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Academic Catalog 2020-2021
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Business (Sheldon B. Lubar School of)

  • Business Administration, MBA
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  • Business Administration, MBA/​Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA
  • Business Administration, MBA: Business Analytics
  • Business Administration, MBA: Entrepreneurship
  • Business Administration, MBA: Finance
  • Business Administration, MBA: Health Care Management
  • Business Administration, MBA: Marketing
  • Business Administration, MBA: Supply Chain Management
  • Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate
  • Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Business Scholars Program
  • Business: Accounting, BBA
  • Business: Accounting, BBA: Data Analysis
  • Business: Finance, BBA
  • Business: Human Resources Management, BBA
  • Business: Information Technology Management, BBA
  • Business: Marketing, BBA
  • Business: Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Graduate Certificate
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Executive, MBA
  • General Business, Minor
  • Global Studies, BA: Global Management
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations, MHRLR (Lubar School of Business)
  • Information Technology Management, MS
  • International Business, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Management Science, PhD
  • Management, MS: Accounting
  • Management, MS: Finance Analysis
  • Management, MS: Marketing
  • Management, MS: Professional Accounting
  • Management, MS: Taxation
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership, MS (Lubar School of Business)
  • Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Urban Planning, MUP
  • Real Estate, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Taxation, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
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Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business

Business: Accounting, BBA

  • Overview
  • Requirements
  • Advising
  • Honors

Accountants gather, organize and analyze financial information. Accountants assess performance and efficiency and suggest improvements for their employers and clients. They are needed in Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms and corporations, as well as nonprofit organizations. Advancements in technology, evolving accounting rules and regulations, and rapid globalization promise abundant and interesting career opportunities to those with strong quantitative abilities. 

Accounting graduates who take positions in public accounting firms provide management consulting, tax, and audit services to external clients. Other accounting graduates, who take positions with industry and not-for-profit organizations, work as part of the management team providing information for decision support, taxation issues and performance evaluation.

Lubar School of Business accounting programs are separately accredited by the AACSB (one of only three accounting accredited schools in Wisconsin). Graduates meet the legal requirements to take the CPA Exam in Wisconsin. However, 150 credits of education are required to obtain the CPA license in Wisconsin. Many BBA Accounting graduates apply, are accepted, and enroll in the Lubar School of Business Master of Science in Management-Professional Accounting (MS-PA) program to complete the credits to prepare for the CPA exam and meet the 150 credits for licensure.

Requirements

Course List
Code Title Credits
Advancement to Major
General Education Requirements24
Business Foundation Courses21
Business Core28
Accounting Major Requirements24
Business Electives9
General Electives 14
Total Credits120

Advancement to the Major

Students are eligible to advance within the major when the following requirements have been met:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Attain Junior standing (56 credits)
Satisfy Oral and Written Communication requirement (Part A)
ENGLISH 102
College Writing and Research
Or obtain a high enough score on the English Placement Test or other appropriate test, as determined by the English Department.
Satisfy Quantitative Literacy requirement
MATH 105
Introduction to College Algebra
or MATH 108
Algebraic Literacy II
Or place high enough on the Math Placement Test or other appropriate test, as determined by the Mathematical Sciences Department.
Complete the Business Foundation Courses
With a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or above
Achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher
Obtain a cumulative GPA (including transfer work) equal to or higher than the standard established by the Lubar School of Business
Achieve a cumulative UWM GPA of 2.00 or higher
Students who have a 2.50 cumulative grade point average or higher, including at least a 2.00 UWM cumulative grade point average, are guaranteed advancement to major.
Complete the Advancement to the Major form
Available in the Undergraduate Student Services office or online

Lubar School of Business General Education Requirements

Course List
Code Title Credits
Oral and Written Communication
ENGLISH 102College Writing and Research (or equivalent) 1
ENGLISH 205Business Writing3
Quantitative Literacy
Select one of the following (QL-A):
MATH 105
Introduction to College Algebra 1
MATH 108
Algebraic Literacy II 1
Or equivalent course
Select one of the following (QL-B):
MATH 208
Quantitative Models for Business
MATH 211
Survey in Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Or equivalent course
Arts
Select 3 credits3
Humanities
Select 6 credits 26
Social Sciences
Select 6 credits 36
Natural Sciences
Select 6 credits (At least two courses including one lab) 46
UWM Foreign Language Requirement
Complete Foreign Language Requirement through: 1
Two years (high school) of a single foreign language
Two semesters (college) of a single foreign language
Or equivalent
UWM Cultural Diversity Requirement
One course from the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences must also satisfy UWM's Cultural Diversity requirement
Total Credits24
1

Credit earned for 100-level English and Math courses, as well as college credit earned for Foreign Languages, is counted towards General Electives.

2

Excluding COMMUN 103 if used to satisfy a Foundation course requirement.

3

Excluding COMMUN 105 if used to satisfy a Foundation course requirement. Only one 100- or 200-level economics course can be used to satisfy the Social Science requirement (excluding ECON 103 and ECON 104). Students completing a Human Resources major must complete PSYCH 101.

4

Excluding MATH 211, MATH 221, or MATH 231.

Business Foundation Courses

Complete with a cumulative grade point average of 2.25 or higher:

Course List
Code Title Credits
ECON 103Principles of Microeconomics3
ECON 104Principles of Macroeconomics3
BUS ADM 201Introduction to Financial Accounting 14
BUS ADM 230Introduction to Information Technology Management 24
MATH 208Quantitative Models for Business 34
or MATH 211 Survey in Calculus and Analytic Geometry
COMMUN 103Public Speaking3
or COMMUN 105 Business and Professional Communication
Total Credits21
1

A grade of "B" or better in BUS ADM 201 is required for Accounting majors. Students in the Business Scholars Program should enroll in the equivalent BUS ADM 207 course.

2

A grade of "C" or better in BUS ADM 230 is required for Information Technology Management majors. Students interested in the Business Scholars Program should consider the equivalent BUS ADM 231 course.

3

Or equivalent to MATH 208 or MATH 211.

Business Core Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
BUS ADM 202Managerial Accounting3
BUS ADM 210Statistical Modeling in Business Analytics4
or BUS ADM 211 Business Scholars: Statistical Modeling in Business Analytics
BUS ADM 330Organizations3
or BUS ADM 331 Business Scholars: Organizations
BUS ADM 360Principles of Marketing3
or BUS ADM 361 Business Scholars: Principles of Marketing
BUS ADM 370Introduction to Supply Chain Management3
or BUS ADM 371 Business Scholars: Introduction to Supply Chain Management
BUS ADM 391Business Law I3
BUS ADM 450Intermediate Finance3
BUS ADM 600Management Analysis3
International Business Component
Complete one of the following:3
BUS ADM 456
International Financial Management
BUS ADM 465
International Marketing
BUS ADM 496
International Business
BUS ADM 498
Study Abroad: Business Topics:
BUS ADM 535
Global Information Technology Management
BUS ADM 541
Cross-Cultural Management
BUS ADM 551
International Investments
Total Credits28

Accounting Major Requirements

A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, completion of MATH 208 or MATH 211, BUS ADM 230 or BUS ADM 231, a grade of B or better in BUS ADM 201 or BUS ADM 207, and completion of BUS ADM 202 are required to enroll in BUS ADM 301. A grade of B or better in BUS ADM 301 is required to enroll in BUS ADM 402, BUS ADM 404, and BUS ADM 409.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses
BUS ADM 301Intermediate Accounting4
BUS ADM 303Career Planning for Accounting1
BUS ADM 402Advanced Financial Accounting3
BUS ADM 404Cost Management3
BUS ADM 405Income Tax Accounting I3
BUS ADM 406Income Tax Accounting II3
BUS ADM 408Accounting Information Systems3
BUS ADM 409Auditing: Procedures and Applications3
BUS ADM 410Accountants' Ethical Responsibilities1
Total Credits24

Business Electives

A business elective is any course with Bus Adm as the subject.  The course cannot be one a student has already taken as part of the foundation, core, or major coursework.  Students often use business electives to complete a double major or certificate.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Select 9 credits in the Lubar School of Business. May include 300-level Bus Adm internship courses, additional Bus Adm courses in the major, business courses outside of the major, and/or Bus Adm courses used in the completion of a second Business major or Business Certificate program.9
Total Credits9

 General Electives

Course List
Code Title Credits
Credits towards the degree not counted in other categories will apply to General Electives. Classes counting towards General Electives may include, but are not limited to:14
ENGLISH 101
Introduction to College Writing
ENGLISH 102
College Writing and Research
MATH 105
Introduction to College Algebra
MATH 108
Algebraic Literacy II
Foreign Language credits
Total Credits14

Degree Completion Requirements

Credits

A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation for all majors. At least 50% of the business credit hours required for the business degree must be completed at UWM.

Grade Point Average

Students are required to earn at least a 2.25 overall GPA to graduate. Non-accounting majors are required to earn a minimum 2.25 GPA in all business and economics courses, as well as a 2.25 GPA in all business and economics courses completed at UWM, to graduate.

Accounting majors must have earned a 2.5 GPA for all business and economics courses completed (including transfer credits), as well as a 2.5 GPA in all business and economics courses completed at UWM, to graduate.

Residence Requirements

A minimum of 12 credits must be completed in residence at UWM in each Business Administration major.

Students must earn their last 30 credits at UWM. BBA degree and major requirements must be completed within 10 years of initial enrollment at UW-Milwaukee. Should students not complete the degree and major within the 10-year time frame, the students will switch to the most current degree and major requirements. A new 10-year time frame would then begin.

Post-Baccalaureate Options

The above requirements refer to the full requirements of an initial bachelors degree only.  Requirements of a second undergraduate degree are listed on the Lubar School's Policies and Regulations.  The Accounting major may not be completed as a second undergraduate degree. 

Double Majors

Students interested in completing a double major with another UWM program or within Business should meet with an academic advisor to discuss how best to combine their academic plans.

Advising

For information on Academic Advising for undergraduate business majors, see Undergraduate Student Services. All students should meet with an academic advisor at least once a semester.

Career Services

The Lubar School of Business also features a dedicated Career Services Center for its students. Internship positions and job requests are posted on a special bulletin board, which is maintained by the School as a service to students and to businesses that have specifically requested UWM business students to fill positions. The Career Services Center also provides a resume referral service. Potential employers may request resumes by functional area or by special interests within functional areas. Online national job searches and an alumni placement service are other services offered.

Honors in the Lubar School of Business

Beta Gamma Sigma is the national scholastic honor society in the field of business. Election to membership is available to both undergraduate and graduate students in business. Each semester, students are invited to join Beta Gamma Sigma. Selection is based upon outstanding scholastic achievement.

See also information on the Business Scholars Program.

Dean's Honor List

GPA of 3.500 or above, earned on a full-time student's GPA on 12 or more graded credits in a given semester.

Honors College Degree and Honors College Degree with Distinction

Granted to graduating seniors who complete Honors College requirements, as listed in the Honors College section of this site.

Commencement Honors

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.500 or above, based on a minimum of 40 graded UWM credits earned prior to the final semester, will receive all-university commencement honors and be awarded the traditional gold cord at the December or May Honors Convocation. Please note that for honors calculation, the GPA is not rounded and is truncated at the third decimal (e.g., 3.499).

Final Honors

Earned on a minimum of 60 graded UWM credits: Cum Laude - 3.500 or above; Magna Cum Laude - 3.650 or above; Summa Cum Laude - 3.800 or above.

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Business (Sheldon B. Lubar School of)

  • Business Administration, MBA
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Information Technology Management, MS
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Nursing Practice, DNP
  • Business Administration, MBA/​Translation and Interpreting Studies, MA
  • Business Administration, MBA: Business Analytics
  • Business Administration, MBA: Entrepreneurship
  • Business Administration, MBA: Finance
  • Business Administration, MBA: Health Care Management
  • Business Administration, MBA: Marketing
  • Business Administration, MBA: Supply Chain Management
  • Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate
  • Business of Media and Film Studies, Undergraduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Business Scholars Program
  • Business: Accounting, BBA
  • Business: Accounting, BBA: Data Analysis
  • Business: Finance, BBA
  • Business: Human Resources Management, BBA
  • Business: Information Technology Management, BBA
  • Business: Marketing, BBA
  • Business: Supply Chain and Operations Management, BBA
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Graduate Certificate
  • Enterprise Resource Planning, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Executive, MBA
  • General Business, Minor
  • Global Studies, BA: Global Management
  • Human Resources and Labor Relations, MHRLR (Lubar School of Business)
  • Information Technology Management, MS
  • International Business, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Graduate Certificate
  • Investment Management, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Management Science, PhD
  • Management, MS: Accounting
  • Management, MS: Finance Analysis
  • Management, MS: Marketing
  • Management, MS: Professional Accounting
  • Management, MS: Taxation
  • Nonprofit Management and Leadership, MS (Lubar School of Business)
  • Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA (Lubar School of Business)
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Criminal Justice and Criminology, MS
  • Public Administration, MPA/​Urban Planning, MUP
  • Real Estate, Undergraduate Certificate
  • Taxation, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
  • Technology Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Certificate
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