The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics

Thomas Turk, Ph.D., Dean
Candace Ybarra, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Abel Winn, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Administration

The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics is dedicated to preparing its graduates for roles as innovators, leaders and value creators in the twenty-first century. The Argyros School seeks to accomplish this through academic programs blending the best of business theory with exposure to the best of business practice. As globalization and technological advancement lead to increasing complexity in business affairs, the Argyros School strives to meet the educational needs of the next generation of business leaders.

In addition to offering rigorous degree programs, the Argyros School operates centers that address the driving forces of the market: economic research, entrepreneurship, globalization and finance. In our centers, faculty from various functional disciplines work together to address interdisciplinary themes in teaching, research and outreach. The centers provide a means to take the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics to the business world and to the larger community and conversely to bring the outside business world and community to the school. Additional information about our centers is found by clicking the title links below.

Centers

A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research

C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance

Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics

Walter Schmid Center for International Business

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Argyros School of Business and Economics is determined separately from admission to the University. Currently enrolled Chapman students wishing to change majors to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Bachelor of Arts in Economics or add a business or economics minor, must submit an application to the Argyros School of Business and Economics assistant dean for undergraduate programs.

The application to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or a Bachelor of Science in Accounting will not be approved until the student has completed MATH 109 , ECON 200 , ECON 201  and ACTG 210  with a grade point average of 2.700 or higher. Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Economics requires completion of ECON 200 , ECON 201  and MATH 109  or MATH 110  with a grade point average of 2.700 or higher. Students may elect to repeat any of these courses in an attempt to earn a higher grade, but only the grades from the first two attempts of each of these four courses (three for the Economics degree) will be used to determine the student’s eligibility to become an Argyros School of Business and Economics Major.

Admitted students pursuing a BS in Business Administration or a BS in Accounting: 

• must attain at least a 2.700 grade point average in MATH 109 , ECON 200 , ECON 201  and ACTG 210  before enrolling in upper-division courses.
• maintain at least a 2.000 overall grade point average in the major.
• may elect to repeat any of these courses in an attempt to earn a higher grade. But only the letter grades from the first two attempts of each of these four courses will be used to determine the student’s eligibility to enroll in upper-division courses. Students not able to achieve a 2.7 after retaking these four courses a maximum of two times each will not be eligible to continue to pursue a BS in Business Administration or Accounting. 
• If a course is repeated at Chapman University, only the higher grade will be used to compute the grade point average. However, consistent with University policy, if the course is repeated at another institution, the grade earned at Chapman will continue to be included in the student’s grade point average computation.
• complete all courses in the major for a letter grade and receive at least a “C-” grade.

Admitted students pursuing a BA in Economics:

• must attain at least a 2.700 grade point average in ECON 200 , ECON 201  and MATH 109  or MATH 110  before enrolling in upper-division courses.
• maintain at least a 2.000 overall grade point average in the major.
• may elect to repeat any of these courses in an attempt to earn a higher grade. But only the letter grades from the first two attempts of each of these four courses will be used to determine the student’s eligibility to enroll in upper-division courses. Students not able to achieve a 2.7 after retaking these three courses a maximum of two times each will not be eligible to continue to pursue a BA in Economics. 
• If a course is repeated at Chapman University, only the higher grade will be used to compute the grade point average. However, consistent with University policy, if the course is repeated at another institution, the grade earned at Chapman will continue to be included in the student’s grade point average computation.
• complete all courses in the major for a letter grade and receive at least a “C-” grade.

Admitted students pursuing a Business Administration minor:

• must attain at least a 2.500 grade point average in MATH 109 , ECON 200 , ECON 201  and ACTG 210  before enrolling in upper-division courses.
• maintain at least a 2.000 overall grade point average in the minor.
• may elect to repeat any of these courses in an attempt to earn a higher grade. But only the letter grades from the first two attempts of each of these four courses will be used to determine the student’s eligibility to enroll in upper-division courses. Students not able to achieve a 2.5 after retaking these four courses a maximum of two times each will not be eligible to get a minor in Business Administration.  
• If a course is repeated at Chapman University, only the higher grade will be used to compute the grade point average. However, consistent with University policy, if the course is repeated at another institution, the grade earned at Chapman will continue to be included in the student’s grade point average computation.
• complete all courses in the minor for a letter grade and receive at least a “C-” grade.

Admitted students pursuing an Economics minor:  

• must attain at least a 2.500 grade point average in ECON 200 , ECON 201  and MATH 109  or MATH 110  before enrolling in upper-division courses.
• maintain at least a 2.000 overall grade point average in the minor.
• may elect to repeat any of these courses in an attempt to earn a higher grade. But only the letter grades from the first two attempts of each of these four courses will be used to determine the student’s eligibility to enroll in upper-division courses. Students not able to achieve a 2.5 after retaking these three courses a maximum of two times each will not be eligible to get a minor in Business Administration.
• If a course is repeated at Chapman University, only the higher grade will be used to compute the grade point average. However, consistent with University policy, if the course is repeated at another institution, the grade earned at Chapman will continue to be included in the student’s grade point average computation.
• complete all courses in the minor for a letter grade and receive at least a “C-” grade.

Please note: The Minors in Analytics, Entrepreneurship and Humanomics do not require an application or minimum grade point average for admission. 

Argyros School of Business and Economics Degree Requirements

• All students must receive at least a “C-” grade in each lower-division and upper-division required course and any courses counted towards an emphasis.
• All courses applied to a major or minor must be taken for a letter grade.
• Courses taken for Pass/No Pass credit in other Chapman colleges or schools cannot be applied to an Argyros School major or minor.
• Transfer credits for upper-division Argyros School courses are only accepted from AACSB accredited institutions.
• Transfer courses taken Pass/No Pass will not be accepted for any Argyros School major or minor.

Course enrollment Policies

• All upper-division Argyros School courses other than MKTG 305  and MGMT 365  will be restricted to Argyros School majors/minors only, with the exception of Argyros School courses required for the Bachelor of Arts in Strategic and Corporate Communications, the Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, the Minor in Leadership Studies, the Minor in Game Development Programming and the Bachelor of Arts In Integrated Educational Studies, community emphasis.
• All prerequisites will be strictly enforced.
• Non-Argyros School students will not be allowed to enroll in restricted courses unless they receive assistant dean or associate dean approval.

Departmental Honors
Graduating students will be designated “Argyros Scholars” if they have at least 54 graded Chapman credits and their Argyros School GPA is in the top 10 percent of all Argyros School students graduating in the same commencement.

Minors in Argyros School of Business and Economics
Students can earn a Minor in Analytics, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship or Humanomics. Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree or the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree are not eligible to earn the Minor in Entrepreneurship.

Degrees

• Economics, B.A.

• Accounting and Business Administration, Dual Major
• Accounting, B.S.
• Business Administration, B.S.

• Analytics, Minor
• Business Administration, Minor
• Economics, Minor
• Entrepreneurship, Minor
• Humanomics, Minor

• Applied Statistical Analysis, Certificate

• Accelerated Bachelor’s degree/Master of Business Administration
• Accelerated Bachelor’s degree/Master of Science in Accounting
• Accelerated Bachelor’s degree/Master of Science in Behavioral and Computational Economics

Courses

• MKTG 405 - Digital Marketing
• MKTG 406 - International Marketing
• MKTG 407 - Marketing Research
• MKTG 408 - New Product Development
• MKTG 409 - Consumer Behavior
• MKTG 420 - Marketing Analytics
• MKTG 455 - Sales Management
• MKTG 457 - Marketing Strategy
• MKTG 458 - Services Marketing
• MKTG 496 - Special Topics in Marketing
• MKTG 499 - Individual Study

• REAL 370 - Principles of Real Estate
• REAL 371 - Real Estate Practice
• REAL 417 - Real Estate Finance
• REAL 427 - Real Estate Law
• REAL 436 - Real Estate Development
• REAL 496 - Special Topics in Real Estate
• REAL 499 - Individual Study