The vision statement:
The vision of Southern Wesleyan University School of Business is to provide the Southeast's premier undergraduate and graduate business programs based on Biblical principles and experiential learning. 

The mission statement:
The mission of the Southern Wesleyan University School of Business is to glorify God through its graduates.   Our graduates will add value to their employers by possessing the technical, managerial, and leadership skills required to succeed in a multi-cultural environment.

Core Values:

BIBLICAL
Train students to be persons of integrity based on Biblical truth that will transform personal and professional life.

PRACTICAL
Develop business skills and join in adding value through real world business experiences that are framed in an academic program. 

INNOVATIVE
Learn to be creative in a world where entrepreneurship, technology, globalization and change is an increasing reality.

Degrees offered:
Southern Wesleyan University School of Business offers three levels of business degrees serving two different types of student populations. We offer an associate’s degree of science in business (Adult & Graduate Studies), bachelor’s of arts in business administration (traditional), a bachelor’s of science in accounting (traditional), a double major bachelor’s of science in accounting and business administration (traditional), a bachelor’s of science in business administration (traditional and Adult & Graduate Studies), a master’s in business administration MBA (Adult & Graduate Studies), and a master’s in science of management MSM (Adult & Graduate Studies).

Southern Wesleyan University School of Business partners with the College of Arts and Sciences in two bachelor’s degrees serving traditional students. Two bachelor’s of science, one in Management of Information Technology MOIT, and the other in Recreation & Leisure Services Administration.

BACHELOR’S IN ACCOUNTING, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Program Goals

Upon successful completion of the bachelor’s degree programs, the graduate will develop personal qualities as well as business knowledge.

Personal Qualities (PQ) :

1. Biblical attitudes and values

Apply Christian principles to decision making; to be a person of integrity; exhibit a servant attitude; understand a vocation as a "calling"; show humility; demonstrate a good work ethic; exercise good stewardship; and respect authority

2. Communication skills

Can speak effectively to another individual; write factual material clearly and concisely; read with comprehension/speed; question effectively; write persuasively; speak effectively to groups; listen intently/objectively; explain concepts orally; critique, edit, and proofread; and express feelings appropriately.

3. Interpersonal skills

Able to influence others; negotiate and compromise; withstand and resolve conflict; understand the feelings of others; encourage debate; organize and delegate tasks; motivate and develop other people; and appreciate/reward people's efforts

4. Technology skills

Familiar with major hardware components; able to use current business software packages; use information to aid problem solving; make graphic presentations; access information from many sources; able to transform raw data into useful information; analyze data; communicate using electronic means

5. Problem solving skills

Able to define problems; exhibit intellectual curiosity, think abstractly/reflectively; distinguish between fact and opinion; propose and evaluate solutions; possess an open, receptive mind; defend a conclusion rationally; bring reason to bear on a problem; and to think historically.

6. Multicultural skills

Able to get along with other people; be tolerant of foreign cultures; be able to speak foreign languages; maintain openness to different ideas; develop a global, not an ethnocentric, perspective; aware of cultural differences, to adjust to new conditions; have no fixed prejudices; be curious about new situations.

7. Creative/innovator skills

Ability to face the unknown with boldness; develop a healthy, constructive nonconformity; maintain a sense of imagination/curiosity; be willing to assume sensible risks; accept responsibility for successes/failures; tackle problems with optimism; develop a healthy self-image; accept change as a challenge; overcome the fear of failure; and be willing to see things through.

8. Leadership skills

Able to articulate a vision; show a willingness to take responsibility; understand followers and their needs; demonstrate the need/drive to achieve; be capable of motivating others; accept and learn from criticism. to identify critical issues; to use tact, diplomacy, and discretion, able to act decisively; behave confidently and courageously.

Business Knowledge (BK):

1. Accounting
   1. Understanding of basic accounting terms and information
   2. Ability to utilize this understanding in business decision-making.
   3. Awareness of ethical considerations facing the accounting industry.
2. Management
   1. Knowledge of core behavioral principles and theories upon which important management skills are based.
   2. Competency in the skills of influencing others and managing change.
3. Statistics
   1. Understanding of the methods and principles of basic statistics.
   2. Ability to apply statistical theory to understand and solve real-world problems.
   3. Consideration of the interaction of Christian faith and statistical theory.
4. Business law
   1. Familiarity with basic legal concepts encountered in the marketplace.
   2. Understanding of the history, structure, government interaction, and subject content in the law.
   3. Ability to spot a variety of legal issues.
5. Finance
   1. Ability to explain the principles and techniques used in finance.
   2. Ability to apply finance principles and techniques in making organizational decisions.
   3. Ability to apply Christian principles in financial decision-making.
6. Strategy
   1. Knowledge of the overall strategy design framework into which to integrate functional knowledge gained in earlier courses with strategy and policy issues.
   2. Awareness of the centrality of ethical values in the context of individual and organizational effectiveness.
   3. Comprehension of the breadth of responsibility of the modern corporation.
7. Marketing
   1. Understanding of the vocabulary of marketing.
   2. Understanding of the principles of sound and ethical marketing, including product development, pricing, promotion, distribution, and consumer behavior.
   3. Ability to apply marketing principles to realistic marketing situations.  

For the accounting major only

8. Advanced accounting

1.  
   1. Familiarity with accounting standards and theory
   2. Understanding of taxation systems
   3. Ability to construct and test financial and internal controls

For the management information technology major only

9. Information technology

1. Ability to analyze, design, and evaluate an organization's information technology systems.
2. Familiarity with the leadership skills necessary to leverage the full potential of information technology and services in support of the organization’s mission.

1.  
   1. Understanding of how general economic ideas apply to social, business, and political environments.
   2. Knowledge of economic organizations and institutions of markets and governments.
   3. Understanding of the principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics including the associated terms, models, and graphs.