San Diego State University College of Business Administration

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San Diego State University
College of Business Administration
Established:
Type: Public
Dean: Gail K. Naughton, PhD
Staff: 87 full time, 36 part-time
Students: 5,413 undergraduate
Postgraduates: 325 graduate
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Campus: Urban
AACSB: Accredited since 1963
Website: www.sdsu.edu/business

San Diego State University College of Business Administration is recognized as one of the best Business Schools in the United States. SDSU offers a state-of-the-art curriculum, an outstanding faculty, over 130 different courses to choose from, and excellent opportunities to work with the San Diego business community.

In addition to offering a great academic program, San Diego has a dynamic business community. San Diego is a hotbed of entrepreneurship in biotech, telecommunications, software, and several other high growth industries. This gives SDSU students the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they acquire in the classroom to exciting business situations. San Diego was recently picked by Fortune Magazine as one of the Worlds Top 50 Cities for International Business.

The mission of SDSU's College of Business Administration is to create a learning environment that fosters excellence in business education through innovative programs, applied learning, research and collaboration with the community.

The Dean of the College is Gail K. Naughton, PhD, a noted biotechechnology entrepreneur and founder, director and formerly President of Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. of La Jolla, CA. Dean Naughton is the first female biotechechnology entrepreneur to lead a major United States university business school.

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[edit] History

The San Diego State University (SDSU) College of Business Administration has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1963.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Degrees

[edit] Special Degrees

(Offered in conjunction with the College of Arts & Letters)
(An interdisciplinary program with the College of Business Administration and the College of Engineering)
(Offered in conjunction with California Western School of Law)
  • Regulatory Affairs
    • Master of Science (M.S.) in Regulatory Affairs (provides a comprehensive background in regulatory science with the additional training and experience required of regulatory affairs professionals to address federal and state regulatory statutes and laws with emphasis on the Food and Drug Administration. The degree is offered through the collaboration of the College of Business Administration and the College of Sciences)
    • Certificate in Regulatory Affairs (offered through the collaboration of the College of Sciences and the College of Extended Studies

[edit] Departments/Majors

The College of Business Administration includes several academic departments:

See Department Summary and Index
SDSU Business Administration building located next to the campus Student Services building
SDSU Business Administration building located next to the campus Student Services building

[edit] Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy

  • Accounting
  • Taxation
  • Auditing

[edit] Business and Finance

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Personal Financial Planning
  • Real Estate

[edit] Information & Decision Systems

  • Information Systems
  • Operations Management
  • Business Statistics
  • Business Communication
  • Marketing
    • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Marketing

[edit] School of Management

  • Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Health Services Administration
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management
  • International Business
    • Project AMIGOS (American Management Initiative for Global Operating Skills)

[edit] Special Programs

The college offers programs for entrepreneurship, hospitality and tourism management, international business, real estate, executive financial planner, sports business management MBA and executive MBA.

[edit] Institutes/Research Centers

San Diego State's Entrepreneurial Management Center attracts more than 200 teams from around the world for its Venture Challenge Business Plan Competition, which began in 1989, and was the first inter-scholastic competition. The contest gives students the opportunity to talk with the judges and receive informal feedback and advice on the ideas they present.

The International Business program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. and arguably one of the best. The undergraduate level, requires students to study a second language; to study an area of regional/cultural specialization; to have a business specialization; to complete an internship; to study or complete an internship abroad; and finally, to have a language exit examination in order to graduate

[edit] Community

[edit] Recognition and Distinction

SDSU Business Administration building
SDSU Business Administration building
  • The College of Business Administration was the first in the nation to offer Financial Services/Financial and Tax Planning programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
  • With assets of over $95,000, the Aztec Equity Fund is the first student-run equity fund in the U.S. for which capital was raised entirely by the student participants.
  • A specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications is the first in the country to be housed in a business school.
  • The College of Business Administration is ranked second among public undergraduate business programs in California, according to U.S. News & World Report.
  • The International Business program was named the best study abroad program in the country–in any area of study–by the Institute on International Education in New York.
  • San Diego State University’s undergraduate international business program ranks No. 15 in the nation, according to the new U.S. News and World Report “America’s Best-Colleges 2008 Guide.”
  • SDSU’s undergraduate business program also ranked among the nation’s best at No. 71, the highest ranking for a business program in the CSU system.
  • SDSU's undergraduate entrepreneur program was listed in Fortune Magazine's top 25 list of "America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs" in August 2007.
  • The Entrepreneurial Management Center is ranked 27th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
  • The Center for International Business Education and Research is one of 31 national resource centers of excellence in international business funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The School of Accountancy is the first and one of only five accredited accounting programs in California. Student test scores on the CPA exam consistently rank among the highest in the nation, recently ranking fifth. With over 500 students, the School of Accountancy is the top producer of accountants in San Diego.
  • The Princeton Review added SDSU to its Best 282 Business Schools: 2007 Edition.
  • An SDSU MBA team, Omega Sensors, won first place at University of Texas-Austin's MOOT Corp. International Business Plan Competition, often referred to as the "Super Bowl" of such competitions. The same team also won the Lunar Ventures Competition, a prestigious new business plan competition focusing on emerging technologies that could be used in space exploration applications.

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • Norman Brinker (Chili's Grill & Bar)
  • Thomas E. Darcy (Corporate Executive Vice President & CFO SAIC)
  • Norm Fjeldheim, Chief Information Officer, Qualcomm
  • Eric Fremont (Verizon Communications, Senior Vice President- Strategy & Planning - Information Technology)
  • Jack Goodall (Former President, Jack in the Box)
  • Alan Gold (Founder and CEO of BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.)
  • Jerry Halamuda (Color Spot Nurseries)
  • Ron Kendrick (Union Bank of California)
  • Linda A. Lang (Chairman & CEO Jack in the Box)
  • Art Nicholas (Nicholas-Applegate)
  • Bob Payne (Multi-Ventures, Mission Valley Hilton)
  • Ralph Pesqueria (El Indio Restaurants)
  • Sol Price, founder of Price Club (later merged with Costco)
  • Frank Riolo (CEO Viejas Enterprises)
  • Ralph Rubio (founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (f.k.a. Rubio's Fish Tacos))
  • Robert Svet (Chairman & Founder The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies)
  • Jim Sinegal (Costco) Chief Executive Officer, Time Magazine's 2006 list of The 100 most influential people
  • Don Ritchey, Jr (Lucky Stores, retired)
  • Vince Ferraro (Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Company)

[edit] See also

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