Miller College of Business

C. DuBois, Dean; M. Athavale, Associate Dean; M. Marvel, Associate Dean; A. Morrow, Assistant Dean

Miller College of Business offers 14 baccalaureate majors including: business administration, accounting, fashion industry studies, hospitality innovation and leadership, property management, economics (concentrations in business, liberal arts: economics and law, financial economics, health economics and public policy and political economy), finance (concentrations in business finance and financial analyst), risk management and insurance, business analytics and information systems, logistics and supply chain management, management and leadership (concentration in people and culture, international business and strategic management), entrepreneurship and innovation, marketing, and professional selling. Only majors in accounting, business administration, economics: business, and logistics and supply chain management can be completed fully online through the Division of Online and Strategic Learning.

Accreditation

Miller College of Business holds accreditation from AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), a rigorous accreditation which is held by only 6% of Colleges and Schools of Business worldwide. Further, Miller College holds separate AACSB accreditation for its Accounting Program. Only 1% of Colleges and Schools of Business worldwide hold this esteemed dual accreditation.

Degree Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in business is awarded to students who meet these university and Miller College of Business requirements. Students must:

complete a minimum of 120 credits;
complete all University Core Curriculum requirements;
complete the specific requirements of the major;
take 30 of the last 40 credits at Ball State University. In addition to this university requirement, students majoring in a program in the Miller College of Business must earn the last 30 credits of their major (including the Miller College of Business Core) in residence;
and maintain a minimum grade-point average of 2.0.

Transfer of Credit and Transfers from Other Colleges and Universities

Acceptance of credit from other institutions will be determined by the Office of Admissions. The applicability of credit toward degree requirements in the Miller College of Business will be determined by the college.

Courses in upper division business subjects (300/400-level) may be accepted for specific equivalency if the coursework has been taken in the junior or senior year at a four-year institution that is accredited by the AACSB. If the institution is not so accredited, credit in upper division courses accepted for transfer will be applicable only if syllabi, course text information, contact hours, and prerequisites are deemed equivalent to Ball State University course requirements. Business courses taken at two-year institutions will not be applied to upper division requirements. MGT 491 (Business Policy and Strategic Management) must be taken at Ball State.

Any student enrolling at Ball State University to complete a second undergraduate degree in business will be required to meet the residence requirement for the university.

Credit by Self-Acquired Competency

The Miller College of Business does not award credit in business courses based on self-acquired competency. However, the college will give examinations for credit in specific courses. Consult the appropriate department chairperson for information.

Statute of Limitation

If seven or more years have elapsed since a student's last enrollment, the student must meet the degree requirements outlined in the current undergraduate catalog.

In addition, courses that are seven years old or older must be retaken or replaced with equivalent transfer credit earned within the past seven years, unless an exception is approved by the Department Chair.