2024/25 UM UMM Undergraduate Catalog
The Maine Business School
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The Maine Business School offers programs in business administration. This professional program provides students with an education based on a strong liberal arts foundation. This broad education is designed to prepare students for successful careers in a rapidly changing global environment while providing them with the skills needed for lifelong learning.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS:
Bachelor of Science in:
Business Administration
Majors:
Accounting
Business Administration
Business Information Systems & Security Management
Finance
Management
Marketing
Sport Management
Minors:
Accounting
Business Administration
Management
Marketing
Concentrations:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
International Business
Each Business Administration concentration is open only to Accounting, Business Information Systems and Security Management, Finance, Management, Marketing, or Sports Management majors. Please be aware that some of the courses in each concentration have prerequisites.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration:
Complete Three (3) Required Courses:
Complete Two (2) Elective Courses:
International Business Concentration:
Complete the following Requirements:
Complete Two (2) Internationally-Oriented Elective Courses from the following list
NOTES:
Entrance Requirements:
Entrance requirements for the degree programs in the Maine Business School are noted in the admission section of this catalog. Please note that admission requirements differ among majors.
Continuing Student Requirements:
Maine Business School students need to obtain a C- or better in all the core business courses and any course that is a prerequisite to a business course, even another business course. Core business courses may be repeated only once, and when a student earns a grade less than a C- in a core business course, they must retake that class at UMaine. Students that do not pass a core business course with a C- or better after their second attempt, may be removed from the program.
Academic Advising:
The Maine Business School utilizes professional advisors. Each student enrolled at the MBS will be assigned a professional advisor. The Maine Business School is committed to ensuring that the students receive thorughtful guidance throughout their academic careers. Each student will be assigned a faculty mentor in his/her intended major as well as a professional advisor. Students may request a change in advisor at any time.
Declaring the Major:
Students applying for admission to the Maine Business School must designate a major on the application form. Please read the appropriate section in this catalog for more information about the specific majors.
Honors Thesis Course:
Maine Business School students completing HON 499 with a major-specific topic may be able to count the course as an elective in their major with the Associate Dean’s approval.
Military Credit Policy:
The Maine Business School allow a maximum of 15 military science credits which will count as free electives. No MSL classes count as Business electives.
Changing Colleges:
Students currently enrolled in another baccalaureate program at the University of Maine may change their enrollment to the Maine Business School provided they have the required grade point average and are in good academic standing on the effective date of change. For students changing colleges, the Maine Business School requires a 2.0 accumulative grade point average. Students who wish to change Colleges should contact the associate dean of their current college for procedures.
Transfers:
Students from other Universities generally are accepted as transfer students if they have completed a minimum of 12 semester credits with the required grade point average. For students transferring to the Maine Business School the required grade point average is 2.0. Students applying for transfer will receive an evaluation of their transcripts indicating course equivalencies for any courses taken at other institutions. The Maine Business School adheres to University-wide transfer policies.
Students currently enrolled at the University of Maine who wish to take courses at another institution must obtain written approval from the Associate Dean’s office prior to registration. The Office of Student Records and the Associate Dean’s office will evaluate all courses for which transfer credit is requested.
Differential Tuition:
The Maine Business School, similar to other colleges on campus, charges differential tuition in addition to standard tuition. Differential tuition provides one fee to replace numerous course, program, and lab fees. The revenue generated by differential tuition supports our mission by allowing us to offer our students best practice elements in analytics, projects, and connections to the community. Differential tuition is also used to continue to provide high-quality facilities for use by MBS students such as our Capital Markets Training Lab, student computer lab with no-fee printing, atrium, and assistance with online and synchronous programs. Differential tuition ensures that the degree programs and learning experiences in the Maine Business School are commensurate with accredited programs in the world.
Program Contacts
Business Administration
Patti C. Miles, Ph.D.
Maine Business School
211 Donald P. Corbett Business Building
(207) 581-1968
patti.miles@maine.edu
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