Real-world approach to teaching.
About
Instead of learning by the textbook, students engage in hands-on work inside and outside the classroom, learning the fundamentals of business and accounting in order to apply what they learn to real-life situations.
Our curriculum focuses on rational approaches to business and problem solving and on awareness of business environments. We graduate career-ready business professionals, ready to excel in the competitive business world or to pursue a graduate degree.
4+1 Bachelor’s to MBA Dual Degree Program
Students who earn an undergraduate business degree from Baker’s School of Professional and Graduate Studies or College of Arts and Sciences in Baldwin City can earn their bachelor’s degree and MBA in five years. This program is open to current students and graduates.
Baker participants who meet program requirements will not be required to take the 9 hours of MBA foundation courses. 4+1 students will be required to complete the 9 hours of MBA core courses and the 12 hours of concentration courses. To complete the remaining 21 MBA credits within a year, 4+1 students must take one at least one course each term for seven terms.
Requirements
- Complete 60 Baker undergraduate credit hours toward an SPGS or CAS business baccalaureate degree.
- Satisfy the graduation requirements for the undergraduate program.
- Earn a Baker cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Earn a GPA of 3.0 or higher in Baker business baccalaureate core courses.

Accounting Course Descriptions
Careers
Our accounting majors go on to land the following jobs:
- Actuary
- Economist
- Licensed conveyancer
- Accountant
- Management consultant
- Purchasing manager
- Retail banker
- Tax adviser

Scholarships
The Department of Business and Economics gives these awards with financial prizes to be applied to the following year’s tuition:
- Mildred Hunt Riddle Departmental Recognition Scholarship for Business and Economics
- KPMG-Cecil Miller Scholarship
- Carley M. Upp Memorial Scholarship
- William G. McGowan Scholarship
- Professor Fran Jabara Leadership Awards
Academic Recognition
- Outstanding First-Year Business Major
- Outstanding Sophomore Business Major

Meet the Faculty
Kevin Conley, JD, CPA
Assistant Professor of Business & Economics
B.A. University of Northern Iowa, J.D. University of Iowa College of Law
Expertise: business law, income taxes
Office: Mabee 207
785.594.8336
kevin.conley@bakerU.edu
Martha Harris, CPA, CMA, CFE
Professor of Business & Economics
B.S. Baker University, M.B.A. University of Kansas
Expertise: financial institutions, fraud examination
Office: Constant Hall
785.594.8338
martha.harris@bakerU.edu
Gary Irick, CPA
Associate Professor
B.S. Baker University, M.M. Northwestern University
Expertise: financial reporting and auditing
Office: Mabee 309
785.594.8479
gary.irick@bakerU.edu

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