2013-14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | School of Professional Studies | Business | Majors

Business Administration, B.S.

[Business Administration – 0506]

The Business Administration major prepares students with a broad-based business education. The major builds on a strong general education foundation with course work in core business disciplines (management, accounting, marketing, finance, economics, and information systems).

The major is designed to allow students to minor in one of the College's many non-business disciplines suiting the student’s interests and career aspirations.  The major is also designed to accommodate transfer students who have a significant amount of elective transfer credits.

Students engage in real-life learning and acquire hands-on experience 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: 124

Total Liberal Arts Hours Required: 60

General Education Requirements: Per General Education list (see General Education Council). Exceptions: only one fine arts course is required (ART 101, MUS 104, OR FNA 102); must take PSY 260 for the behavioral science requirement; must take ECN 201 for the history, economics, or social sciences requirement; must take MTH 121 or MTH 185 to meet the mathematics proficiency requirement; must take the Business version of PHL 202.

Minimum Requirements: Overall and major GPA of 2.5; no grade less than C- in the major; minimum grade of C- in CMC 101, CMP 101, CMP 102, MTH 121/185, and MTH 200.

Transfer Requirements: See institutional transfer policies.

Application to Major: A special application packet is to be secured from the Undergraduate Business Department and submitted during the first semester of the sophomore year. (Note: The standard institutional major application is only part of the Undergraduate Business application packet.) A minimum grade of C- in CMC 101, CMP 101, CMP 102, MTH 121/185, and MTH 200 is required for acceptance to the major.  A minimum grade of C- in all business courses within the major is required for acceptance to the major.  A minimum overall and major GPA of 2.5 is 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):
    • ACC 201-Principles of Accounting I;
    • ACC 201L-Principles of Accounting I Lab;
    • ACC 202-Principles of Accounting II;
    • ACC 202L-Principles of Accounting II Lab;
    • BUA 101-Introduction to Business;
    • BUA 210-Business Law I;
    • BUA 321-Corporate Finance;
    • BUA 380-International Business;
    • CSC 130-Introduction to Management Information Systems;
    • ECN 202-Principles of Macroeconomics;
    • ECN 205-Personal Economics;
    • MGT 201-Principles of Management and Social Entrepreneurship;
    • MGT 420-Strategic Management;
    • MKT 201-Principles of Marketing;
    • MTH 200-Statistics;
    • SOC 341-The Leadership Challenge;
  • Business Administration Requirements (12 hours):
    • BUA 325-Business Internship Preparation;
    • BUA 450-Internship Experience;
    • MGT 220-Introduction to Human Resources;
    • 6 hours of electives from ACC, BUA, ECN, MGT, MKT courses.