The W. A. Franke College of Business

The W. A. Franke College of Business

The W. A. Franke College of Business houses all of NAU’s accredited business degrees (accredited through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management (accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration), and the Enterprise in Society emphases in the Bachelor’s in Applied Science and Bachelor of Arts or Sciences in Interdisciplinary Studies.

The W. A. Franke College of Business Building

NAU, PO Box 15066, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5066

928-523-3657 (fax 928-523-7331)

www.franke.nau.edu

School of Hotel and Restaurant Management

NAU, PO Box 5638

Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5638

928-523-2845 (fax 928-523-1711)

home.nau.edu/hrm/

Dean

Marc Chopin

Undergraduate Information

You may pursue the following undergraduate academic plans in The W. A. Franke College of Business:

In addition, NAU offers a B.S. in Economics in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. For information on Hotel and Restaurant Management degree plans, please visit the HRM page.

Our academic plans prepare you for professional and managerial careers of progressively increasing responsibility in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. These plans also provide you with a foundation for continuing professional or graduate education. Our combination of liberal studies with professional courses prepares you to assume social responsibilities, understand the international economy, and make ethical decisions. The W. A. Franke College of Business is accredited by AACSB International.

Please note that a wide variety of professional internships are available to FCB business students—in Flagstaff, statewide and out of state. For information about the requirements for these internships, contact The W. A. Franke College of Business Career Development Office.

In these sections, we first describe the admission requirements for all of our majors. Then we describe the requirements for each of our academic plans individually.

Click here for more information about The W. A. Franke College of Business Faculty.

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

Admission to NAU qualifies you for admission into the pre-professional program in The W. A. Franke College of Business. You must meet the following requirements to enter our professional programs:

Complete at least 56 units with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better.
Complete the following courses with a grade of C or better in each course: ENG 105, MAT 114 and 119, ACC 205, 255 and 256, CIS 120, and ECO 201, 284 and 285.

If you have a 2.75 grade point average in these courses and have satisfactorily completed Pathways activities designated by The W.A. Franke College of Business, we guarantee your acceptance into our professional program. If you average less than a 2.75 in these courses but have at least a 2.5 and have satisfactorily completed all designated Pathways activities, we admit you into the professional program on a space-available basis according to the rank order of your grade point average in these courses.
If you are in the pre-professional program and have completed all required courses with grades of C or higher but have a grade point average in those courses that is below the acceptable grade point average for admission to the professional program, you may repeat up to two of the required courses in which you earned a C to meet the minimum grade point average requirement. You may only repeat a required course in which you earned a grade of C one time.
For the B.S. Accountancy program, successfully complete a skills assessment.
We recommend the following course sequence for your first four terms:

Please note that you should consider The W.A. Franke College of Business General Academic Requirements (GAR) when selecting liberal studies courses. See the heading Other Major Requirements within the description of your major for information about the GAR:

First Term Units	Second Term Units
MAT 114 (3)	ENG 105 (4)
CIS 120 (3)	MAT 119 (3)
FYE 101 (1)	ACC 205 (3)
Liberal Studies or GAR Courses (6)	Liberal Studies or GAR Courses (6)
MGT 101 (3)
Term Total (16 units)	Term Total (16 units)
Third Term Units	Fourth Term Units
ACC 255 (3)	ACC 256 (3)
ECO 201 (3)	ECO 285 (3)
ECO 284 (3)	Liberal Studies or GAR Courses (6)
Liberal Studies or GAR Courses (6)	Liberal Studies Lab Science (4)
Term Total (15 units)	Term Total (16 units)

Graduate Information

The W.A. Franke College of Business offers a:

master of business administration (M.B.A.)

with emphases in accounting, distribution, management, enterprise systems, finance, and geographic information systems

We believe competing effectively in the global economy requires a systems perspective to managing organizations for continual improvement. Therefore, we base our programs on a systems approach to managing organizations in a global context. We incorporate functional integration, multicultural sensitivity, ethical conduct, and rigorous organizational assessment into the MBA curriculum.

Our academic plan specializes in integration and team teaching. Our faculty team seeks to help you develop strong functional skills and an integrative perspective that allows you to apply your skills to solving cross-functional problems. We seek to enhance your communications, problem-solving, and self-management skills, and we use innovative teaching methods and global perspectives throughout our curriculum to enhance your ability to manage across functions and geography. Our M.B.A. experience helps you develop your interpersonal, communications, and leadership skills within a highly personalized educational setting.