College of Business at East Carolina University

Infobox University
name = College of Business
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established = 1936
type = Public Business School
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dean = Frederick D. Niswander
faculty = 117
students = 3,396
undergrad = 2,673
postgrad = 723
city = Greenville
state = North Carolina
country = United States
affiliations = AACSB
website = http://www.ecu.edu/cs-bus/

The College of Business is the business school at East Carolina University. It houses both undergraduate and graduate students. The school was founded in 1936. It was originally accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 1967. The Graduate School was original accredited in 1976 by the same association. East Carolina is one of 10 accredited in North Carolina out of 23 N.C. business schools. It is a part of the GMAC governing body. East Carolina has the second oldest business school in North Carolina.

The college grants one undergraduate degree, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The graduate school grants two degrees, the Master of Business Administration and the Master of Science in Accounting, as well as opportunities for a dual degree with the Brody School of Medicine. The school places a heavy emphasis on its tight-knit and residential character, and has a student population that hovers over 3,000 students and a full-time faculty of 117.

Undergraduate

The college offers five undergraduate degrees with many concentrations. Plus a general business minor. The degree in Accounting has two concentrations: Accounting Information Systems and Managerial Accounting. The degree in Finance has two concentrations: Financial Services and Managerial Finance. The degree in Management has three concentrations: Entrepreneurship/Small Business, International Business and Management. The degree in Marketing and Supply Chain Management has three concentrations: Electronic Commerce, Marketing and Operations/Supply Chain Management. The degree in Management Information Systems has no concentrations.

Graduate

The Graduate Program in the College of Business offers two degrees; Masters of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting. The MBA program comes in two forms, either an online or full class version. The College of Business with the Brody School of Medicine offer a joint M.D./M.B.A. Degree. The M.B.A. program offers ten optional certificates such as Finance and Sport Management. The college offers two different tracks, one for undergraduate Accounting majors and the other for undergraduate non-Accounting majors. Non-Accounting majors has to take an additional course to graduate.

The M.S.A. program is a fast paced program designed for either Accounting or Non-Accounting Majors. Also offered is an intense five year program, where when the student graduates he will have a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and an M.S.A.

The MBA program is the #1 Best Buy from [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-bus/grad/upload/GetEducatedBDLGS_BM0605.pdf#page=12 GetEducated.com]

External links

* [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-bus/ College of Business Homepage]