exchange knowledge and innovative ideas.
• Attracting scholars with strong academic backgrounds and professional experience.
• Actively seeking and including new members in our community who challenge the status quo and propose ethical solutions to societal challenges.
• Continuously measuring our progress by eliciting meaningful feedback from our community.
• Consistently using evidence and data as a basis for making decisions.

Accreditation

The Texas Wesleyan University’s School of Business Administration and Professional Programs is fully accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Academic Policies

Courses

Course Prerequisites

Students are expected to abide by SOBAPP course prerequisites. Prerequisites are subject to change at the discretion of the School in order to ensure effective student learning. Course levels are designed to ensure that students take courses appropriate for their classification. Students with fewer than 30 hours of college credit may not take junior and senior courses in the School.

Transfer Credit

No more than 6 hours of business transfer credits with a grade of “D” will apply toward major requirements, and no transfer grades of “D” will apply toward major courses. In addition, a maximum of 6 hours of transfer credits may be applied to satisfy a major requirement. If a student has taken BCIS 1305 or BCIS 1405 and completed the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for Excel, the BCIS course can be transferred in as BUA 2310. The student will need to provide proof that they have passed and received the MOS Certification for Excel.

Business Honors Program

Students will be admitted to the Business Honors Program if they complete at least 30 program hours with a GPA of 3.75 and above with at least 30 program hours completed.  All Honors students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 to graduate with Business Honors designated on their diploma.  Student admitted to the Business Honors program will complete the following four Honors-designated courses with a grade of B or above:

BUA-3305H MIS Analysis & Design

FIN-3315H Corporate Finance

MGT-3319H Management Theory & Practice

MGT-3323H Production & Operations Management

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