J o h n F K e n n e d y U n i v e r s i t y

UNDERGRADUATE DIVISIONBS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONThe undergraduate business administration program isdesigned to develop managers for business, government, andnonprofit organizations. Graduates possess solid technicalskills in accounting, marketing, economics, and statistics.They also demonstrate creative leadership and problemsolvingcapabilities.The program provides a sound foundation in the basicmanagement functions of planning, leading, organizing, anddecision making. Students develop skills for identifying,analyzing, and problem solving. Coursework expandsstudents’ understanding of an organization’s diverse,economic, legal, ethical, and technical environments.Students focus their course of study by choosing aspecialization in strategic management, e-commerce, orleadership. Finally, the program helps create the basisfor each student’s continuing self-directed education andprofessional growth.ASSESSMENT TESTSAll incoming students are required to demonstratecompetency in writing and mathematics by:• Successful completion of the School of Management’sUndergraduate Writing Exam (UWE) or BUS 2400 WritingSkills for Business.• Successful completion of the School of Management’sUndergraduate Mathematics Exam (UME) or one of thefollowing courses: SCI 1310 Mathematics: A HumanEndeavor or BUS 3180 Math for Managers.Students who pass one or both of the exams are not requiredto complete any further lower-division units in writtencommunication or mathematics. Coursework completed atanother institution will not be accepted as a demonstration ofcompetence.Students are expected to take both the UWE andUME before or during their first quarter of enrollment.Competence in writing must be demonstrated before takingBUS 3400 Business Communications I. Competence inmathematics must be demonstrated prior to taking BUS2010 Microeconomics, BUS 2015 Macroeconomics, BUS3020 Business Finance, or BUS 3041 Statistics and ResearchApplications.82 SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY