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There are four departments within the Earl N. Phillips School of Business:

  1. Accounting and Finance
  2. Economics
  3. Management and Entrepreneurship
  4. Marketing and Sales

The MBA is a school-wide graduate program and is not assigned to any one department.

Dr. Nasir Assar  (nassar@highpoint.edu) is Director of the MBA Program.


Department of Accounting and Finance

Department Chair: Dr. Ross Roberts  (rroberts@highpoint.edu)

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
B.S.B.A. in Accounting
B.S.B.A. in Finance
Accounting Minor
Finance Minor


Department of Economics

Department Chair: Dr. Jerry Fox  (jfox@highpoint.edu)

Director of International Business: Dr. Michael McCully (mmccully@highpoint.edu)

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
B.S.B.A. in International Business
Economics Minor
Global Commerce Minor

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Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

Department Chair: Dr. Dave Tofanelli  (dtofanel@highpoint.edu)

Director of Entrepreneurship Program:  Prof. Kathy Elliott  (kelliott@highpoint.edu)

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
B.S.B.A. in Business Administration
B.S.B.A. in Entrepreneurship
Business Administration Minor
Entrepreneurship Minor
Healthcare Management Minor


Department of Marketing and Sales

Department Chair and Director of the Professional Selling Program : Prof. Larry Quinn  (lquinn@highpoint.edu)

Assistant Director of the Professional Selling Program:  Prof. Mark Michael   (mmichael@highpoint.edu)

Director of the Business Communications Program:  Prof. Lillian Watson   (lwatson@highpoint.edu)

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:  

B.S.B.A. in Marketing    
B.S.B.A. in Sales    
Marketing Minor
Sales Minor
Social Media Marketing Minor

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