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 mission of the Melvin D. and Valorie G. Booth College of Business and Professional Studies is to provide support to comprehensive programs that actively engage students, faculty and the business community in developing experience, knowledge and skills relevant for success in diverse local and global environments.
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.
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. 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 programs 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.