Business - Puri School of Business
College of Social Sciences, Commerce, and Education
Faculty
Mandolen Mull, PhD - Chair
Tina Anderson, MBA, CPA, CIA
Diane Chabes, MBA, CPA
Clayton Duffy, MBA
Orhan Erdem, PhD
Robert Evans, MA
Jeff Karlberg, PhD
Masoud Moallem, PhD
Luis Romero, IMBA
Graduate Assistants
Mr. Christian Pearcy
The mission of the Puri School of Business is to prepare students for successful professional careers by blending a strong interdisciplinary foundation with a cutting edge undergraduate and graduate business education. We achieve our mission in an environment characterized by personal attention and experiential learning using innovative teaching techniques, civic engagement, and the latest technology. Our students develop into business and professional leaders of the highest moral character.
Vision Statement
We develop successful students who embrace challenges, develop new ideas, and who understand, envision, and shape the world.
Bachelor Degree
The Puri School of Business offers you an opportunity to obtain a Bachelor of Arts*, or a Bachelor of Science degree in:
• Accounting
• Economics (Financial Economics Track)
• Financial Economics
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership
*Our Bachelor of Arts Degree program includes a foreign language component.
Note: Students who pursue double majors in Economics, Financial Economics, Marketing, Organizational Leadership, or Accounting may not present a 300- or 400-level course in these fields for credit toward more than one of the majors. Students may not major in all three of these fields.
Minors
•Accounting
•Business Administration
•Economics
•Entrepreneurship
•Marketing
Degree Completion Programs
•Bachelor of Science in Accounting Studies (BSAS)
•Bachelor of Science in Management Studies (BSMS)
Master’s Degree
The Puri School of Business offers a Master in Business Administrations (MBA) Degree which can be completed in less than two years. Consisting of 12 three-credit classes (nine core and three electives). Our MBA program is designed for mid- and upper-level leaders that want to advance their career and personal achievements. In addition to outstanding opportunities to expand your global perspective of leadership, marketing, finance, and business law, the program offers you an opportunity to complete a concentration in:
• Finance
• Health Care Administration
• Organizational Leadership
• Project Management
*Note: Students who enter the MBA program not having completed an economics, finance, and an accounting course will need to take additional pre-requisite courses to complete their degree.
Career Opportunities
As Economics or Business majors, students have a wide variety of career opportunities. Students in Business often choose to concentrate in one of the functional areas of finance, marketing or management, while Economics majors may concentrate in the area of finance as they prepare for graduate school or entry into the work force. Careers in administration, banking, law, government, sales, public administration and with international agencies are also among student employment options.
Accounting majors have a wide variety of career choices, including public accounting with national, regional or local accounting firms, or corporate or government accounting. Beginning January 1, 2001, Illinois adopted a requirement that students must have at least 150 credit hours in order to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.
Departmental Internship Requirement
The Puri School of Business requires all of its majors to complete an internship. This must be done within the framework of 398/498 courses in each of the department’s disciplines and includes internship activities conducted while attending Rockford University.
Degree Completion Majors
Master's Degree