B.A. Degree with a Major in Management

Seamless Transition to Your B.A.

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Iowa Lakes Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Iowa Lakes Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at ILCC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU locations at Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer or Spirit Lake.

Common Business Core:
ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting.......................................................................ACC 131 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting....................................................................ACC 132 - Principles of Accounting II
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics...........................................................ECN 120 - Microeconomics
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics..........................................................ECN 130 - Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance.........................................................................FIN 140 - Business Finance
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management..............................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management 
MGMT 315 - Business Law I..............................................................................BUS 183 Business Law
MGMT 206 - Quantitative Methods for Business
MGMT 492 - Business Policy & Strategy
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing....................................................................MRK 110  - Principles of Marketing
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics............................................................MAT 156 - Statistics

Major Courses:
MGMT 307 - International Business
MGMT 320 - Human Resource Management.........................................................MGT 170 Human Resource Management
MGMT 380 - Social Responsibility of Business

Students must select one of the following tracks:

Entrepreneurship Track
MGMT 375 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
ACCT 309 - Cost Accounting or ............................................................................ACC 221 - Cost Accounting
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance
FNBK 322 - Analysis of Financial Statements
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS
MRKT 410 - E-Commerce
MRKT 414 - Selling
MRKT 418 - Market Research

Human Resource Track
MGMT 420 - Advanced Human Resource Management
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
COMM 355 - Conflict Management
COMM 374 - Interviewing
FNBK 301 - Personal Finance
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS
PHIL 336 - Professional Ethics
PSYC 364 - Industrial Psychology

Sports Track:
MGMT 390 Sports Management
Pick FOUR of the following courses:
DIGI 230 Intro to Integrated Communication
EXSC 345 Facility and Event Management
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MGMT 495 - Management Internship
MIS 300 - Intro to MIS
MRKT 353 - Field Experiences in Sports Marketing and Management
MRKT 354 - Sports Marketing
MRKT 414 - Selling

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact the following: 

Emmetsburg Site at 800.861.8981 or 3200 College Drive, PO Box 452, Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536
Estherville Site at 800.650.4346 or 300 S. 18th Street, PO Box 135, Estherville, Iowa  51334
Spencer Site at 800.798.8090 or 1900 N. Grand Avenue, PO Box 245, Spencer, Iowa  51301
Spirit Lake Site at 800.670.5582 or 2008 Hill Avenue, PO Box 24, Spirit Lake, Iowa  51360