College of Business - Northern Michigan University (2024)

Address: 301 Cohodas Hall
Phone: 906-227-2900
Fax: 906-227-2930
Web Address: https://nmu.edu/business/
Department Email: business@nmu.edu

College of Business at NMU

The mission of the College of Business is to engage students with relevant academic and related programs that prepare them for a variety of successful careers and responsible engagement in society.

The college offers degree programs that foster intellectual curiosity, leadership, ethical behavior and global awareness, as well as provide quality content knowledge and develop problem solving, decision making and communication skills. Students are encouraged to work together on class projects, pursue internship opportunities and participate in college and university study abroad experiences.

The college’s programs of study include ten baccalaureate majors, eight minors, four associate degrees, and one certificate program. Each provides the student with a concentration of knowledge and skills in one of the many aspects of the business world.

Accreditation

The College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It is one of 740 business programs worldwide to have this accreditation.

Student Organizations

• American Marketing Association
• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Business Professionals of America
• Gamma lota Sigma
• Institute for Managerial Accountants/Accounting Club
• NMU Team Business
• Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
• Student Managed Investment Fund

College Facilities

• Cybersecurity Lab

College/Program Policies

1. In order to receive a degree from the College of Business, students must complete at least 32 credit hours (24 within the College of Business) after admission to the college.
2. Students seeking a second bachelor’s degree must be admitted to the College of Business.
3. Students who drop enrollment from NMU and subsequently re-enroll as a business major at a later date (re-entry students) must reapply for admission to the College of Business.
4. All CIS courses except CIS 110are invalid after seven years.

*Information Assurance/Cyber Defense, Public Relations and Sustainable Business and Enterprise Creation majors are not required to apply, therefore do not need to petition for an exemption.

Grade Point Average Requirements

Associate degree students must earn a 2.00 grade point average in all business courses, except for the Insurance Associate degree program, which requires a 2.25 GPA in all business courses.

Information Systems (IS) majors or minors and IS associate degree students must earn a minimum grade of “C-” in each CS/CIS/IS course applying to their IS major, minor or associate degree.

All other baccalaureate degree students must obtain a 2.00 GPA in their (combined) business core and major courses as well as a 2.00 cumulative Northern Michigan University GPA.

All business minors must earn a 2.00 GPA.

Programs

• Accounting Major
• Business Analytics Major
• Entrepreneurship Major
• Financial Management Major
• Human Resource Management Major
• Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Major
• Insurance and Risk Management Major
• Management Major - Bachelor of Science
• Marketing Major
• Public Relations Major
• Ski Area Business Management Major
• Sustainable Business and Enterprise Creation Major

• Management Major - Bachelor of Applied Science

• General Business - Associate of Business
• Information Assurance and Cyber Defense - Associate of Business
• Insurance - Associate of Business

• Accounting Minor
• Business Administration Minor
• Business Foundations, MBA Prep, Minor
• Entrepreneurship Minor
• Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Minor
• Information Systems Minor
• International Business Minor
• Management Minor
• Marketing Minor
• Public Relations Minor

• Cyber Defense Certificate

Courses

• ACT 201 - Practical Accounting Procedures
• ACT 230 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• ACT 240 - Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
• ACT 301 - Financial Accounting I
• ACT 302 - Financial Accounting II
• ACT 311 - Cost Accounting
• ACT 321 - Federal Income Taxation
• ACT 331 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACT 403 - Financial Accounting III
• ACT 422 - Advanced Federal Taxation
• ACT 441 - Auditing
• ACT 482 - Accounting for Government and Non-Profit Enterprises
• ACT 491 - Internship in Accounting
• ACT 495 - Variable Topics in Accounting
• ACT 498 - Directed Study in Accounting

• CIS 100 - Computer Concepts in Modern Society
• CIS 110 - Principles of Computer Information Systems
• CIS 155 - Software Development I
• CIS 222 - Quantitative Business Problem Solving
• CIS 226 - Introduction to Networks and Security
• CIS 250 - Systems Analysis and Design
• CIS 291 - Internship in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 295 - Special Topics in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 297 - Directed Studies in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 298 - Directed Studies in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 336 - Network Operating Systems
• CIS 351 - User Interface Design
• CIS 355 - Web Applications Programming
• CIS 391 - Laboratory Experience
• CIS 410 - CIS Analytics for Decision Support
• CIS 415 - Systems Development Project
• CIS 422 - Data Mining
• CIS 440 - Management Information Systems
• CIS 464 - Database Management Systems
• CIS 491 - Internship in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 495 - Special Topics in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 496 - Special Topics in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 497 - Directed Studies in Computer Information Systems
• CIS 498 - Directed Studies in Computer Information Systems

• FIN 201 - Introduction to Risk Management
• FIN 224 - Personal Financial Management [INTT]
• FIN 351 - Financial Management I
• FIN 352 - Financial Management II
• FIN 354 - Money and Capital Markets
• FIN 369 - Introduction to Technical Analysis
• FIN 375 - Commercial Insurance
• FIN 413 - New Venture Finance: Capital Formation and Legal Issues
• FIN 433 - Insurance Operations
• FIN 450 - Estate Planning
• FIN 458 - International Financial Management
• FIN 460 - Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning
• FIN 462 - Investment Analysis
• FIN 463 - Portfolio Management
• FIN 491 - Internship in Finance
• FIN 495 - Variable Topics in Finance
• FIN 498 - Directed Study in Finance

• MGT 121 - Introduction to Business [PERS]
• MGT 215 - Entrepreneurship
• MGT 221 - Legal Environment of Business
• MGT 240 - Organizational Behavior and Management
• MGT 295 - Special Topics in Management
• MGT 325 - Operations Management
• MGT 336 - Cyber Law
• MGT 343 - Human Resource Management
• MGT 344 - Managerial Communication
• MGT 345 - Employment and Labor Law
• MGT 355 - Methods of Training
• MGT 360 - Controversial Issues in Marketing and Management
• MGT 412 - Compensation Design and Administration
• MGT 414 - Small Enterprise Management
• MGT 419 - Seminar in Human Resource Management
• MGT 424 - Conflict Management and Collective Bargaining
• MGT 425 - Business Research
• MGT 436 - Strategic Management
• MGT 475 - International Business
• MGT 491 - Internship in Management
• MGT 495 - Special Topics in Management
• MGT 498 - Directed Study in Management

• MKT 230 - Introduction to Marketing
• MKT 310 - Marketing for Entrepreneurship
• MKT 331 - Retailing and Supply Chain Management
• MKT 335 - Consumer Behavior Analysis
• MKT 360 - Controversial Issues in Marketing and Management
• MKT 411 - Professional Selling
• MKT 430 - Services Marketing
• MKT 432 - Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
• MKT 435 - Marketing Strategy Seminar
• MKT 438 - Marketing Management
• MKT 466 - International Marketing
• MKT 470 - E-Commerce and Digital Marketing
• MKT 491 - Internship in Marketing
• MKT 495 - Special Topics in Marketing
• MKT 498 - Directed Study in Marketing

• OIS 101 - Keyboarding for Information Processing
• OIS 103 - Beginning Formatting
• OIS 161 - Document Input and Processing
• OIS 183 - Business Administrative Procedures
• OIS 185 - Introductory Software Applications
• OIS 244 - Applied Business Communication
• OIS 250 - Desktop Publishing Principles
• OIS 261 - Advanced Document Processing