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Business Administration, B.S.

[Business Administration – 0506]

The Business Administration major prepares students with a broad-based business education. The major builds on a solid general education foundation with coursework in core business disciplines, including management, accounting, marketing, finance, economics, and information systems. It is designed with the flexibility for business students to pursue a minor in one of the College's many non-business disciplines based on their interests and career goals. The major also accommodates transfer students who have a significant number of elective transfer credits.

Students engage in experiential learning and acquire hands-on skills by working in local businesses and non-profit organizations through internships and course projects.

SPECIFICS OF THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION B.S. DEGREE 

Minimum Total Hours: 120

Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 60

General Education Requirements: Per Core Curriculum Requirements list (see General Education Council). Exceptions: only one fine arts course is required; must take PSYC 2600 for the behavioral science requirement; must take ECON 2010 for the history, economics, or social sciences requirement; Mathematics requirement is met through the major requirements.

Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA's of 2.5; no grade less than C- in the major; minimum grade of C- in COMM 1050, COMP 1010, COMP 1020, and MATH 2400.

Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.

Application to Major: Application to Major form can be secured from the Undergraduate Business Department and submitted during the second semester of the sophomore year.  A minimum grade of C- in MATH 2400 and in all business courses within the major is required for acceptance to the major.  Minimum overall and major GPA's of 2.5 are required to be accepted and to remain in the major.  Falling below an overall or major GPA of 2.5 removes students from the major and precludes them from taking upper-level courses.

Major Requirements: 56 hours as follows:

  • Common Professional Core (44 hours):
    • ACCT 2010-Principles of Accounting I;
    • ACCT 2010L-Principles of Accounting I Lab;
    • ACCT 2020-Principles of Accounting II;
    • ACCT 2020L-Principles of Accounting II Lab;
    • BUAD 1010-Introduction to Business;
    • BUAD 2100-Business Law I;
    • BUAD 3210-Corporate Finance;
    • BUAD/SOCS 3410-The Leadership Challenge;
    • BUAD 3800-International Business;
    • CSCI 1030-Introduction to Microsoft Excel
    • CSCI 1510-Introduction to Management Information Systems;
    • ECON 2020-Principles of Macroeconomics;
    • ECON 2050-Personal Economics;
    • MGMT 2020-Principles of Management and Social Entrepreneurship;
    • MGMT 4200-Strategic Management;
    • MRKT 2010-Principles of Marketing;
    • MATH 2400-Statistics;
  • Business Administration Requirements (12 hours):
    • BUAD 3500-Business Internship Preparation;
    • BUAD 4500-Internship Experience;
    • MGMT 2200-Introduction to Human Resources;
    • 6 hours of electives from ACCT, BUAD, ECON, MGMT, MRKT, SPMM courses.