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Program Review
Mission StatementOur mission is to provide a broad program of study in both economics and business and to guide students in their intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth through four program learning outcomes. Each student should:
| Program Learning OutcomesAs a result of what they have learned in our Economics and Business program, graduates should possess the following:
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Colleges of Distinction
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The 2025-2026 Business College of Distinction is awarded to Westmont’s undergraduate business program, which balances classroom theory with real-world application, preparing graduates to lead with confidence, integrity and agility. |
Alumni Stories
Jacob Ibrahim ’20 graduated summa cum laude from Westmont with a BA in Economics and Business and was named Outstanding Senior. He earned his Juris Doctor and Business Law Certificate from USC Gould School of Law. Jacob is now an associate at Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles, specializing in Banking & Private Credit.
Jared Huff ’21 graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was recognized for his outstanding performance as an Economics and Business major. He is now pursuing a Juris Doctor at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Maggie Hine ’22 received a Faculty Scholarship Award for maintaining a 4.0 GPA while studying at Westmont. She currently works as a Strategic Programs Content Manager at Genesys in Brownsburg, IN.
Alison Thomas ’23 graduated as a First Senior from Westmont where she studied Economics & Business, Chemistry and Music. She currently works as a Complex Securities Valuation Analyst at Deloitte in New York, NY.
Career Opportunities
Accounting Economics Management Statistics Finance World Poverty Marketing Organizational Behavior | Start-ups Fortune 500’s Entrepreneurship Business development Healthcare Law Real estate development International Business |
Faculty and Staff
Was a CPA with Arthur Anderson and has taught accounting courses at Westmont and UCSB for over 30 years.
Holds over 80 patents around the world for a revolutionary ophthalmic medical device
Is a marketing professor with an emphasis on marketing and artificial intelligence, and won statewide business plan competitions as a student.
Recently served as President of the U.S. Association of Christian Economists
Email: adhicks@westmont.edu
Tel: (805) 565-6156
Office: Deane Hall 104
Global Studies
- Westmont in Asia
- Westmont’s Europe Semester
- Westmont in San Francisco
- Westmont Singapore
- American University Paris
- King’s College London
- Lithuania University
- Mayterm in London in partnership with the London School of Economics
Tracks & Requirements
Fall
- EB-003 Accounting (Fall or Spring)
- EB-010 Microeconomics
Spring
- EB-011 Macroeconomics
- EB-080 Principles of Management
- MA-005 Statistics
Fall
- EB-020 Research & Forecasting or
- EB-030 Corporate Finance
Spring
- EB-020 Research & Forecasting or
- EB-030 Corporate Finance
Any remaining lower division requirements
Fall
- EB-102 Intermed Microeconomics
- EB Upper division elective(s)
- Study Abroad: KC-London or AU-Paris
Spring
- EB-137 Intermed Macroeconomics
- EB Upper division elective(s)
- Study Abroad: KCL or AUP
Summer After 3rd Year
- Study Abroad with Int’l Business Institute-Europe (12 units upper division electives)
Fall
- EB Upper division elective(s)
- EB-190/190SS Practicum
- Study Abroad: KC-London or AU-Paris
Spring
- EB Upper division elective(s)
- EB-190/190SS Practicum
- (No study abroad last semester)
Any remaining lower division requirements
Westmont Economics & Business majors have earned graduate degrees from:
- Duke-Fuqua School of Business
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
- Harvard Business School
- Harvard Law School
- University of California, Irvine
- The London School of Economics & Political Science
- Loyola Law School
- University of Manchester
- University of Notre Dame Law School
- University of Oxford
- University of Oregon
- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Seattle Pacific University
- Sturm College of Law, University of Denver
- USC Marshall School of Business
- USC Gould School of Law
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- UCLA Anderson School of Management
- University of Chicago-Booth School of Business
- University of Washington School of Law
- University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
- Wharton-University of Pennsylvania
The department requires that students complete all lower division courses during their first two years. These preparatory courses are pre-requisites to the upper division courses completed during their remaining two years of study. Courses are designed to be sequential in developing a cumulative competency through a progression of terminology, models, and concepts that blend theory with applications. Study abroad at King’s College-London or American University-Paris should happen during Third Year (either semester), or Fourth Year (Fall semester only). The IBI program should happen during the summer after Third Year. In addition to the required courses, students take five elective courses.
Eaton Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Eaton Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a student-centric environment where we explore the often-challenging intersection of faith, learning and business.