Business and Legal Studies
Business and Legal Studies
Welcome to the Business and Legal Studies Department
The Business and Legal Studies Department offers many programs leading to associate’s
degrees and technical certificates. Some of the degrees and certificates can prepare you for entering the workforce. Other
degrees can be transferred to a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year university.
Programs of Study
Programs include the following:
- Accounting
- Administrative Professional Technology
- Criminal Justice
- Culinary Arts
- Hospitality Management
- Paralegal Studies
- Pre-Law
- As well as the business and economics degrees listed below.
See the current Southwest Academic Catalog for a full listing of Business and Legal Studies programs under the Business and Technologies division.
Course Information
To find out more about courses offered at Southwest, use our Interactive Course Schedule to see when and where a class is provided.
| Student Achievement Data for ACBSP Accredited Programs | ||
| Program | Retention | Graduates |
| Accounting | 34.4% | 6 |
| Administrative Professional Technology | 45.8% | 13 |
| Business | 29.6% | 60 |
| General Technology | 14.3% | 1 |
Degree and Certificate Academic Maps
Contact Information
- Erin Caspersen, Administrative Assistant
- Macon Cove Campus Macon Academic Building Room MAB-271
- 901-333-4130
- ekay1@southwest.tn.edu
- Dr. Derrick Wheatley, Department Chair
- 901-333-4682
- ddwheatley@southwest.tn.edu