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A Career in Business

The world of business changes almost daily in this age of rapid progress in technology, communication, innovation and invention. Increasing diversity in the workplace and globalization of the economy add new dimensions requiring up-to-date skills and knowledge to meet the challenges of tomorrow. When you complete your Business degree, you are ready for employment in areas such as sales, distribution, marketing, accounting or management. Opportunities also exist in fields outside traditional business areas, because an understanding of business principles is an asset for any career in today's competitive and cost-conscious world. Business graph

Business Program Overview

Purdue North Central offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Business that has been designed to help students develop a broad perspective of the business organization and the environment in which it operates. A distinctive and flexible general education component establishes a solid foundation that facilitates your ability to respond to changing employment opportunities even after you graduate. Through a series of core courses and with the guidance of experienced faculty, you'll be introduced to the broad range of knowledge and skills needed to begin or advance a career in a wide range of enterprises. As a business student, you'll select an area of concentration:

  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Law & Commerce
  • Management
  • Marketing

Whatever the concentration you choose, you'll work with an academic advisor who helps select courses to meet Purdue degree requirements and your personal goals.

Course Requirements for the BS in Business include:

Business Core

  • Human Relations in Organizations
  • Business Law
  • Financial Accounting I and II
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Micro-economics
  • Macro-economics
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Business Finance
  • Organization and Management
  • International Business
  • Business Strategy

General Education and Other Supportive Courses

  • English Composition I and II
  • Fundamentals of Speech Communications/Writing Elective
  • Algebra and Trigonometry I
  • Probability and Decision Theory
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Computer Literacy
  • Aesthetic Awareness Electives
  • Western Heritage Electives (including Introduction to Business)
  • Natural Science Electives
  • Cultural/social/behavioral Electives

What's Next?

Contacting the Admissions Department at PNC has never been easier! Call us at (219) 785-5505, send us an instant message, email us at admissions@pnc.edu or complete our online request form.

For more information, contact Cynthia Roberts, Department Chair, Associate Professor of OLS, Purdue North Central, (219) 785-5219, croberts@pnc.edu.

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E-mail admissions@pnc.edu

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