Intensive Business Program (IBP)

The Undergraduate Intensive Business Program program is designed to provide primarily upper division courses for working professionals who wish to complete their college degree within their respective majors and areas of emphasis  The Business Administration degree provides students with the expertise and knowledge about critical business functions along with a strong liberal arts foundation to provide a balanced perspective on contemporary management and organizational issues.

Peter F. Young
Director, Undergraduate Business Programs

A new option for intensive business students --> an Internship!

Many intensive business students have begun to inquire about the possibilities of serving in an internship capacity while here at NDNU.  Well the answer is finally -- YES you can!  Internships are NOT a requirement of degree, but you may like the idea of shoring up your resume prior to graduation.  Click on the SBM Internship Program link and begin exploring.  See Peter Young or Carrie McKnight if you have additional questions.

Student Advising and Mentoring

Here's the document that will guide you and your wonderings while here at NDNU.  We have enhanced several areas of the School of Business and Management services to include advising, career planning, internship placement, etc.  Download this document today and know that there lots of folks here to help you out:

                  Student Advising Materials Guide

Intensive Attendance Policy

Beginning in the fall of 2006 - NDNU's IBP will be subject to the revised attendance policy.  The policy now reads as follows:

 “The nature of the Intensive program requires a more stringent absence policy, since even one absence may significantly impact achievement of course learning objectives.  A student who misses more than one class or its equivalent will be assigned a failing grade for the course, unless the student officially drops or withdraws from the course.  It is the responsibility of the student to initiate the drop or withdrawal.  See the Refund Policy for conditions under which some portion of the charges for the course may be reversed.”

 

IBP Degree Concentrations

Students complete a series of required courses in economics, accounting and finance, quantitative analysis, ethics, legal, management principles and organizational behavior, marketing, and business policy and strategy. In addition, each student selects a professional area of emphasis that may include:

• Finance / Economics
• General Management
• Marketing
• Technology Management

 

In addition, you can always find a two-year advanced course planning grid for the Intensive Business Program (IBP) in an easily downloadable MS-Excel file:

2-year IBP Planning Calendar

Professional Management Skills

Besides content knowledge, courses throughout the business administration curriculum are constructed to encourage professional skills essential to compete in today's business environment. These include:

• Interpersonal communications
• Organization leadership and team building
• Assessment and analysis of quantitative information
• Strategic thinking
• Information management technologies
• Global business cultures and management strategies

 

Director

Peter F. Young

Director, Undergraduate Business Programs, 2005
BA, University of California at Los Angeles
MA, University of Hawaii at Manoa

ABD, Walden University
(650) 508-3637; pyoung@ndnu.edu

IBP Student Advisor

Louella Jorgensen, SBM Undergraduate Analyst, 2000
BA, University of California at Berkeley
MAE, Notre Dame de Namur University

(650) 508-3591; ljorgensen@ndnu.edu