Charlton College of Business

The Charlton College of Business serves three distinct and important stakeholders: undergraduate and graduate major students, students from other academic units in the university, and the broader professional and business community.

The Charlton College of Business offers seven undergraduate programs in business, all leading to the Bachelor of Science degree. These programs are designed to prepare the graduate for careers in Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Operations Management, and General Business Administration. The college also offers the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science degrees in Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Management and Technology Management.

The Charlton College of Business offers a minor in International Business, and minors in each functional area including accounting, finance, management, management information systems and operations management. Business majors may choose from these different minors or they may take minors from other colleges. Charlton College offers a minor in Business Administration that helps non-business majors acquire an understanding of business essentials. Non-business majors may also take the minor in International Business. Charlton College offers a post-baccalaureate certificate in accounting for those preparing to sit for the CPA examination.

Students in the Charlton College of Business engage in projects and case studies that involve all business areas: accounting, finance, management, management information systems, operations management and marketing. Each student’s studies combine advanced specialization in the major field with real breadth through courses in arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences; and foundation knowledge through studies in behavioral science, economics, mathematics, statistics and oral and written communication. Students also gain an understanding of ethical and global issues; political, social, legal, environmental and technological issues; and the impact of diversity on organizations.

The Charlton College of Business is accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

College Mission Statement

The Charlton College of Business, as part of a comprehensive public university, provides accessible, affordable, and exceptional graduate and undergraduate business education in an environment of engaged scholars. As a leading business school, we create and disseminate knowledge, innovate and catalyze change and prepare our graduates to positively transform lives, organizations and communities.

Earle P Charlton

The college is honored to carry Earle P Charlton’s name. Mr Charlton, who began his retail empire in 1890 in Fall River, Massachusetts, co-founded F W Woolworth Company. A substantial gift to the university by the Charlton Charitable Trust enabled UMass Dartmouth to construct the Charlton College building which opened in fall 2005 and the Charlton Learning Pavilion, which opened in fall 2016.

In the words of his grandson, Earle P Charlton II, “This is the American Dream. My grandfather started with nothing and built an empire of 53 stores across New England to the Pacific Coast and in Canada. He was an inspiration to me, my hero. He wanted to make a difference in the world.”

The gift acknowledges a strong belief in the value of public education in our society and in the importance of private support for it. His grandfather “never had the opportunity to go to college,” explains Earle P Charlton II, yet “I know he would be extremely proud to give to these students … the opportunity to get the education he missed.”

Accreditation

The Charlton College of Business is accredited by AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). The College is also a member of this organization.

Graduate Program

An MBA program is offered by the Charlton College of Business along with Masters of Science degrees in Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Management, and Technology Management. See the Graduate Catalog for graduate general and program requirements.

Accelerated Degree Programs

The Charlton College of Business offers Accelerated BS to MBA/MS (4+1) programs that are designed to attract highly qualified undergraduates to Charlton College of Business graduate programs to accelerate time to degree for the bachelor and master’s degrees, and to facilitate course planning and early admission into a master’s program.

Eligible undergraduate students may apply for an accelerated program after they have earned at least 75 credits (30 credits for transfer students) in the undergraduate program. The accelerated programs allow students to count up to nine (9) credits of approved CCB graduate coursework, typically taken in their senior year, toward both their baccalaureate degree and their desired CCB master’s degree. Interested students should work with their undergraduate advisors during the second semester of junior year or earlier to complete the Accelerated Baccalaureate/Master’s Program Application Form, as well as meet with the appropriate graduate program directors. For more details, please visit https://www.umassd.edu/charlton/accelerated-programs/.

General Requirements for Undergraduate Programs

Transfer of Credit

Generally, lower-level business course credits (first and second year courses) can be transferred from community or other colleges, assuming the course work is comparable to that offered at UMass Dartmouth. All transfer credits that apply to the degree are given at the discretion of the college.

Applicants should refer to the Mass Transfer Program and Articulation Agreements to determine the courses that will transfer from community colleges and universities. Information can be found at:

http://www.umassd.edu/transferexperience/masstransfer

Transfer students from community colleges must comply with the university requirement to complete at least 45 credits at UMass Dartmouth; furthermore, students must complete at least 30 credits of upper-level business courses at UMass Dartmouth. Transferred 100 or 200 level business elective courses cannot receive upper-division business elective credit.

Students can transfer 75 credits from 4 year colleges. Other requirements for upper-level courses apply as above. Business credits from online degree programs will be accepted for transfer only from AACSB Accredited schools.

Change of Major to Business

Admission to any of the majors in the Charlton College of Business is a competitive process.

Students will be admitted to the college if they meet one of the following two criteria:

They must have a GPA of 2.3 or higher in all courses taken to date with a minimum of 12 earned credits.

Or, they must have a GPA of at least 2.5 in the following courses:

ACT 211
MGT 201
MTH 146 or POM 212
ECO 231 or ECO 232

Or, at the discretion of the Dean.

Non-Business majors with more than 18 credit hours of business courses are encouraged to review business major opportunities. In addition, Non-Business majors may not take 300/400 level courses within any of the business majors without permission of the office of the Dean of the Charlton College of Business.

Internship

Charlton College of Business students are encouraged to take 1 or 2 internship courses with catalog number “399” as business-electives for credits. Undergraduate students with 60 credits and above and a minimum GPA of 2.5 are eligible to enroll in internship courses. Students may contact the internship course coordinators for their majors explaining the

primary duties and responsibilities of the internship as well as the estimated total hours during the semester (must be at least 135) for approval. If approved, students will receive a permission code from the internship course coordinator to enroll in the internship course “399”. Students are required to complete course requirements, for example, online discussions, journals, final reflection paper, and submit an internship performance evaluation completed by the internship supervisor and a letter confirming the hours student worked. Charlton students often obtain internships with the assistance of the Career Center and on campus career fairs and company recruitment events. For more details, please visit https://www.umassd.edu/charlton/internship/