College of Business, Leadership, and Ethics

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The military leadership minor provides the foundation leadership practice and principles that will prepare students to lead effectively within and outside a military career. It pairs a rigorous military leadership curriculum with additional perspectives from the study of history and servant leadership. This minor requires a minimum of 15 credits.

Data Analytics (Minor)

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New Data Analytics Minor Starting Fall 2025!

The data analytics minor combines core business curriculum with courses in business intelligence, data analysis, and computer science. The minor will help develop the next generation of ethically centered and data-informed business leaders.

Data Analytics (BBA)

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Overview

The data analytics program combines core business curriculum with courses in business intelligence, data analysis, and computer science, machine learning, and ethics. The program will help develop the next generation of ethically-centered and data-informed business leaders.

Policy

All students pursuing the BBA degree must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) in the major requirement courses, and students must receive a letter grade of C (2.0) or higher in each of these courses. If a grade of CD or below is earned in any of these courses, the course must be repeated until a grade of C or higher is achieved. Students pursuing the business education major must maintain a 2.75 grade point average in all business and education coursework.
All transfer students seeking an undergraduate degree offered by the Dahl School of Business must earn a minimum of 15 credits of business or computer science coursework at Viterbo University.
Students completing a bachelor completion degree may not concurrently double major or double degree in a major offered as a traditional student major.

Learning Outcomes

Apply principles of various business disciplines to solve complex issues using strategic and critical approaches to decision-making and problem solving.
Demonstrate sound ethical decision-making skills to machine learning, logistics, data visualization, strategy, project management, business forecasting and modeling.
Demonstrate capacity to clean, prepare, and utilize data in analytics tasks.
Communicate clearly and objectively and effectively convey business intelligence.

The Servant Leadership Embedded Certificate is embedded within the Business Core curriculum. The certificate outcomes include the following:

Practice ethical decision-making
Communicate through storytelling
Develop contemplation and discernment
Understand how to build community and support the Common Good

Addendum

Data Analytics (transfer agreements) Major (Bachelor of Business Administration)

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree must have been earned after May 2019 or earlier so long as the curriculum is similar enough to the 2023 AAS curriculum to meet ACBSP accreditation requirements as determined by a Viterbo transfer specialist. Students may not begin these specifically-articulated transfer programs or be considered a student in these programs until the AAS degree has been completed and documented on the technical college transcript. A student who did not complete the AAS degree could instead complete the requirements of the general major, and any completed courses of the AAS would count toward the major, but in order to come into this articulated transfer agreement program, the AAS must be completed prior to transfer to Viterbo. The student cannot be dually enrolled.

Core curriculum and mission seminars (32-52 credits) – see core curriculum section of catalog
Major requirements (28-48 credits) – see below
Final degree requirements – a minimum of 120 college level credits, minimum of 40 credits at the 300/400 level

Transfer courses and waivers and/or substitutions could modify the required credit total in the core curriculum and major.

Western TC - Data Analytics

ACCT 212, BLAW-343, DATA-498, ECON-101, FINA-331, INFO-103, MATH-230, 335, MGMT-374, MKTG-351, SVLD-260, 4 credits of MGMT-487

Ethical Leadership (EdD) with Superintendent license

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Education

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Graduate

Overview

The superintendent track of the EdD in Ethical leadership brings together Viterbo University's expertise in servant leadership and education to instill ethical leadership in education to support our future administrators. Graduates of this track will receive their EdD in Ethical Leadership and the coursework and practicum necessary for the Wisconsin (WI 5003) Superintendent licensure.

Candidates must possess a principal licensure for admission.

Credit hours: 51
Location: La Crosse, WI

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Admissions Criteria

Applicants must have earned a master's degree from an accredited program, with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, and hold an administrative license.

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Grades
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework, with no individual grade lower than a C.

Attendance
Each course syllabus will detail the asynchronous and synchronous components of the course. If synchronous components (either online or in person) are required and a student is unable to attend a class, the student must contact the instructor and take responsibility to meet the class objectives (including possible written make-up work). All EDUL courses, as well as ETHL-729, have required on campus, in-person components.

Completion
All requirements for the degree must be completed within seven years.

Transfer Credit

Up to 12 credits of graduate-level coursework may be transferred to Viterbo University. Credits must be above and beyond the requirements of a previously earned degree, from a program that was not completed, or from a non-degree granting program (e.g. licensure). Credits must meet equivalency requirements on an Ethical Leadership EdD course (i.e. analogous learning outcomes). Students may be asked to provide course syllabi to show the equivalency. To be considered for transfer, a grade of "B" or better must have been earned. Transfer credits must be from an accredited institution of higher education and completed within the last seven years. Coursework older than seven years may be credited based on individual review of the coursework. Requests to transfer credits must be made in the student's first semester. Please contact the Program Director if you have previously completed a WI state Superintendent license.

Dissertation

All students will complete a dissertation prior to graduation from the EdD program. During the program students are prepared with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully accomplish a dissertation. Each student will select a faculty mentor and a committee to help with the process. A final copy of the dissertation will be submitted to the program director and archived in the Viterbo University Todd Wehr Memorial Library.

Learning Outcomes

Analyze and apply leadership theories to inform ethical practice and solve problems of practice
Practice ethical reasoning skills (including self-reflection, problem-solving, collaboration, and change facilitation) based in knowledge of ethical theories
Promote and assess diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts and power-sharing across differences in their organizational settings
Articulate complex ideas through oral and written communication
Conceptualize, produce, and disseminate scholarly research in leadership studies that fosters equity, organizational growth, or change
Engage in leadership praxis (action and reflection) for the common good with a social justice orientation
Develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each pupil’s academic success and well-being.
Develop the professional capacity, practice, and professional community of school personnel to promote each pupil’s academic success and well-being.
Effectively manage school operations and resources to promote each pupil’s academic success and well-being.

Addendum

The Ethical Leadership EdD was approved by the Higher Learning Commission in April 2022.

Ethical Leadership (EdD)

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Doctoral

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Graduate

Overview

Students will explore various philosophies of leadership and ethical decision-making skills to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. Our ethical leadership post-master's doctorate is a transformative program building on Viterbo University’s rich history in developing servant leaders. Graduates with this leadership degree will go on to be chief diversity officers, senior management, and change-makers within their organizations.

Credit hours: 48
Location La Crosse, WI

Policy

Admissions Criteria

Applicants must have earned a master's degree from an accredited program, with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

Policy
Grades
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all coursework, with no individual grade lower than a C.

Attendance
Much of the EdD is online. Each course syllabus will detail the asynchronous and synchronous components of the course. If synchronous components are required and a student is unable to attend a class, the student must contact the instructor and take responsibility to meet the class objectives (including possible written make-up work). Two courses, ETHL-724 and ETHL-729, have required in-person (La Crosse, WI) components during the summer.

Completion
All requirements for the degree must be completed within seven years.

Transfer Credit

Up to 12 credits of graduate-level coursework may be transferred into the EdD in Ethical Leadership. To be eligible for transfer, credit must be above and beyond the requirements of a previously earned degree, from a program that was not completed, or from a non-degree granting program (e.g. licensure). A transfer course must be a match for a specific course within the program, meeting the equivalency requirements (i.e. analogous learning outcomes). Students may be asked to provide course syllabi to show the equivalency. To be considered for transfer, a grade of "B" or better must have been earned. Transfer credits must be from an accredited institution of higher education and completed within the last seven years. Coursework older than seven years may be credited based on individual review of the coursework. Requests to transfer credits must be made in the student's first semester. Please contact the Program Director if you have previously completed a WI state Superintendent license.

Dissertation

Learning Outcomes

Analyze and apply leadership theories to inform ethical practice and solve problems of practice
Practice ethical reasoning skills (including self-reflection, problem-solving, collaboration, and change facilitation) based in knowledge of ethical theories
Promote and assess diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts and power-sharing across differences in their organizational settings
Articulate complex ideas through oral and written communication
Conceptualize, produce, and disseminate scholarly research in leadership studies that fosters equity, organizational growth, or change
Engage in leadership praxis (action and reflection) for the common good with a social justice orientation

Addendum

The Ethical Leadership EdD was approved by the Higher Learning Commission in April 2022.

Health Care Management (Minor)

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Minors at Viterbo University generally require between 15-25 credits upon completion. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions could modify these credit totals.

Finance (Minor)

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