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SY SYMS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Sy Syms School of Business offers programs for undergraduate men and women. It was established in 1987 through major gifts by Sy Syms, a member of the University’s Board of Trustees, and other business leaders. The school offers the unique combination of a complete business curriculum along with Yeshiva University’s Jewish studies component.

Sy Syms School offers women at the Beren Campus professional preparation with a broad base in liberal arts studies. The curriculum, leading to the bachelor of science degree, incorporates the study and use of computers as part of the coursework. Jewish tradition provides the framework for consideration of ethical issues, an integral part of the school’s curriculum. All students take a full Jewish studies program through the Rebecca Ivry School of Jewish Studies. Sy Syms faculty members are committed to teaching undergraduates while maintaining respected positions in the research and professional communities. They thus offer students a thorough background in the theoretical as well as practical aspects of business.

The Rennert Entrepreneurial Institute is one of the nation’s few undergraduate programs teaching the knowledge and skills necessary for creating and developing a business. Students may take entrepreneurship courses as electives or as an integral part of the management concentration. The institute received its initial funding through a generous grant from Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leon Rennert, for whom it is named.

Curriculum

Bachelor of Science/Master of Science
Accounting
CPA Program

Bachelor of Science

Majors
Each student must select one area as a major and obtain permission from the Office of the Dean for the planned course of study. The following is a listing of areas in which the student may major. For additional information about a major, please refer to its Program of Study sheet.

Business & Management
Finance concentration
General Business concentration
International Business concentration
Management concentration
Marketing concentration

Regardless of how much transfer credit is granted, each student must take at least 60 percent of the required credits in the major at Sy Syms School.

Minors
Sy Syms students may select a 15- to 17-credit minor in one of the following concentrations. Requirements are listed on the Declaration of Minor form:

Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing
Real Estate

Sy Syms students may also select a minor in humanities or social sciences offered through Stern College for Women.

Stern College for Women students may pursue the 18–credit business minor offered through Sy Syms School. This minor enables liberal arts students to better understand the world of business and broaden their career options.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science

A. Course and credit requirement: Each student must complete all courses required generally (see following paragraphs) and for a major (see previous listing), plus sufficient electives to total at least 128 credits, of which no more than 8 may be in physical education.
B. Residence requirement: Students must have attended an institution of higher education full time for at least eight semesters. Each must take at least 84 credits in residence at the New York campus of Yeshiva University, at a minimum of 12 credits per semester. At least 24 of the last 35 credits must be taken in residence. Students who transfer to the Sy Syms School of Business after two or more years of full-time study at a single accredited degree granting college or university (not a Yeshiva) will meet the residence requirement after being in residence at the Sy Syms School of Business in New York at least four (4) semesters taking at least 12-credits each semester and completing at least 58-credits at the Sy Syms School of Business.
C. Grade requirement: Students must achieve an average of 2.0 or better in all studies and a grade of C or better in all business courses required as part of the major or minor.
D. Administrative requirements: Each student must receive approbation of the faculty and the president, and must have filed an Application for Degree during the registration period of the semester in which she completes all requirements.
E. Senior research paper: To be eligible for graduation, seniors in each major must register for the course numbered 4970 and complete a research paper or project under the supervision of a member of the faculty.

Master of Science

A. Course and credit requirement: Each student must complete all courses required for the accounting major, to total 30 credits.
B. Grade requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all graduate courses.
C. Administrative requirement: Each student must receive approbation of the faculty and the president, and must have filed an Application for Degree during the registration period of the semester in which she completes all requirements.

Sy Syms General Course Requirements

I. Basic Courses: 7 credits
English Composition: English 1100. 3 credits.
Physical Education: Two courses. 1 credit.
Speech: Speech 1010. 3 credits.
II. Humanities: 6 credits
One course in literature, chosen from English, French, Russian, or Spanish (3 credits); and one course chosen from History or Philosophy (introductory courses) or Art 1050, 1051, 1052 or Music 1111. 3 credits.
III. Social Sciences: 6 credits
Economics 1011, 1021.
IV. Natural Sciences: 7 credits
Statistics for Business 1131 (3 credits) and one semester of a laboratory science course (4 credits).
V. Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture: 25–43 credits
Six semesters of core (18–36 credits) plus 7 credits of electives.

Business Core

All students are required to take the following core courses (33–36 credits) as part of their program of study: Accounting 1001, 1002; Business Law 2021 (except accounting majors who take Business Law 2111, 2112 as part of their major); Economics 1011, 1021, 1221; Finance 1001; Information Systems 1020 or 1030; Management 1020; Marketing 1001; Statistics for Business 1131 and either 1456 (required for finance majors) or 1601.

School Regulations
Regulations pertaining to Sy Syms School alone are given here; those uniformly applicable to all undergraduate schools are given in the Academic Information and Policies section.

Attendance
At the start of each semester, each student must report in person to each of her instructors to learn the specific attendance, examination, and other requirements of each course. A student who does not meet these requirements may be dropped from a course.

A record of the student’s attendance in each class is kept by the instructor. Reasonable attendance is expected for every student in a class. During the first week of the semester, all instructors must specifically notify their students of the attendance policy for each class, including number of absences allowed. While faculty members may modify attendance policies as they see fit, reasonable absence is defined as twice the number of times a class meets per week.
Generally, a student’s attendance is taken into account whenever there may be occasion to determine status in the university.

Absence without an excuse may result in the student receiving a grade of G. Excessive absences may result in the student’s being dropped or withdrawn from the course.

Grades: P or N System
Each student above the freshman year in good standing is permitted to select one course each semester to be graded P or N. This is for the purpose of stimulating students to take coursework outside their area of specialization; therefore, the course may not be one required for graduation or required or recommended for the student’s major. Students must apply for such a course during the period specified in the academic calendar.

Regulations and the limitations applicable to the choice of a course on the P or N system are available in the Office of the Registrar.

Honors, Retention Standards, Credits for Enrollment in Classes
Regulations governing credits for enrollment in classes, the Dean’s List, honors at graduation, retention, and disciplinary action are found in the Academic Information and Policies section.

Workload
A normal workload for a full semester is six or seven courses. A full-time student is defined as one who is enrolled for at least 12 credits during a 15-week semester.

Students may not register for more than seven courses per semester at Sy Syms School (including credit transferred from any other school of the university or from another institution).

The maximum number of credits that any student may earn in a 12-month period (counted as July–June or September–August, at her option) is 43. This includes courses taken in residence, work taken elsewhere, and credit earned by examination (such as the College-level Examination Program and or College Proficiency Examination Program).

Students with low averages are subject to restriction on their workload as described in the Academic Information and Policies section.