On-Campus and Online through NMU Global Campus
This is a joint program between NMU and Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Michigan. At GCC, students learn the technical skills necessary to manage ski areas or functional areas in ski area operations. At NMU, students gain comprehensive knowledge of accounting, finance, management, marketing and computer information systems. Graduates of the ski area business management program are placed at resorts nationwide.
Due to course sequencing and prerequisite course work for admission to the NMU College of Business, this program can take over four academic years to complete. To finish the program in a timely manner, students should select one of two options: (1) Attend GCC for two years, complete an associate degree in ski area management, and transfer to NMU to complete the bachelor’s degree; or (2) Attend NMU for one year, transfer to GCC for two years, complete an associate degree in ski area management, and transfer to NMU to complete the bachelor’s degree.
Students must obtain a 2.00 GPA in their (combined) business core and major courses as well as a 2.00 cumulative Northern Michigan University GPA.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Business, College of department page.
For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm
| Total Credits Required | 120 |
| General Education |
30-40
|
| Business Core* | 32 |
| ACT 230 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACT 240 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| FIN 351 Financial Management I | 4 |
| MGT 221 Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management | 4 |
| MGT 325 Operations Management | 4 |
| MGT 344 Managerial Communication | 4 |
| MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| Ski Area Business Management | 48 |
| Technical Ski Core | 36 |
| Associate in ski area management completed at Gogebic Community College. | |
| NMU Core Course | 4 |
| CIS 222 Quantitative Business Problem Solving | 4 |
| Ski Area Business Management Courses | 8 |
| MGT 343 Human Resource Management (4 cr.) | |
| MGT 436 Strategic Management (4 cr.) | |
| Other Required Courses | 24 |
| EC 201 Microeconomic Principles | 4 |
| EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles [SCII] | 4 |
| DATA 109 Introduction to Statistics [QUAR] | 4 |
| MA 113 Finite Mathematics [QUAR] | 4 |
| PSY 100 Introduction to Psychological Science [SCII] | 4 |
| SO 101 Introductory Sociology [PERS] or | 4 |
| SO 113 Social Problems (4 cr.) [PERS] | |
*Courses in business core cannot be double counted toward another major or minor.
This major does not require a minor.
Bulletin Year:
2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.