Broyhill Undergraduate School of Management
Dean: M. Taylor
Director of Undergraduate Programs: E. Godfrey
Faculty
Professors: S. Camp, D. Caudill, E. Godfrey, C. Metcalf, A. Negbenebor, F. Policastro, R. Spear
Associate Professors: G. Gilsdorf, S. Johnson, L. Xiao, P. Nall
Assistant Professors: S. Kim, S. Gathers, A. Smith, C. Sutton
Instructors: G. Dib, S. Mankins, M. Taylor
Nationally Accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, the Broyhill Undergraduate School of Management became the University’s first endowed school in 1981 with a gift from the Broyhill Foundation of Hickory, North Carolina.
Mission Statement
The Godbold School of Business provides undergraduate and graduate professional training within the scope of a Christian-based, liberal arts university, building on the skills in learning and critical thinking that the liberal arts foster.
Major Fields of Study
Accounting
Business Administration
Computer Information Systems
Healthcare Management
Entrepreneurship
Wealth Management
GOAL-The Degree Completion Program (GOAL-DCP) within the Godbold School of Business offers five majors which require an academic background in business and additional specialty courses within the individual majors. A multidisciplinary common professional core component is required of all business students consisting of coursework in the following areas: Accounting Principles I and II, Principles of Economics I and II, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Management Information Systems, International Business, Legal Environment, Statistics, Quantitative Methods, Financial Management, and Business Strategy. These courses are represented within prerequisite requirements, GOAL-DCP General Education requirements, or major requirements.
All business students are expected to complete Math 316 within the GOAL-DCP General Education requirements. Any business student not having completed college coursework in algebra must take Math 300. A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) is required in major courses, Math 300 and 316 courses, and prerequisite courses specified by the business major, whether taken at Gardner-Webb or transferred from another institution.
Minor Fields of Study
The Broyhilll Undergraduate School of Management offers minors in some business disciplines which can be taken by business majors and non-business majors.
Computer Information Systems
Healthcare Administration
Management
Marketing
Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
Delta Mu Delta is the international honor society for business majors. This academic honor society recognizes high scholastic achievement by majors in the School of Business. Requirements include: GOAL-DCP juniors and seniors in the top 10% of their class with a minimum 3.8 GPA. Membership is lifetime and carries recognition to the professional world resulting in higher pay and promotion.