The College of Business (authorized July 1, 1972) includes the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship and the Department of Business Administration (Management, Marketing, Economics, and General Business). The College also has the Center for Academic and Professional Success (CAPS), Business Graduate Programs, the Center for Business Development and Economic Research, the Small Bu
siness Development Center, the Women Business Center, and the Financial Wellness Center. The College houses a state-of-the-art trading room. CAPS provides facilities to participate in mock interviews and other state-of-the-art career readiness resources. In addition to full-time faculty members, the college has frequent visitors and lecturers from business, government, and nonprofit organizations who share their insight and experience. Students have regular opportunities to interact with academics, top researchers, executives, and managers from businesses and industries in the Jackson Metropolitan area and around the nation. The College is accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), as well as the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS).
