Santa Clara University

Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business offers a professional business education within the larger context of academic excellence in the Jesuit educational tradition. As such, it provides undergraduates with both the technical skills necessary for success in business and the ethical, global, and humanistic perspectives that are hallmarks of a liberal education. The program strives for a mix of theory and practice and emphasizes the development of leadership skills.

The Leavey School confers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) with majors in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations and Management Information Systems (OMIS). A general business minor is also available to non-business students.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce students must complete a minimum of 175 quarter units of credit, of which at least 60 must be in upper-division courses, and satisfy the requirements of the University Core Curriculum, the Leavey School of Business curriculum, and the departmental major. The University Core requirements and the Leavey School requirements follow. Consult individual department sections for major requirements in each department.

UNIVERSITY CORE

English Composition and Writing

Three courses: (a) two courses in composition and rhetoric, normally ENGL 1 and 2; and (b) ENG 179 or ENGL 183.

Western Culture

Two courses in one of the following sequences:

•  ARTH 11, 12, and 13

•  ENGL 11, 12, and 13

•  HIST 11, 12, and 13

•  HNRS 11, 12, and 13
(open only to students admitted to the University Honors Program)

•  MUSC 11, 12, and 13

•  PHIL 11, 12, and 13

•  THTR 11, 12, and 13

The two Western Culture courses should normally be taken in sequence.

Second Language

Native English speaking students can fulfill this requirement in one of three ways: (a) successful completion of the second course of the first-year, college-level sequence in a classical or modern foreign language; (b) demonstration of an equivalent level of proficiency by passing a language proficiency examination supervised by the depart­ments of Classics or Modern Languages and Literatures; or (c) by obtaining a mini­mum score of 4 on the Advanced Placement Examination in a classical or modern foreign language. Students for whom English is not their native language may satisfy this requirement by petitioning the chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the chair of the University Core Curriculum Committee. The petition must include professionally recognized documentation of proficiency in a language other than English.

Social Sciences

One course: ECON 1 (Principles of Microeconomics).  

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

•  Two mathematics courses: MATH 30 and 31 (Calculus for Business I and II) or MATH 11 and 12 (Calculus and Analytic Geometry I and II).

•  One laboratory course in a natural science.

Ethics

One course: PHIL 6 (Ethical Issues in Business) or MGMT 6 (Business Ethics).

World Cultures/Societies

Two courses: MGMT 80 (Global and Cultural Environment of Business) and an additional course from the approved list of area studies/regional courses.

Religious Studies

Three courses in religious studies or from the list of other approved courses, one each at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels, taken in sequence. The introductory-level course is normally taken during the freshman year; the advanced-level course must be taken after completing 88 quarter units.

Technology

This requirement is fulfilled by the combination of Data Analysis and Information Systems requirements in the School of Business.

United States

One course selected from the approved list of United States courses.

BUSINESS CURRICULUM: Lower Division

Introduction to Business

Two courses:  BUSN 70 (Contemporary American Business) and OMIS 17 (Introduction to Business Computing).  These courses are normally completed during the freshman year.   OMIS 17 may be waived upon successful completion of a Challenge Examination.  This waiver applies to the School of Business Core only.

Leadership Competency

Four units spread over two years beginning with a two-unit module, BUSN 71 (Foundations of Leadership), taken in the first year. BUSN 72 (Business Leadership Skills) is a two-unit class that is to be completed no later than Spring quarter of the sophomore year.

Transfer students entering with 44 units or more must complete the leadership competency requirement with an upper-division leadership class selected from an approved list that includes MGMT 174 (Social Psychology of Leadership).

Economics

Three courses:  

•  ECON 1 (Principles of Microeconomics)

•  ECON 2 (Principles of Macroeconomics)

•  ECON 3 (International Economics, Development, and Growth)

Accounting

Two courses: ACTG 11 and 12 (Information for Business Decisions I and II),  best completed by the end of the sophomore year. ACTG 11 is only offered fall and winter quarter, and ACTG 12 is only offered winter and spring.

Data Analysis

Two courses: OMIS 40 and 41 (Statistics and Data Analysis I and II).

Information Systems

One course: OMIS 34 (Management Information Systems), best completed by the end of the sophomore year.

OMIS students may meet this requirement differently. Please see department requirements.

BUSINESS CURRICULUM: Upper Division

Common Core of Knowledge

Four courses:

•  FNCE 121 (Financial Management)

•  MGMT 160 (Organization and Management)

•  MKTG 181 (Principles of Marketing)

•  OMIS 108 (Production Management)

Capstone Course

BUSN 162 (Business Capstone) must be taken during the senior year and completed with a grade of “C” or better.  Students who have declared an International Business minor must take BUSN 162B.

MINORS

The General Business Minor

The Leavey School of Business also offers a minor in general business open to any non-business student. Requirements for the minor include:

•  MATH 30 and 31 (or 11 and 12)

•  One course in statistics: OMIS 40, MATH 8, PSYC 40, or AMTH 108

•  BUSN 70

•  MGMT 80

•  ECON  1,  2, and  3 

•  ACTG 11 and 12

•  FNCE 121

•  MGMT 160

•  MKTG 181

The MIS Minor

The Department of Operations and Management Information Systems offers a minor in management information systems, open to all students. See the section on Operations and Management Information Systems for further information.

Interdisciplinary Minors

The Leavey School also offers two interdisciplinary minors that may be of special interest to business students: the International Business minor and the Retail Studies minor. Both of these minors are also open to non-business students. See the Interdis­ciplinary Minors and Other Programs of Study section of this Bulletin for further information.

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Leavey Scholars Program

The Leavey Scholars Program offers special opportunities for business students who have established a record of excellence in their Santa Clara studies. These academic high achievers are invited to enroll in special “honors” style sections of various business courses. The sections are intended to be especially rigorous and academically chal­lenging and are taught by our very best faculty. Successful completion of the program warrants the designation “Leavey Scholar” on the student’s transcript.

The ACE Program

The ACE (Accelerated Cooperative Education) program offers a unique, chal­lenging, and rewarding experience to business students admitted with distinction to the University. Participants receive a program of workshops designed to build, strengthen, and enhance their leadership skills, introductions to ACE Business Partner companies for a paid summer internship, mentoring by senior executives, and fast-track admission to the Santa Clara MBA program.

COURSES

70. Contemporary American Business

An introduction to the nature, forms, and objectives of the contemporary American business firm and its relation to the environ­ment in which it operates.  (4 units)

71. Foundations of Leadership

Presents various theories, concepts, and models of leadership through a series of speakers, directed readings, and reflective writing assignments. (2 units)

72. Business Leadership Skills

Designed to continue learning from BUSN 71, by introducing and teaching various leadership skills. Course integrates group discussion, selected readings, experiential learning, and reflec­tive engagement experiences. Prerequisite BUSN 71.  (2 units)

143. Entrepreneurship I

Introduction to entrepreneurship behavior focusing on developing, evaluating, and implementing ideas for new adventures.  (5 units)

144. Entrepreneurship II

The practice of business innovation and entrepreneurship with an emphasis on how entrepreneurs communicate ideas, develop products, build organizations, and create lasting businesses. Prerequisite: BUSN 143. (5 units)

145. Entrepreneurship Practicum

An opportunity for select students to apply their entrepreneurial skills in emerging companies.  Students who complete this course in addition to BUSN 143, BUSN 144, and an approved upper-division elective will receive a Certificate in Entrepreneurship.  Prerequisite:  BUSN 144. (1-5 units)

162. Business Capstone

The integration of knowledge from func­tional business courses with issues of busi­ness ethics and demographic diversity in the workplace, all in a global perspective. May be taught in a national policy framework, a corporate strategy framework, or as a quarter- long computer simulation game. Each framework includes a statistical data analysis component and a communication compo­nent. Prerequisite: Senior standing. (5 units)

173. Leadership Experience

A seminar for students reflecting on their experience as a leader. Seminar includes selected readings, reflective engagement activity, personal leadership assessment, and writing assignments. Students who complete this class in addition to BUSN 71 and BUSN 72 will receive a Leadership Competency Certificate.(2 units)

197.  Civil Society Colloquium

A colloquium for outstanding students that gives them the opportunity to interact with each other and with faculty in serious intellectual enterprise. From assigned readings, the class will engage in high-level discussions of policy and other civic issues. (2 units)

198. Internship/Practicum

Opportunity for upper-division students— typically involved with school-wide or inter­disciplinary programs, projects, or initia­tives—to work and study in or with profit and nonprofit organization. Generally includes selected readings, a reflective engagement activity, and a written report. Requires approval of the Associate Dean or Dean. May be included as fulfilling a requirement for a major only with permis­sion of that department chair. (1–5 units)