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Business Administration B.S.

Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120

This major is designed to provide students with the education necessary for success in business. In addition to other institutional and graduation requirements, majors complete a 46-hour business core, and two specializations or a minor. Elective courses will be chosen to ensure students earn a total of no less than 120 hours. A requirement of the major is an internship experience that provides students with the opportunity to work in a field related to their major and earn credit for this work experience.

Business Administration majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses required are: COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125 (preferred), MATH 103, ECON 201, and ECON 202. These courses are pre-requisite courses for this major. 

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • SLO 1: Students will apply business theories and/or methods to solve problems.
  • SLO 2: Students will demonstrate successful individual and collaborative communication skills.
  • SLO 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to adapt to change through personal and professional awareness of self, others and the environment.
  • SLO 4: Students will demonstrate proficiency with technology appropriate for the contemporary business environment.
  • SLO 5: Students will participate in experiential learning in at least one of the following ways: internships, service learning, or leadership experience.

Requirements

Core Courses

ACCT 200Elements Of Accounting I

3

ACCT 201Elements Of Accounting II

3

ACCT 315Business in Legal Environment

3

ACCT 360Accounting Systems

2

BADM 301Principles Of Marketing

3

BADM 302Principles Of Management

3

BOTE 347Computer Applications in Business

3

BUSN 305Foundations of Entrepreneurship

3

BUSN 323Managerial Finance

3

BUSN 334Business Communication

3

BUSN 336Applied Statistics I

3

BUSN 343Ethical Decision Making

3

BUSN 351Human Resource Management

3

BUSN 380International Business

3

BUSN 391Professional Development

1

BUSN 455Business Policies

3

BUSN 497SInternship

0.50-10.00

Total Credit Hours:46
Students are required to take 1 SH of BUSN 497S.

Essential Studies Courses 36 SH

Business Administration Core Courses 46 SH

Business Administration 2 Specializations 24-26 SH

Elective Courses 1-9 SH

Minors 18-32 SH

Total 120 SH

 

Specialization Areas

Choose two specialization areas or a minor.

Note: No duplication of courses within business specialization will be approved. If this occurs due to selection of specialization, students will confer with advisor to identify acceptable course(s) for substitution.

Accounting (14 SH)

ACCT 300Intermediate Accounting I

4

ACCT 301Intermediate Accounting II

4

ACCT 305Cost Accounting I

3

ACCT 306Cost Accounting II

3

Banking (12 SH)

ACCT 316Banking Law

3

ACCT 450Auditing & Assurance Services

3

BUSN 312Real Estate Financing

3

BUSN 451Lending

3

Entrepreneurship (12 SH)

BUSN 361Strategic Planning and Forecasting

3

BUSN 365Entrepreneurial Finance and Operations

3

BUSN 405Topics and Issues in Entrepreneurship

3

BUSN 435Entrepreneurial Business Plan Practicum

3

Management (12 SH)

BUSN 340Project Management

3

BUSN 418Operations Management

3

BUSN 430Professional Leadership

3

BUSN 436Organizational Development

3

Management Information Systems (12 SH)

BUSN 355Management Information Systems

3

CIS 240Introduction to Graphic Design

3

CIS 320Data and Network Security

3

CIS 365Website Design and Development

3

Marketing (12 SH)

BUSN 307Professional Selling

3

BUSN 318Advertising & Promotion Management

3

BUSN 423Consumer Behavior

3

BUSN 429Advanced Marketing Management

3

Real Estate (12 SH)

ACCT 401Business Income Taxation

3

BUSN 310Fundamentals of Real Estate and Insurance

3

BUSN 311Real Estate Appraisal

3

BUSN 312Real Estate Financing

3