Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies
Acting Dean: Dr. Gregory Haddock
The Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies includes the Departments of Agricultural Sciences, Business, and Communication and Mass Media.
Statement of Mission
The overall mission of the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies is to continue to expand and improve access to learning by developing partnerships with men and women so that, together, we can acquire appropriate knowledge and skills, apply that knowledge and skill to new situations, and to act accordingly. As a result of that mission, we prepare men and women for leadership careers in business, industry, education, government, broadcasting, publications, news reporting and public service. Four major areas of education are involved in the development process:
- A foundation in general education in full recognition that as future organizational leaders, students should have a firm understanding of the relationships to social, economic, political and cultural trends.
- A professional component that provides a broad understanding of the fundamentals through which a particular discipline operates.
- An opportunity to specialize in a discipline relevant to a chosen career.
- An understanding of trends in science and technology and how those areas influence social, economic, political and cultural trends.
Important objectives of the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies are:
- To provide professional assistance to public and private organizations throughout our region.
- To engage in applied research activities with a particular emphasis on meeting the needs of public and private organizations within our region. Applied research is emphasized because of the needs of the State, the environment in which the college exists, the interests of the faculty and the mission of the University.
Continuing opportunities are made available to students to participate in meetings with business, industrial and public service leaders, as well as outstanding professionals from various disciplines. Participation in student organizations as well as business and government internships provide realistic opportunities for students to relate to future leadership roles.
Programs in the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies offer courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education, Master of Science in Education, Master of Science in Agriculture, Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration with Information Technology Management emphasis, and Master of Business Administration with Agricultural Economics Emphasis degrees.
Web-based programs leading to a Bachelor of Science with a major in business management and marketing are currently available. Additional programs are being developed.
Accreditation
Northwest Missouri State University, through its Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies, is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for the offering of the following degree programs: (1) at the graduate level, for the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree; (2) at the undergraduate level, for the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with majors in accounting, business economics, finance, management information systems, business technology, business education, business management, international business and marketing. These accredited programs are marked with a pound sign (#) in the departmental listings. The B.S. in Education degrees in Agricultural Education and Business Education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Business Transfer Requirements
Any community college student or student from another baccalaureate degree-granting institution planning to transfer to Northwest Missouri State University and major in one of the business programs should place heavy emphasis on liberal arts courses during the first two years of study. However, many of these students will wish to include some business courses in their program and should select those courses from the following:
College Algebra (3 semester hours)
Statistics (3 semester hours)
Computers and Information Technology (3 semester hours)
Principles of Accounting (6 semester hours)
Managerial Communication (3 semester hours)
Macroeconomics (3 semester hours)
Microeconomics (3 semester hours)
Business Law (3 semester hours)
Fundamentals of Finance (3 semester hours)
Principles of Management (3 semester hours)
Principles of Marketing (3 semester hours)
Any equivalent Northwest business course taken at another regionally-accredited institution will transfer, providing that at least 60 percent of the comprehensive major is completed at Northwest. Students minoring in general business must also complete 60 percent of those requirements at Northwest.
Special articulation agreements have been made with community colleges for the transfer of associate of applied science degrees. Further information may be requested from the Office of Admissions or the dean’s office.