I Summary of Proposed Changes
Accounting and Finance, Management and Marketing, Management
Information Systems
Clarify the SoBA residency requirements
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval and Dean’s approval.
Requestor:
Phone:
Lee Tangedahl
Program Chair/Director: x 6687
Terri Herron
Klaus Uhlenbruck
Belva Jones
Department Dean Larry Gianchetta
Other affected Programs:
(Use additional sheet if needed)
Are other departments/programs affected by this modification because of
(a) required courses incl. prerequisites or corequisites,
(b) perceived overlap in content areas
Please obtain signature(s) from the
Chair/Director of any such department/ program (above) before submission
(c) cross-listing of coursework
Program Modification
(e.g. adding a writing course required of all majors.) Please X check the appropriate box.
Major
Other
School of
Business
Administration
Minor
Please describe
Option Teaching major/minor
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or major, please cut and paste the requirements as they appear in the current catalog below. www.umt.edu/catalog
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Under Special Degree Requirements:
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it to appear in the catalog.
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Under Special Degree Requirements:
5.
Major - Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and earn grades no lower than C- in each course required for the major in accounting, finance, management information systems, management, marketing, or international business.
(Students pursuing a major in international business should review the parenthetical note in number 2 above.) See the requirements for each major listed below under Accounting and Finance
Department, Management Information Systems
Department, or Management and Marketing
Department. Apply to one of the following majors before beginning junior-level coursework
in business.
5.
Major - Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and earn grades no lower than C- in each course required for the major in accounting, finance, management information systems, management, marketing, or international business. (Students pursuing a major in international business should review the parenthetical note in number 2 above.) See the requirements for each major listed below under
Accounting and Finance

6.
Capstone Course - All business majors must complete one business capstone course chosen from the following: o MGMT 445 Small Business Management o o and Strategic Planning
MGMT 446 Strategic Management
MIS 448 Management Game
The capstone course is normally taken during the last semester of the student’s senior year. All uppercore courses must be completed before students enroll in a capstone course.
Department, Management
Information Systems
Department, or Management and
Marketing Department. Apply to one of the following majors before beginning junior-
level coursework in business. At least 50% of the credits in a student’s major must be earned at the University of Montana-
Missoula. In addition, each department may have specific residency requirements. Once a student begins coursework at the
School of Business
Administration, upper-division credits applied toward the major must be completed at the
University of Montana-Missoula.
Students attending elsewhere on a university-approved exchange program may apply appropriate credits to this residency requirement with prior written approval of the department chair of their major.
6.
Capstone Course - All business majors must complete one business capstone course chosen from the following: a.
MGMT 445 Small Business
Management and Strategic
Planning b.
MGMT 446 Strategic
Management c.
MIS 448 Management Game
The capstone course is normally taken during the last semester of the student’s senior year. All upper-core courses must be completed before students enroll in a capstone course. The capstone course must be completed at the University of
Montana-Missoula.

Under the Department of Management Information
Systems
Basic Requirements for Management Information
Systems Major
NOTE: Students completing their major with lower-division classes still must earn a total of 39 upper-division credits to fulfill University requirements.
Under the Accounting Major:
Basic Requirements for the Accounting Major
Note: Students should select, in consultation with their faculty advisor, the accounting courses from the above list that best fit their individual career goals. Some courses have grade requirements in the prerequisite course (see the course descriptions). Many of these courses may be taught once a year–see advisor for the schedule each academic year. The Department expects students to complete the required 400-level ACTG courses in residence during the senior year.
Under the Finance Major:
Basic Requirements for Finance Major
All students must complete an approved plan of study during the first semester of their junior year. The plan of study is available from a finance faculty advisor and must be completed and signed by the faculty advisor. Failure to implement and adhere to a program of study may delay graduation. Some courses have grade requirements in the prerequisite course (see the course descriptions). Many of these courses may be taught once a year-see advisor for the schedule each academic year. The Department does not offer independent study credit for any course already offered for credit. The department expects students to complete the required 400-level FIN courses in residence beginning spring of the junior year.
Under the Department of
Management Information Systems:
Basic Requirements for Management
Information Systems Major:
NOTE: Students completing their major with lower-division classes still must earn a total of 39 upper-division credits to fulfill
University requirements.
Management Information Systems majors must take MIS 476: Project Management at the University of Montana--Missoula.
Under the Accounting Major:
Basic Requirements for the
Accounting Major
Note: Students should select, in consultation with their faculty advisor, the accounting courses from the above list that best fit their individual career goals. Some courses have grade requirements in the prerequisite course (see the course descriptions). Many of these courses may be taught once a year–see advisor for the schedule each academic year. The
Department expects students to complete the required 400-level ACTG courses in residence during the senior year.
Accounting majors must complete all required 400-level ACTG courses at the
University of Montana – Missoula. (ACTG
401, 410, 411, and 425).
Under the Finance Major:
Basic Requirements for Finance
Major
All students must complete an approved plan of study during the first semester of their junior year. The plan of study is available from a finance faculty advisor and must be completed and signed by the faculty advisor. Failure to implement and adhere to a program of study may delay graduation. Some courses have grade requirements in the prerequisite course (see the course descriptions). Many of these courses may be taught once a year-see advisor for the schedule each academic year. The
Department does not offer independent study credit for any course already offered for credit. The department expects students to complete the required 400-

level FIN courses in residence beginning spring of the junior year.
Finance majors must complete all required 400-level FIN courses at the
University of Montana – Missoula. (FIN
420, 424, 429, 439, and 450).
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change.
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AACSB requires that at least half of the coursework in business be taken in residence at the AACSBaccredited institution. Many AACSB-accredited institutions expand this requirement to the courses taken in the junior and senior year within the specific major. This ensures that students graduating with a business degree from an AACSB-accredited institution have taken most of their major-specific coursework from that institution. The proposed residency requirement does not expand the number of credits to be taken in residence, but it directs the students to which credits must be taken in residence.
Specific courses listed are generally taken in the student’s senior year.
Once approved, the original, a paper copy and an electronic file are submitted to the Faculty Senate
Office, UH 221 (camie.foos@mso.umt.edu).
Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document list program title and proposed change of all proposals.
Revised 11-2009