Business and Information Systems

Professors: 

• Theodore Brown, Sr., Ph.D., M.B.A. (Dean) (Chair)
• Leslie Pollard, Ph.D., M.B.A. (Administrator) 
• Prudence Pollard, Ph.D., M.P.H., SPHR (Administrator) 
• Raghavalu Ramella, Ph.D., M.Phil., MBA, MDBA, M.A. (MBA Program Director) 

Associate Professors: 

• Richard Blanco-Topping, Ph.D., M.B.A. 
• Japheth Kessio, Ph.D., M.B.A.
• Dawn Turner, D.M. 

Assistant Professors: 

• Handel Fraser, Ed.D., M.B.A. 
• James Lewis, M.B.A., CPA 
• Kenneth Mercury, M.S.  
• C. Leon Thomas, Ph.D., M.B.A.
  Julian Waddell, M.B.A., CIPM, CVA, CSMIE, MICT
• Richard Hodnett, M.B.A

Purpose 

The purpose of the Department of Business and Information Systems is to provide students with a quality Christian education in business and information systems, enabling them to meet the challenges of the global competitive market.

Accreditation 

Oakwood University, through its Business and Information Systems Department, is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs to offer the following business degrees: The Bachelor of Science (B.S.), with majors in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems and Organizational Management; the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with concentrations in Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, Management, and Marketing.

Application for Admission 

To be admitted as a major in the Department of Business and Information Systems, students must have completed at least 30 hours of course work including EN 112 Freshman Composition, and have an overall minimum GPA of 2.00. 

Any Business and Information Systems courses taken without prior satisfactory completion of all catalog prerequisite courses will not be counted toward fulfillment of graduation requirements.

Exit Examinations 

All majors in the Business and Information Systems Department are required to successfully pass an exit examination, administered during the fall semester of the student’s senior year. There will be a charge of $35 for the exit exam. 

Students who take the departmental exit exam (Fall Semester) and do not pass must enroll in BA 250 Business Review (Spring Semester). The ETS Exit Exam will be given as the final exam for BA 250. The exam will be at the expense of the department. 

Internships 

Every business major may choose to do an internship in his/her respective major area with the exception of Health Care majors who are required to do a practicum as an internship. Internships must have a minimum of 150 hours. All Internships MUST be applied for and approved by the department chair prior to deployment for internship. In order to receive credit/grade, students must register for the Internship in their respective discipline.