{"id":21516,"date":"2015-11-02T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=21516"},"modified":"2015-11-02T13:38:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T19:38:49","slug":"apsu-college-of-business-adds-new-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2015\/11\/02\/apsu-college-of-business-adds-new-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU College of Business adds new degree programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Earlier this fall, the Austin Peay State University College of Business took a major step toward earning professional accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) when it began modifying its existing academic programs.<\/p>\n

For years, APSU business students had only one degree option\u2014a Bachelor of Business Administration\u2014with seven different concentrations in accounting, finance, economics, management, international management, general business and marketing.<\/p>\n

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The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

Beginning Fall 2016, students will get more specialized training in their areas of interest as the college expands to four degree options with three concentrations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will give us parity with our Tennessee Board of Regents peers, as well as make our students\u2019 degrees more valuable moving forward,\u201d Dr. Bill Rupp, dean of the APSU College of Business, said.<\/p>\n

The newly modified programs will allow students the option of earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in accounting, marketing, finance and management. Finance majors can choose an economics concentration, while management majors can choose an international management or general business concentration.<\/p>\n

In late September, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) approved the new degrees, noting that the change will help with the college\u2019s accreditation efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe separation of these concentrations into free-standing programs helps to fulfill accreditation requirements from theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and facilitates employment opportunities for graduates of these academic programs,\u201d Russ Deaton, THEC interim executive director, wrote in a letter to APSU President Alisa White.<\/p>\n

The AACSB is the premier institution for specialized accreditation in the field of business. APSU\u2019s College of Business began aggressively pursuing AACSB accreditation a few years ago, and this February, the association will send a Peer Review Team to the Clarksville campus to evaluate the University\u2019s growing business program.<\/p>\n

More information about the APSU College of Business is available online at www.apsu.edu\/business<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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