Marks+of+Distinction



==Our Vision == ===Distinctive* Academic Programs and Student Learning Experiences That Support the College “Brand” and Its “Niche Marketing” Focus === *Distinctive programs and learning experiences are initiatives that regional competitors either do not offer, or if they do offer them, they are not as student-learning robust as Texas A&M- Kingsville’s program. ===** [|Student Personal Computer Requirement] ** and Course Technology Integration: ===

1. **Only** College of Business in Texas that requires all students enrolled in junior/senior business classes to have a portable computer for use in class 2. **Only** College of Business in Texas that has implemented a college-wide approach to integrating technology into the content delivery system via blended courses and online programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. === ** [|Student Professional Development:] ** === **Only** College of Business in Texas that requires all students to complete four non-credit workshops that help prepare them for success: Career Planning, Professional Appearance, Professional Etiquette, and The Job Campaign.

 Accounting and Finance:
1. **Only** Texas A&M College of Business that provides undergraduate accounting majors with all the accounting content to meet the CPA examination requirements while not requiring them to exceed the minimum number of credits for graduation (120). (All other A&M Colleges of Business require accounting majors to enroll in the master of accounting program to receive all the required accounting content to pass the CPA.) 2. **Only** College of Business in Texas to offer an interdisciplinary minor in Information Systems Audit and Control for accounting majors. Information systems auditing is a highly paid specialization.

 Business Communication:
1. **Only** College of Business program in Texas whose focus is developing the written, oral, and presentation skills of students in all five majors of the College by offering seven (7) business communication courses. 2. **Only** Business Writing Fundamentals Program required of all College of Business majors and minors in Texas. Through this non-credit program, sophomore-level students will complete a series of modules on basic grammar and mechanics, punctuation, number and word usage, and document format to improve their writing skills.

Information Systems:
**Only** program that offers all non-information systems business majors and computer science majors an information systems certificate option.

<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> Marketing:
<span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">**Only** Texas A&M College of Business marketing program that offers a Sales and Marketing Analytics concentration.

<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> Management:
<span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">**Only** College of Business in Texas whose management majors with a concentration in either Human Resource or Operations Management require a national certification examination (SHRM or CPIM) passage requirement as part of the completion of the concentration. ===<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> Entrepreneurship Certificate: === <span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">**Only** Texas A&M College of Business to offer an Entrepreneurship Certificate opportunity to all business majors.

<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> Certificate Programs:
<span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">1. **Only** College of Business in Texas offering its students programs in Advanced Business Communication, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, International Business, and Leadership Skills which result in the students receiving a certificate recognizing successful completion of the program academic requirements. <span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">2. **Only** College of Business in Texas to offer an online graduate business certificate and five (5) undergraduate business certificates.

<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> MBA Program:
<span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">**Only** Texas A&M University MBA program that (1) is completely online, (2) is global-focused (3) has as one of its admission requirements that a student have at least two years of full-time work experience, and (4) the courses are developed with the objective of meeting the eight quality standards recommended by Quality Matters Certification. ===<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> ** [|Student Immersion Requirement:] ** === <span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">**Only** College of Business in Texas requiring all business majors to complete at least one of the following immersion activities: <span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"> 1. ** [|Internship] ** 2. ** [|Faculty/student collaborative research] ** 3. ** [|Study abroad experience] **

===<span style="color: #003366; font: normal normal bold 18px/normal Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"> Essentials of Business Online Program for Non-Business Majors: === <span style="color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;">**Only** College of Business in Texas to offer a freshman-level online program for non-business majors. Completion of this program results in the student receiving a Certificate in Business Administration.