College of Business Administration
Mission Statement
Our mission is to prepare students in a learning-centered environment, through effective teaching, scholarship, and service, with the professional and leadership skills necessary for positions in the global marketplace, while fostering life-long learning and service to the external community.
Healthcare Forum 2009
On Wednesday, October 7, 2009 the Winthrop University Healthcare Management Program presented its Healthcare Forum 2009. Dr. Michael Matthews, associate professor of healthcare management facilitated a panel discussion of healthcare professionals. The forum was not driven by a political position, but sought to provide information from various constituency groups. The panel included: Ernest Brown, CEO, North Central Community Healthcare, Dr. Robert Lesslie, director, Riverview Family Medical Services, Dr. John Little, vice president, Healthcare Services BlueCross Blueshield of S.C., Charlie Miller, CEO, Piedmont Healthcare Center, Martha Whitecotton, associate vice president, Levine Children's Hospital. The forum was held in the Whitton Auditorium in the Vivian M. Carroll Hall. The auditorium was packed with college students and area residents anxious to take part in this discussion.
Economic Forecast Breakfast
Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist with Wells Fargo Securities LLP was the speaker at the September 15 breakfast held on Winthrop’s campus. To learn more about Vitner’s forecast, please visit Economic Outlook. To view photos of the event, please visit Photo Slideshow.
Undergraduate Financial Planning Option Recognized by CFP® Board
Winthrop has the only undergraduate financial planning program in the Charlotte-metro area that is Certified Financial Planner board-registered. To become CFP® board-registered, a program must be accredited, and its courses must cover specific financial planning topics that have been identified by the CFP® board as important for a financial planning practitioner to master. The CFP® certification is the most recognized professional certification in the field of personal financial planning. To achieve the CFP® designation, an individual must meet certain educational requirements, pass the CFP® exam, acquire a minimum of two years of relevant work experience, and complete an ethics requirement.
Undergraduate students pursuing the B.S. in business administration are required to select an area of concentration, called an option. Students who choose the finance option can elect the CFP® Board-Registered Financial Planning track. Graduates from the financial planning track will have completed the course work required to sit for the CFP® certification exam. Read more information about our financial planning track. For more information about the CFP® board or how to become a Certified Financial Planner please visit http://www.cfp.net.