Business Career Pathways
Do you enjoy sales, working with numbers or want to start your own business?
Gain skills to succeed in today’s rapidly changing business world. Small classes allow you to work closely with professors, conduct independent research, present at academic conferences and publish research in academic journals. The McGaughey Professional Development Center provides internship preparation and support to ensure your success.
Manage financial activities for businesses and clients
Plan, design, engineer, and implement secure networks and information systems
Obtain a managerial position in advertising, buying, selling, logistics, product management, international marketing, and marketing research
Meet requirements to take the Virginia Certified Public Accountant exam and enter the professional arena as an accountant in industry, government, or public practice
Analyze organizations, industries, and economies by crafting strategies that drive individual, team and organizational performance
Business students gain broad knowledge in all of the core business functions, in-depth knowledge in one or more business concentrations, as well as hands-on experience integrating concepts across disciplines, thinking critically about business problems and developing innovative solutions.
Not sure? Check out the Inquiry Into Business, Politics and Communications concentrations. As an Exploratory studies student, you don’t have to declare a major right away, but can explore a variety of business courses and work with a dedicated advisor before selecting your major.
Accredited
Longwood's business school is accredited by AACSB International.
Only 5 percent of business schools worldwide are AACSB accredited.
Required Internship
The College of Business & Economics is the only public business school in Virginia that requires an internship as a graduation requirement.
- The McGaughy Professional Development Center provides internship preparation and support to our students to ensure their success.
- Approximately 83% of business majors are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduating
Experiential Clubs & Orgs
Longwood’s many business-related clubs and organizations include the Lancer Student Investment Club which allows current business students to manage a $550K+ portfolio and Delta Sigma Pi, an active business fraternity open to all business and economics majors.
- Cybersecurity Club
- Lancer Student Investment fund
- Minority Investment Club
- Accounting Association
Unique Core Curriculum
Our unique Civitae curriculum challenges students to find interconnected ideas, think deeply about issues our country is wrestling with and develop creative solutions to problems.
“Civitae has shown me so many new perspectives and made me into a student with a well-rounded education and outlook. I am more empathetic, resilient, and aware than I was as a freshman. Civitae has guided my learning experiences and equipped me to be a ‘good’ citizen.” —Madison Harold ‘22, Elementary Education
Full-Time Faculty
Longwood has the highest percentage of full time faculty in Virginia, meaning students learn directly from professors, not teaching assistants.
- Average class size: 18
- 15:1 student-faculty ratio
- 82% full-time faculty with terminal degrees