College of Business

Business Program

Welcome to

South Carolina State University’s Business Program. We are proud of the rich heritage that this University has. Since 1896, SCSU has been a place for leaders. The Business Program embraces that legacy.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Business Program at South Carolina State University is to be recognized as the Best Value in the Southeast through our quality programs and service to our students and other diverse stakeholders.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Business Program at South Carolina State University is to provide quality management education and leadership development to produce competitive graduates for a global and diverse environment.

Core Values

The mission of the Business Program will be accomplished through quality teaching, research, instructional development and service activities. Our overall success in accomplishing our mission will be measured by the enhancement of our reputation among our students, peers, and other stakeholders. To that end, we affirm our values of leadership, customer satisfaction, teamwork, community outreach, integrity and performance.

•We value learning and strive to promote the professional and leadership development of all students to include technological, global, ethical and entrepreneurial skills.

•We are supportive of and responsive to the needs of all students.

•We value collaborations and partnerships with our diverse stakeholders to work toward positive outcomes that impact our program and the business community.

•We strive for continuous improvement in our performance and assessment of our results while ensuring that our integrity and quality is never compromised.

Guiding Principles

We continue to focus on critical success factors that the Business Program has identified for continuous improvement. Thus, the values of the Business Program are based on developing and maintaining quality students, quality management programs, quality faculty and community service. We are guided by the following principles:

•Providing a nurturing environment to develop quality students

•Providing quality management education programs

•Demonstrating a quality faculty through teaching, scholarship and service.

•Maintaining a strong relationship with the business community through outreach service

Accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the highest standard of achievement for business schools.