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Cultivating Character-Driven Leaders

Through a Christ-centered business education, the School of Business at Roberts Wesleyan University develops servant-leaders with integrity who are equipped to meet the challenges of a constantly changing world.

Our graduates are committed to excellence and dedicated to adding value to their organizations, communities, and families.

In the last 3 years, I have formed many meaningful relationships with classmates and professors. I really like that we are exposed to many different fields, do collaborative projects, and gain valuable internship experiences. I feel I am graduating with many memories and accomplishments.

Business Administration Major

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Traditional Undergraduate

Our Transformational Model

Hope and Courage
Confidence, Vision, Resolution, Risk-taking, Character
Joshua 1:9

Integrity
Righteousness, Discernment, Moral and Ethical Standards
James 2:18

Personal Excellence
Academic Fortitude, Perseverance, Entrepreneurship
Colossians 3:23

Servant Leadership
Humility, Selflessness, Community-minded Service
Jeremiah 9:23-24

Undergraduate Campus Life and Internships

Faculty, staff, and students share our custom-designed area in Hastings Center, creating a comfortable, productive atmosphere that promotes community.

  • Business lounge: the common room and center of department life for you, faculty, and staff.
  • Computer lab: business students only- great for group projects or printing off a paper.
  • Faculty and staff offices: open for you to get help in class or connect with some of your excellent professors.

Every year, you will be able to compete by writing a reflection paper about one of our core values emphasized each year:

  • Hope and Courage: Confidence, Vision, Self-Esteem, Risk Taking, Character
  • Integrity: Righteousness, Discernment, Shaping Moral and Ethical Standards
  • Personal Excellence: Academic Fortitude, Perseverance, Entrepreneurship
  • Servant Leadership: Community-Minded, Humility, Service, Selflessness

This annual event is a celebration of you and other students. Seniors who exemplify our core values are recognized, along with other students involved in their community.

Read about the 2024 Awards Ceremony here.

Yes! All undergraduate business majors complete a credit-bearing internship, following an internship preparation course with an emphasis on resume writing, interviewing, and networking. The Internship Experience adds insight and focus to your career and future employment.

Career Success Coach, Kathleen D. Raniewicz, and Internship Director, William H. Todd, will work one-on-one with you to customize an internship to your interests.

This real-world experience benefits you by:

  • Growing your business knowledge and network
  • Improving your workplace skills
  • Providing an opportunity to explore careers

All students participate in a Mock Interview with Rochester area business professionals. This experience will prepare you for internship and future employment following graduation.

Sample of Internships:

  • WILMAC
  • Bishop Kearney High School
  • North Western Mutual Insurance
  • Goodwill of Finger Lakes
  • Lake Bev. Corporation
  • LuMonta Salon
  • Paychex
  • Alliance Advisory Group
  • Just Fences
  • Buell Automatics
  • Roberts Wesleyan University Brand & Marketing Communications
  • CASH Coalition
  • Pastores Pizzeria
  • Monroe County Sheriff's Department
  • The Healthy Zone Ice Rink
  • The Daily Grind Coffee Shop
  • Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
  • First CapitalPaychex
  • Flaherty Salmin CPAs
  • Monro Muffler
  • Roberts Wesleyan Finance Dept
  • Dejoy, Knauf, & Blood
  • Allied Financial Partners
  • FM Offices Express
  • Heveron 7 Company CPAs
  • Mass Mutual
  • Monroe Inc.
  • Mengel, Metger, Barr, and Co.
  • ESL Federal Credit Union
  • Rochester Red Wings
  • FCA Colorado Razorsharks
  • Rochester Rhinos Soccer
  • Total Sports Experience

Minor Options

Minor Requirements

Students wishing to graduate with a minor must complete at least 18 semester hours in a selected
discipline. Specific minor requirements are listed within the departmental sections of this catalog. In
order to earn a minor when some of the coursework is also required by their major, students must take
at least nine hours unique to the minor. In order for a transfer student to earn a minor offered by Roberts,
the student must earn at least nine hours at Roberts.

  • ACCT 2010 with lab
  • ACCT 2020 with lab
  • ACCT 3010
  • ACCT 3110
  • BUAD 1010
  • One Accounting (ACCT) elective (3 hours)

  • ACCT 2010 with lab
  • ACCT 2020 with lab
  • BUAD 1010
  • ECON 2010 or 2020
  • MGMT 2020
  • MRKT 2010

  • MGMT 2020
  • MGMT 2200 OR ECON 3330
  • MGMT 4020
  • Additionally, students may choose, in consultation with their academic advisor, any combination of nine
    credits in upper-level courses that align with their personal/career goals.
    • Examples include:
      • Accounting
      • Art
      • Business Administration
      • Communication
      • Computer Science
      • Economics
      • Homeland Security
      • Mathematics
      • Marketing
      • Ministry
      • Music
      • Social Work

  • MRKT 2010
  • MRKT 3400
  • MRKT 3600
  • 9 elective hours tailored appropriately to the student’s major and individual needs
    • Selected jointly by the student and the Lead Professor of Marketing

Sports Management and Marketing: (18 Hours)

  • SPMM 1010
  • SPMM 2010
  • SPMM 2020
  • SPMM 2500
  • 6 additional credits from: MRKT upper level coursework (e.g. MRKT 3400 Advertising & Branding, MRKT
    3450 Consumer Behavior, SPMM 3500 & 4500 3-credit Prep/Internship) or MGMT upper level
    coursework (e.g. MGMT 3900 Project Management, MGMT 4020 Managerial Toolbox). Students may
    take both classes in MRKT, MGMT or one of each.
  • Students who elect to take an Internship (SPMM 4500) MUST ALSO take SPMM 3500 Internship Prep, which together is a 3-credit commitment.

Graduate & Professional Studies

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