Richards College of Business

The mission of the Richards College of Business is to educate and prepare students for positions of responsibility and ethical leadership in society.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degrees offered in the following areas:

• Accounting

• Economics

• Finance

• Management

• Management Information Systems

• Marketing

• Real Estate

Additional Degrees:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Education

For students who want to be certified to teach middle or high school business subjects

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics with a secondary education emphasis

For students who want to be certified to teach economics

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Economic Affairs

Minors (for non-business majors) are offered in the following areas:

• Accounting

• Business Administration

• Management Information Systems

• Economics

• Finance

• Management

• Marketing

• Real Estate

Minors for business majors are offered in all major subject areas.

Certificate Programs:

• Certificate in Sales program (offered by the Marketing Department and is open to students with any major)

• International Business Certificate (offered only to business majors and must accompany a business degree).

Study Abroad Programs:

• IBSSP – International Business Summer Studies Program

Contact Dr. Salil Talpade, Marketing & Real Estate Chair 678-839-6318 or stalpade@westga.edu or Liz Runyan, Staff Assistant, Management Department 678-839-6472 or lrunyan@westga.edu

• International Finance and Economics Program

Contact Dr. Ron Best

678-839-6469 or rbest@westga.edu

RCOB Student Major Status Information:

Entering students are typically classified as business
pre-majors.

Upon completion of the following requirements, students are eligible to be selected as full business majors and will be eligible to enroll in upper division (3000/4000) business courses:

• ENGL 1101 – with a C or higher

• MATH 1111 – with a C or higher

• MATH 1413

• ACCT 2101

• ECON 2105 or 2106

• Completed 45 hours

• 2.0 GPA (institutional or overall)

RCOB Advising:

Pre-Major Advisors

Christy Rabern Kasey Hannah

Richards College of Business Richards College of Business

Room 141 Room 140

Pre-Marketing Pre-Management

Pre-Real Estate Pre-Management Undecided Business Information Systems

Pre-Accounting

Pre-Finance

Full business majors are advised by a faculty member in the academic department of their major.

RCOB Involvement Opportunities:

• SIFE – Students in Free Enterprise

• Beta Gamma Sigma – honor society for seniors – by invitation only

• Marketing Club

• Management Club

• Real Estate Club

• Management Information Systems Club

• Accounting Club

• Finance Club

Location:

The Richards College of Business is located in the following buildings on the UWG Campus:

• The Richards College of Business Building – next to the Geology Building

• Adamson Hall – on Front Campus Drive near the flagpole and next to Mandeville Hall