The Girard School of Business

Dean of the Girard School of Business:
Kenneth S. Rhee, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of the Girard School of Business:

Assistant Dean for Student Advising & Services: Kimberly Valente, M.S.M., M.S.A

Assistant Dean & Director of Accounting Programs: Annarita Meeker, C.P.A, M.S.T.

Mission

The Girard School of Business empowers and inspires students to do well and do good by building their intellect, capabilities, and social awareness through experiential learning, creative pedagogy, and relevant faculty research.

Vision

The Girard School of Business will be the business school of choice for prospective students, faculty, staff, and employers.

Program Learning Goals

Communicate business concepts in a variety of channels
Collaborate with others to achieve a common goal
Analyze relevant data to make informed judgments
Apply business knowledge to solve problems

Program Requirements

The Girard School of Business offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. This bachelor’s degree program requires a minimum of 124 credits. As part of the overall 124 credit minimum, Girard School students will take courses that are distributed among the following categories:

Merrimack College Liberal Studies Core Curriculum
Girard School of Business, Business Administration Core Curriculum
Girard School of Business, Concentration requirements
Remaining courses are “open” electives

Students are required to select their concentration at the end of their sophomore year. Although students may change concentrations after their sophomore year, such changes could result in a program of study that extends beyond four years. Girard School students must select one concentration and meet those requirements to graduate. Dual concentrations are permitted. However, having two concentrations may result in a program of study that extends beyond four years and may involve taking additional credits beyond what is required to graduate with a single concentration. All Girard School students are strongly recommended to have a laptop that meets the minimum laptop requirements.

Concentrations

The Girard School of Business offers ten concentration options for Business majors:

Accounting
Finance
Entrepreneurship
Global Management
Hospitality Management
Human Resource Management
Management
Marketing
Sport Management

See GSB policies for double concentration policy

Minors

The Girard School of Business offers nine minor options for Non-Business majors:

Accounting
Business Administration
Finance
Global Management
Human Resource Management
Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Sport Management

See GSB policies for double minor policy

Programs

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Business Administration, B.S.B.A.

Minor

Business Administration