Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Business and Industry (SBI) at Florida A&M University is to produce graduates capable of excelling as future leaders in global business, industry, and commerce.  This is achieved by:

• Providing innovative academic, professional development, and internship experiences in an enlightened, ethical, and stimulating student-centered learning environment.
• Developing, supporting, and creating opportunities for a diverse qualified faculty and staff committed to “excellence with caring” through high-quality teaching, relevant intellectual contributions, and meaningful service.
• Creating an environment in which shared governance, collegiality, openness, respect for others, and individual and mutual responsibility and accountability flourish.
• Embracing the University’s historic mission of educating African Americans while recruiting students of all races and ethnic origins with strong academic backgrounds committed to the pursuit of excellence.
• Developing new, and expanding existing, creative partnerships with alumni, and private and public stakeholders to maintain the relevance and currency of our academic programs.
• Promoting an environment of continuous improvement by acquiring and developing the necessary human, physical, financial, and technological resources to maintain our competitive edge.

Values Statement

We value a work and learning environment that is based on professionalism, responsibility, accountability, respect, trust, pride, ethics, integrity, caring, excellence, knowledge, research, and service.

Vision Statement

The School of Business and Industry aspires to be recognized nationally and internationally as a preeminent center of excellence in business.

General Requirements for Undergraduate Business Majors

The School of Business and Industry’s undergraduate learning goals include the following:

• Critical Thinking Skills
• Communication Skills
• Content/Discipline Knowledge Skills
• Ethical Understanding
• Global Perspective
• Teamwork Skills

The School’s curricula management process results in undergraduate degree programs that produce learning experiences in management-specific knowledge and skills areas such as those listed below.

• Ethical and legal responsibilities in organizations and society.
• Financial theories, analysis, reporting and markets.
• Creation of value through the integrated production and distribution of goods, services and information.
• Group and individual dynamics in organizations.
• Statistical data analysis and management science as they support decision-making processes throughout an organization.
• Information technologies as they influence the structure and processes of organizations and economics, and as they influence the roles and techniques of management.
• Domestic and global economic environments of organizations.
• Other management-specific knowledge and abilities as identified by the School (see curriculum requirements on the following pages).

Program Objective

The objective of the Bachelor of Science program is to produce graduates capable of excelling as future leaders in global business, industry, and commerce. SBI undergraduates are capable of performing effectively and advancing within a variety of organizations and are prepared to pursue advanced degrees here and elsewhere to realize their academic aspirations and further their career goals.

Administration and Faculty

SBI Administration

Dean School of Business and Industry: Friday-Stroud, Shawnta
Assistant Dean:
Associate Dean: Davis, Bobby
Department Chair, Accounting and Finance: Bates, Ira
Department Chair, Management and Marketing: Nwakanma, Hudson
Department Chair, Information Systems and Operations
Management: Nkansah, Paul
Department Chair, Economics and Professional Leadership
Development: Williams, Deedgra
Interim Director, Office of Student Services and Analytics:  McKenzie, Deanna:

SBI Faculty

Undergraduate Programs

Accounting and Business Administration

Bachelor of Science Admission Requirements
Admissions requirements are determined by the School’s Recruitment, Admission, Retention, and Progression Committee and approved by the SBI Faculty.

First-Time-In College (FTIC) Students
FTIC students interested in business or accounting are admitted to Pre-Business or Pre-Accounting. Any student interested in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with program major Facilities Management, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Economics minor in Business or Bachelor of Arts in Economics programs are admitted directly into the major as indicated on the student’s application for admission based on meeting the University’s (FAMU) admission criteria.

Transfer Students
Students applying to transfer into SBI on the basis of college coursework completed at another school or college (inside or outside of Florida A&M University) are admitted into Pre-Business or Pre-Accounting if they do not qualify to transfer into one of SBI’s degree programs.

III. Exiting Pre-Business or Pre-Accounting to the Accounting or Business Administration Degree Programs

To exit Pre-Business or Pre-Accounting and enter into one of SBI’s B.S. in Accounting or Business Administration program or the Professional degree programs, students must satisfy the following admission requirements listed below:

• Earn at least 52 semester credit hours of college-level coursework.
• Attain good academic standing with the University (not under an academic warning or on academic probation and not under academic suspension).
• Complete the University’s Gordon Rule general education requirements and Foreign Language requirement.
• Complete the pre-major common course prerequisites (listed below or their equivalents) with grade of B or better in three (3) of the courses and no less than a grade of C or better in each of the other four (4) courses. The courses are as follows:

ACG 2021 Financial Accounting Principles (3)  
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting Principles (3)  
ECO 2013 Principles Of Economics I (3)  
ECO 2023 Principles Of Economics II (3) 
MAC 2233 Business Calculus (3)  
QMB 2100 Quantitative Methods & Business Decisions I (3)  
MAN 2543 Introduction To Business Systems (3)  

• Submit an application to the Office of Student Services for admission to SBI’s Professional MBA program or one of the School’s Bachelor of Science programs in Accounting or Business Administration.

While in Pre-Business or Pre-Accounting, students have restricted access to upper-division (3000-4000) business courses. Specifically, unless granted a special waiver by the Dean’s Office, they are prohibited from taking more than 18 credit hours of accounting and introductory upper-division business courses (excluding credit hours repeated under the University’s grade forgiveness policy).

Curriculum Update Policy

The SBI administration and faculty recognize their responsibility to:

1. Upgrade the curriculum to assure that students acquire the most current and relevant training possible. If changes are necessary, every effort will be made to substitute rather than add requirements to the student’s curriculum. The assurance of well-prepared graduates will always be the controlling concern.
2. Produce graduates that are academically, ethically, and professionally prepared to accept the challenges of the current and future business profession. Consequently, the School of Business and Industry reserves the right to withhold the recommendation for graduation of any student who does not conform to these expectations.

Curriculum Requirements

All classes applied toward graduation must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.  See your advisor for approved course sequences.

MAJORS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OVERALL GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3.00 TO REGISTER FOR AN ACADEMIC OVERLOAD (more than 18 credit hours).  PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM CHAIRPERSON and DEAN BEFORE REGISTERING.  NON-COMPLIANCE WILL RESULT IN STUDENTS BEING ADMINISTRATIVELY WITHDRAWN FROM CLASS(ES) WITH TUITION AND FEE LIABILITY.

SPECIALIZED BUSINESS ACCREDITATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

School of Business and Industry Graduate Programs

Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Business and Industry (SBI) at Florida A&M University is to produce graduates capable of excelling as future leaders in global business, industry, and commerce. This is achieved by:

• Providing innovative academics, professional development, and internship experiences in an enlightened, ethical, and stimulating student-centered learning environment.
• Developing, supporting, and creating opportunities for a diverse qualified faculty and staff committed to “Excellence With Caring” through high-quality teaching, relevant intellectual contributions and meaningful service.
• Creating an environment in which shared governance, collegiality, openness, respect for others, and individual and mutual responsibility and accountability flourish.
• Embracing the University’s historic mission of educating African Americans while recruiting students of all races and ethnic origins with strong academic backgrounds committed to the pursuit of excellence.
• Developing new and expanding existing, creative partnerships with alumni and private and public stakeholders to maintain the relevance and currency of our academic programs.
• Promoting an environment of continuous improvement by acquiring and developing the necessary human, physical, financial, and technological resources to maintain our competitive edge.

Values Statement

We value a work and learning environment that is based on professionalism, responsibility, accountability, respect, trust, pride, ethics, integrity, caring, excellence, knowledge, research, and service.

Vision Statement

The School of Business and Industry aspires to be recognized nationally and internationally as a preeminent center of excellence in business.

Learning Goals of Master’s of Business Administration Programs

The School of Business and Industry’s MBA learning goals include the following:

• Analytical and quantitative problem solving skills
• Management skills for a global business environment
• Effective communication skills
• Ethical leadership decision-making skills
• Strategic thinking skills

SPECIALIZED BUSINESS ACCREDITATIONS FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Policies

1. Responsible, professional conduct is required of all SBI students.
2. Students must earn a minimum grade of B in all required graduate courses.
3. SBI strictly enforces the University’s attendance policy.

Faculty

SBI Administration

Graduate Academic and Professional Faculty

Programs

• Accounting, BS
• Business Administration, BS
• Business Administration, Facilities Management, BS
• Economics, BA
• Economics, BS
• Economics, with Business Minor, BS
• Supply Chain Management, BS

• Joint MS Supply Chain Management/MBA, MS/MBA
• One Year Master of Business, MBA
• Professional MBA
• Supply Chain Management, MS

Courses

• ECP 3203 Labor Economics (3)
• ECP 3210 Wage And Salary Administration (3)
• ECP 3214 Advanced Labor Relations (3)
• ECP 3930 Seminar In Consumer Affairs (3)
• ECP 3932 Economics Of Customer Service And Quality Management (3)
• ECP 4143 Black Economic Development (3)
• ECP 4147 Organized Labor And The Black Worker (3)
• ECP 4204 Wage Theory (3)
• ECP 4211 Occupational Safety And Health (3)
• ECP 4212 Workmen’s Compensation Law (3)
• ECP 4213 Labor Relations And Problems (4)
• ECP 4222 Human Resource Management (3)
• ECP 4230 Labor Law I (3)
• ECP 4231 Labor Law II (3)
• ECP 4232 Collective Bargaining (4)
• ECP 4233 Seminar In Collective Bargaining (3)
• ECP 4234 Public Sector Collective Bargaining (3)
• ECP 4241 Workshop In Arbitration (3)
• ECP 4242 Conflict Resolution (3)
• ECP 4243 Grievance Handling (3)
• ECP 4403 Economics Of Industrial Organization (3)
• ECP 4453 Seminar In Economic Consumer Law And Legal Research (3)
• ECP 4703 Managerial Economics (3)
• ECP 4931 Seminar In Retail Management (3)
• ECP 5146 Advance Black Economic Development (3)
• ECP 5215 Advanced Labor Relations (3)
• ECP 5217 Advanced Labor Relations And Minority Employees (3)
• ECP 5235 Advanced Labor Law (3)
• ECP 5236 Labor Relations In Transit Industry (3)
• ECP 5705 Managerial Economics (3)

• ECS 4003 Comparative Economic Systems (3)
• ECS 4013 Economics Of Less Developed Economies (3)
• ECS 5015 Adv Econ Development

• FIN 542C5 Cased In Corp Fin
• FIN 3403 Corporation Finance (3)
• FIN 3403E Corporation Finance (3).
• FIN 4324 Commercial Bank Administration (3)
• FIN 4414 Financial Management (3)
• FIN 4424 Problems in Financial Management (3)
• FIN 4443 Financial Policy & Strategy (3)
• FIN 4453 Financial Modeling
• FIN 4504 Investments (3)
• FIN 4504E Investments (3)
• FIN 4514 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)
• FIN 4905 Directed Individual Study Finance (varies)
• FIN 4941 Fin Internship I
• FIN 4942 Fin Internship II
• FIN 5246 Fin Instit & Markets
• FIN 5246DL Fin Institutions & Markets
• FIN 5326 Commercial Bank Adm
• FIN 5326DL Commercial Bank Adm
• FIN 5405 Corporation Finance
• FIN 5405DL Corporation Finance
• FIN 5406 Theory Of Finance
• FIN 5406DL Theory In Finance
• FIN 5425DL Cases In Corporate Finance
• FIN 5515 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)
• FIN 5515DL Inves Analysis & Portfolio Mgt
• FIN 5537 Global Asset Valuation
• FIN 5537DL Global Asset Valuation
• FIN 5605 Global Financial Mgt
• FIN 5605DL Global Financial Management
• FIN 5806 Theory of Finance (3)
• FIN 5905 Dir Ind Study Grad
• FIN 5905DL Grad - Dir Ind Study
• FIN 5936 Spec Topics Finance
• FIN 5936DL Study In Finance With Appropriate Supervision

• GEB 1091 Introduction To Professional Development I (2)
• GEB 1092 Introduction To Professional Development II (2)
• GEB 1440 Essential Relationships I (3)
• GEB 1441 Essential Relationships I (3)
• GEB 2081 Intermediate Prof Leadership Dev I
• GEB 2082 Intermediate Prof Leadership Dev II
• GEB 3083 Adv Prof Leadership Dev I
• GEB 3084 Adv Prof Leadership Dev II
• GEB 3213 Professional Business Communication and Report Writing (3)
• GEB 3911 Specialist Introduction To Professional Development (2)
• GEB 3912 Specialist Intermediate Professional Development (2)
• GEB 3931 Advanced Professional Development I, II (2,2)
• GEB 4093 Honors Prof Devl IV
• GEB 4113 Strategic Entrepreneurship Decision Making (3)
• GEB 4901 Dir Ind Stdy Pro Dev
• GEB 4905 Directed Ind Study
• GEB 4930 Senior Seminar Leadership
• GEB 4931 Senior Seminar Leadership I (1)
• GEB 4932 Senior Seminar Leadership (1)
• GEB 4943 Bus Internship III
• GEB 5095 Grad Prof Development I
• GEB 5096 Grad Prof Development II
• GEB 5931 Graduate Professional Development I, II (2,2)
• GEB 5931DL Graduate Seminar In Leadership
• GEB 5932 Graduate Professional Development I, II (2,2)
• GEB 5932DL Graduate Seminar In Leadership
• GEB 5933 Grad Sem Leadership
• GEB 5933DL Grad Sem Leadership
• GEB 5934 Grad Sem Leadership
• GEB 5934DL Grad Sem Leadership
• GEB 5935 Grad Prof Dev III
• GEB 5936 Grad Prof Dev IV
• GEB 5936DL Grad Prof Development

• ISM 3201 Data Files & Database Management (3)