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Division of Business & Economics
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Accounting-127 credit hour curriculum, Finance and Economics-127 credit hour curriculum, Management-124 credit hour curriculum and Marketing-124 credit hour curriculum.

General Education Requirements
  • W131 Elementary Composition I (3) - must have C- or better W231 Professional Writing Skills (3) or C204 Business Communications (3)
  • S121 Public Speaking (3)
  • M118 Finite Mathematics (3)
  • M119 Brief Survey of Calculus (3)
  • P103 General Psychology (3)
  • S100 Introduction to Sociology (3)

M007, M014, and W031 do not count toward the BS degree in business administration.

Distribution Requirements (32 cr. hr.)
  • Humanities and Fine Arts (9)
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences (6)
  • Science (5)
  • General Education Electives (12) (non-business) includes COLI G100 and G130 or CSCI A100 if high school preparation is inadequate (2-3)
Business (44-47 cr. hr.)
  • W100 Introduction to Business (3)
  • A201 Introduction to Accounting I (3)
  • A202 Introduction to Accounting II (3)*
  • E103 Introduction to Microeconomics (3)
  • E104 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3)
  • L203 Commercial Law I (3)
  • B330 Computerized Statistical Analysis (1)**
  • E270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics and Business (3)
  • D301 International Business Environment (3)***
  • F301 Financial Management (3)
  • M301 Marketing Management (3)
  • P301 Operations Management (3)
  • I300 Foundations and Principles of MIS (3)
  • W301 Management and Organizational Theory (3)
  • Z301 Organizational Behavior and Leadership (3)
  • J401 Administrative Policy (3)
  • X410 Business Career Planning and Placement (1)

*A202 is a requirement for the Management, Marketing, and Finance and Economics concentrations but not for the Accounting concentration.

***D301 is a requirement for the following concentrations: Finance and Economics, Management and Marketing.

No business or economics course below a C will be accepted in this degree program. Prerequisites must be met before enrolling in the 301 courses.

Concentration Requirements Management (9 cr. hr.)
  • W430 Organizations and Organizational Change (3)
  • J404 Business and Society (3)
  • Z440 Personnel and Human Resource Management (3)
Electives
  • Choose from any business or economics courses (15)
Accounting
  • A311 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
  • A312 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  • A325 Cost Accounting (3)
  • A328 Introduction to Taxation (3)
  • A422 Advanced Financial Accounting I (3)
  • A424 Auditing (3)
  • L303 Commercial Law II (3)
  • S223 Business & Professional Communication (3) or S229 Discussion & Group Methods (3)
Electives
  • Choose from any 300-400 level accounting course.
Marketing
  • D301 The International Business Environment (3)
  • M325 Selling (3)
  • M415 Advertising and Promotion Management (3)
  • M419 Retail Management (3)
  • M450 Marketing Strategy (3)
Electives
  • M303 Marketing Research (3)
  • M402 Marketing Channels (3)
  • M405 Buyer Behavior (3)
  • M407 Business to Business Marketing (3)
  • M418 Advertising Strategy (3)
  • M426 Sales Management (3)
  • M429 Legal Aspects of Marketing (3)
  • M480 Professional Practice in Marketing (3)
  • E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3) or E430 International Economics (3)
  • F494 International Finance (3)
  • G300 Introduction to Managerial Economics (3)
  • G450 Managerial Forecasting (3)
  • L412 The Ethical Responsibilities of Business (3)
  • W311 New Venture Creation (3)
Finance and Economics (21 cr. hr.)
  • A325 Cost Accounting (3)
  • F303 Intermediate Finance (3)
  • F420 Investment (3)
  • F494 International Finance (3)
  • G300 Introduction to Managerial Economics (3) OR E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3)
  • E322 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
  • E350 Money and Banking (3)
Electives
  • F446 Management of Commercial Banks and other Financial Institutions (3)
  • F480 Professional Practice in Finance (internship) (3-6)
  • G450 Managerial Forecasting (3)
  • G480 Professional Practice in Business Economics (internship) (3-6)
  • E340 Introduction to Labor Economics (3)
  • E406 Undergraduate Seminar in Economics (3)
  • E430 International Economics (3)
  • E495 Economic Development (3) OR any other 300-400 level Finance (except F301) and/or Economics courses.