Undergraduate Men 1999-2000
Sy Syms School of Business
Attendance| Business
Core| Degree Requirements| General
Course
Requirements| Grades: P or N System| Honors, Retention Standards,
Credits for Enrollment in
Classes| Majors| Minors| Work Load
Preface
Sy Syms School of Business offers business 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. This School offers the unique combination of a complete business curriculum along with Yeshiva University's Jewish studies component.
Sy Syms School offers 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 coursework. Jewish tradition provides the framework for consideration of ethical issues, an integral part of the School's education. All students take a full Jewish studies program. Students simultaneously attend one of the four schools of Jewish studies. The faculty of Sy Syms School 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 the 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 the Institute is named.
Curriculum
Bachelor
of Science
Majors
Each student must select one area as a major. Permission of the Dean of the School must be obtained for the planned course of study. Subjects in which the student may major are listed below. For additional information about majors, please refer to the Program of Study Sheets.
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Accounting
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Business & Management
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Regardless of how much transfer credit is granted a student, at least 60% of the required credits in the major must be taken at Sy Syms School.
Minors
A Sy Syms student may select a 15-17 credit minor in one of the following. Requirements are listed on the Declaration of Minor form:
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Accounting |
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Finance |
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Information Systems |
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Management |
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Marketing |
Sy Syms students may also select a minor in Humanities or Social Sciences offered through Yeshiva College.
Yeshiva College students may pursue an 18 credit minor in Business 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
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Course and credit requirement: Completion of all courses required generally (see below) and for a major (see above), plus sufficient electives to total at least 128 credits, of which no more than 8 may be in Physical Education.
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Residence requirement: Students must have attended an institution of higher education full-time for at least 8 semesters. They must take at least 84 credits in residence at the New York campus of Yeshiva University, taking at least 12 credits each semester. At least 24 of the last 35 credits must be taken in residence. Transfer students must be in residence at the New York campus of Yeshiva University at least 4 semesters taking at least 12 credits each semester for at least 58 credits. At least 60% of the required credits in the major and the program must be taken at Sy Syms School.
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Grade requirement: An average of 2.0 or better in all studies and a grade of C or better in all courses in the major presented for the major requirement.
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Administrative requirements:
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Approbation of the faculty and the President.
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Filing of an Application for Degree during the registration period of the semester in which the student completes all requirements.
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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.
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General Course Requirements
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Basic Courses: 7 credits
English Composition: English 1101-1102 (3 or 4 credits);
Physical Education: Two courses (1 credit); Speech: Speech 1010 (2 credits). -
Humanities: 5 to 6 credits
One course in literature, chosen from English, French, Greek, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or Spanish (3 credits); and one course chosen from History or Philosophy (introductory courses) or Art 1050, 1051, 1052 or Music 1111 (2 to 3 credits). -
Social Sciences: 6 credits
Economics 1011, 1021. -
Natural Sciences: 6-8 credits
Statistics for Business 1131 (3 credits) and one semester of an introductory course (3-5 credits). -
Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture
18 to 45 credits
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; 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 section University Regulations.
Attendance
At the start of each semester, each student must report in person to the instructor of each class to learn the specific attendance, examination, and other requirements of that course. A student who does not meet these requirements may be dropped from the course.
A record of each student's attendance in each class is kept by the instructor. Reasonable attendance is expected for each student in each class. During the first week of the semester, the instructor in each class must specifically notify his or her classes of the attendance policy for that class and the 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 also result in the student being dropped or withdrawn from the course.
Grades: P or N System
Each student above the freshman year who is 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 Regulations section of the Catalog.
Work Load
The normal number of credits for a full semester's work is 15½ - 16½ credits. A full-time student is defined as one who is enrolled for at least 12 credits during a 15-week semester.
Under no circumstances will any student be given permission to register for more than 17½ credits 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 may be earned by a student in a 12-month period is 43. This includes courses taken in residence, work taken elsewhere, and credit earned by examination (such as the College-Level Examination Program and College-Proficiency Examination Program).
Students with low averages are subject to restriction on their work load as described in the Academic Regulations section of the Catalog.
Unless required to limit their programs, students may not take fewer than 12 credits in any semester without written permission from the Office of the Dean.