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Mission Statement
- The mission of the College of Business Administration is to provide a quality education grounded in Catholic, Jesuit values that enable students to function effectively and ethically in a diverse workplace and global economy. Our goal is to foster a community of scholars committed to improvement and collaboration, and to enhance interaction with business and service organizations. In doing this, we create a superior environment for our students to learn and develop.
- - Marquette University Undergraduate Bulletin
Features of a business education at Marquette University:
 Marquette's Accounting Program is accredited by AACSB International. Marquette's program is one of the two accredited accounting programs in the State of Wisconsin; less than 25% of accounting programs nationwide have this accounting recognition.- 2/3 of accounting graduates are CPA's (based on Accounting Department Survey).
- Most states require 150 credit hours completed prior to taking the CPA exam. This 150-hour requirement is 21 additional credits beyond the 129 needed to graduate with an accounting major. If an accounting major plans/schedules appropriately and is accepted into Marquette's Graduate School, they could earn a Master's Degree in Accounting in only one additional year.
Our business alumni are active within the college in a variety of activities:
- Volunteer as mentors for our Mentor Program
- Volunteer as Business Speakers
- Provide internships for students
- Actively participate in Business Student Organizations
- Volunteer at college activities (e.g., Freshmen Career Awareness Night)
- Organize fund raisers for student scholarships
The College of Business Administration has over 18,000 alumni across the world. Many alumni have excelled professionally... e.g., Steven Douglass, CEO (Payless Shoes), Wayne Sanders, former CEO and Chairman of Board (Kimberly Clark), Michael Van Handel, Sr. Vice President - Chief Financial Officer (Manpower), Mary Cyrier, Vice President Human Resources (Schwarz Pharma), Lora Neitzel Olenchek, Assistant Vice President, (U. S. Bank Capital Markets), Jay Lenstrom, President (GMR Marketing).
- All business faculty advise students.
- Students are required to meet with faculty advisor at least twice a year.
- Students are assigned to faculty based on their area of major (e.g., an accounting major is assigned to an accounting professor).
- Advising includes, but is not limited to, course selection, career exploration, graduate investigation, resume development, and support of educational goals.
- Business Leaders Forum provides opportunities for students to interact with leaders of the business community.
- Past speakers included CEO's from General Electric, Trek Bicycle, Cisco Systems, and Rockwell International.
- The College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International; the program was reaffirmed in fall 2001.
- The College of Business Administration has been accredited continually since 1928 and was one of the first 40 charter business schools to be accredited.
- The Accounting Program is accredited by AACSB International. Marquette's program is one of the two accredited accounting programs in the State of Wisconsin; less than 25% of accounting programs nationwide have this accounting recognition.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of community service programs, which include, but are not limited to, some of the following:
- Business Student Organizations - participate in community service projects (e.g., fund raiser for Penfield Children's Center - a rehabilitation center for infants and toddlers with disabilities)
- University Activities - students may participate in many community service projects that the university sponsors ranging from Students Enhancing Education (SEE) to Hunger Cleanup. Annually, Marquette students devote more than 100,000 hours to community service; in addition, Marquette University has been recognized nationally for the service done by the students.
- Coursework Focused on Community Service
- College of Business Administration has a course: Business and Community Service
- Faculty can incorporate service learning projects as part of the course requirement through the assistance of the university's Service Learning Office.
- Students are admitted directly into Marquette's business school as incoming freshmen. In contrast to other universities, some business schools make the decision, based on gpa, after the sophomore year regarding admittance to the business school.
- Since 1910, Marquette University's College of Business Administration has striven to produce leaders who are both competent and who possess a developed social conscience based on Christian values.
- All students are required to take coursework in Theology, Philosophy, Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.
- College of Business Administration regularly offers electives such as Marketing and Society or Economics and Ethics, and Investment Management, Ethics, and Society.
- Faculty raise social/ethical issues and questions in all business classes (see College Mission statement on cover page).
- Overseas programs available to all business students; you do not have to major in International Business to study overseas.
- The College of Business Administration has a full-time Director of International Business Programs.
- Students that study overseas will have their courses pre-approved in advance so they count toward their degree.
- All overseas programs have a Site Director that Marquette University has direct contact with.
- In many overseas programs, students' financial aid awards may apply.
- Overseas programs in:
NOTE: Language of instruction is in parentheses.
- Monash University - Melbourne, Australia (ENGLISH)
- Southern Denmark University (ENGLISH)
- University of Antwerp, Belgium (ENGLISH)
- National University of Ireland - Galway (ENGLISH)
- City University - London (ENGLISH)
- St. Clare's - Oxford, England (ENGLISH)
- Laval University - Quebec, Canada (FRENCH)
- Universite Catholique de Lille - France (FRENCH & ENGLISH)
- Universite Catholique de Lyon - France (FRENCH & ENGLISH)
- Universite Robert Schuman - IECS - Strasbourg, France (FRENCH & ENGLISH)
- Sophia University - Tokyo, Japan (ENGLISH)
- Catholic University of Eichstatt - Germany (GERMAN & ENGLISH)
- Phillipps Universitat Marburg - Germany (GERMAN)
- University of Innsbruck - Austria (GERMAN)
- Institucion Universitaria de la Compania de Jesus ETEA - Cordoba, Spain (SPANISH)
- Universidad De Deusto - San Sebastian and Bilbao, Spain (SPANISH)
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas - ICADE - Madrid, Spain (SPANISH)
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile - Santiago, Chile (SPANISH)
- Universidad Iberoamericana - Mexico City (SPANISH)
- John Cabot University, Rome - Italy (English)
- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS - MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
- Competency in a foreign language
- Double major in any other area of business and international business
- Study or work overseas for a semester or summer
- The College of Business Administration has a full-time administrator (Director of Career Management) in the Dean's Office to assist students interested in business internships.
- Students are required to draft their own resume in the first semester in the course LEAD 1.
- Students can obtain an internship starting in the freshman year.
- Internships are available during the year as well as during the summer.
- Below are representative samples of intern positions and employers from the past year:
| ACCOUNTING |
| Deloitte & Touche |
Audit Intern |
| Price Waterhouse Cooper | Tax Intern |
| Ernst & Young |
Audit/Tax Intern |
| ECONOMICS |
| Northwestern Mutual |
Financial Representative |
| Stark Investments |
Research Associate |
| Quarles & Brady |
Intern |
| FINANCE |
| Morgan Stanley |
Investment Banking Summer Analyst |
| Rockwell Automation |
Plant Services Finance Intern |
| Wells Fargo & Company |
Credit Analyst |
| HUMAN RESOURCES |
| Novo Recruiting |
Intern/Researcher |
| Extendicare Health Services |
Affirmative Action Intern |
| DN Acquisitions |
HR Intern |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| Allstate INsurance |
Process Analyst Specialist |
| Metavante |
CB Issuing Support Intern |
| GE Healthcare |
Information Mgmt. Leadership Program |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS |
| World Trade Center - Wisconsin |
Market Research Intern |
| Premier Investments |
Market Research Intern |
| M&I Bank |
Junior Associate |
| MARKETING |
| Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
Marketing Intern |
| Motorola |
Mobile Devices Global Intern |
| Principal Global Investors |
Product Information Intern |
| OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT |
| Miller Brewing Co. |
Supply Chain Intern |
| Boeing |
PQA Business Operations Specialist |
| Johnson Controls |
Operations Intern |
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- Learning OUtcomes are statements of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that we want our graduates to possess. They are the criteria on which AACSB evaluates our accreditation. We use them for continuous improvement. they are important to who we are so we make them public. Click here for a list of our current Undergraduate Learning Outcomes.
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- Sponsored by College of Business Administration and the Business Administration Alumni Association.
- Students meet one-on-one with an executive in the Milwaukee business community. In the 2005-2006 academic year, over 115 students and mentors participated.
- These mentors provide insight into career choices, resume writing, interviewing skills, business etiquette and networking.
- Mentors have come from companies including Metavante Corporation, Rockwell International, Baird Advisors, US Bank, Harley-Davidson, SC Johnson, and Direct Supply.
- Students typically meet monthly with their mentor.
- Faculty advise students.
- Faculty are accessible to students.
- Faculty have regularly scheduled office hours and are available by appointment at other times.
- Class size allows instructors the flexibility to use a variety of teaching methods: case discussions, student presentations, business simulations, etc.
The College of Business Administration and the Law School have a joint undergraduate / law degree program called the Pre-Law Scholars Program. The Pre-Law Scholars program allows students to reduce from seven years to six years the total time needed to complete the bachelor's and law degrees.
- In the first three years of the Pre-Law Scholars program, students will complete the core curriculum and major requirements. Courses taken in the fourth year (the first year of law school) count as electives for the bachelor's degree and toward the completion of the law degree.
- Students may choose any major in business in the Pre-Law Program. However, students majoring in accounting will need to take two courses in summer school; also, depending on foreign language placement, international business majors may need to take summer school courses.
- Admission to the Pre-Law Scholars program is offered only to five incoming first-year students, ordinarily during the spring prior to their freshmen year based on the following criteria:
- Application
- High school class rank (upper 10%)
- Test Scores (SAT combined score of 1260 or ACT composite score of 28)
- Interview for semifinalists
- Essay
- Admission of freshmen beginning in 2005 guarantees the Scholar a place in Marquette Law School's first-year class of 2008, after completion of the third year of undergraduate studies (and having earned at least 99 credits) in the College of Business Administration. Students will maintain a place in the Law School by fulfilling the following requirements:
- Maintain a minimum cumulative 3.4 GPA. in the undergraduate program.
- Earn a score on the Law School Admissions Test that is equal to or greater than the median score of the class admitted to the Law School in the year before the Scholar's enrollment in the Law School (i.e., the first-year class of 2007). Students may take the LSAT as many times as needed to earn this score, but should bear in mind that the Law School relies on the average of all the LSATs a student has taken.
- Meet the Law School's standards for character and fitness.
Students may choose to complete the fourth year as an undergraduate; in such a case, the student will be guaranteed a place in the Law School entering class the following year, provided the academic standards of the program are met. While the Law School is bound to hold a place for Scholars who meet all requirements, students are not obligated to attend Marquette's Law School. Students may elect to complete the undergraduate degree in the College of Business Administration
- 91% of our regular full-time faculty have doctoral degrees.
- Faculty earned doctoral degrees at leading universities across the country.
- 95% of undergraduate classes are taught by our full-time faculty.
- No Graduate Assistants/Teaching Assistants (TA's) teach undergraduate business classes.
- Chairs and Professorships recognize faculty with outstanding research records:
- Charles H. Kellstadt Chair in Marketing (Dr. J. Craig Andrews)
- Donald Flynn Chair in Accounting (Dr. Don Giacomino)
- Coleman Chairholder in Entrepreneurship (Dr. Alex Stewart)
- Charles T. Horngren Professorship in Accounting (Dr. Michael Akers)
- Robert Bernard Bell, Sr., Chair in Real Estate (Dr. Mark Eppli)
Much of our success is tied to our relevance in the business community. The centers housed in the College of Business Administration promote the interactions required to build and share our knowledge through research and service to business.
Each center specializes in a specific area of business, bringing together faculty, students and the community to address business issues for the mutual benefit of all parties.
The College of Business Administration has revised the curriculum in both the business and non-business core requirements. Below are the highlights of the revisions:
CORE OF COMMON STUDIES - Our newly revamped Core of Common Studies defines requirements in terms of the knowledge, skills and value dispositions that students will acquire, rather than specific courses. This approach provides students the opportunity to choose from among the variety of approved courses - those with the specific content that best meets their individual interests and needs for their major. These knowledge areas include: Mathematical Reasoning, Science and Nature, History of Cultures and Societies, Rhetoric, Diverse Cultures, Literature and Performing Arts, Individual and Social Behavior, Theology, and Human Nature and Ethics.
BUSINESS CORE - Our newly revamped core within the College of Business Administration adds features designed to facilitate students' transition from school to the business world. A series of one-credit courses, one each year, will be designed around business communication skills, teambuilding, career development and leadership. Each student will compile a portfolio showcasing his or her accomplishments throughout the four years. The portfolios are designed to aid students to clarify their career aspirations and focus their academic preparation toward that goal that can then be utilized in their job search.
"Business Takes Place in a City"
- Availability of Internships - downtown Milwaukee is a 5 minute bus ride from campus
- Business Speakers (for College gatherings, classes, student organizations)
- Mentorship Program
- Interaction with Business Alumni
- Recreation / Entertainment / Cultural Events
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