BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S.

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This four-year program is designed for students who plan to run their own businesses or work in public or private business settings. It also prepares students to pursue Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degrees.

I. Core Requirements (45 Credits)

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 212 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
BDA 304 - Introduction to Business Analytics Credits: 3
BUAD 315 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3
BUAD 360 - Ethics and Professionalism in Business Credits: 3
BUAD 375 - Business Law I Credits: 3
BUAD 415 - International Business Environment Credits: 3
ECON 265 - Principles of Economics I – Macro Credits: 3
ECON 266 - Principles of Economics II – Micro Credits: 3
COMM 315 - Small Group Communication Credits: 3
FNCE 290 - Business Finance Credits: 3
MGMT 201 - Introduction to Management I Credits: 3
MGMT 338 - Advanced Human Resources I Credits: 3
MGMT 485 - Business Strategy and Policy Credits: 3
MKTG 310 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

II. Required Cognates (8 Credits)

MATH 110 - Probability and Statistics Credits: 4
MATH 120 - College Algebra and Trigonometry Credits: 4
Note: MATH 126 - Precalculus or MATH 151 - Contemporary Calculus I may substitute for MATH 120 .
COOP 351 - Parallel Work Experience/Half Block Credits: 0
- and/or -
COOP 360 - Alternating Work Experience/Full Block Credits: 0
Note: See details of the EXPERIENCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
INTD 100 - Community Service Credits: 0

Recommended Cognates

CPTR 105 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3
MATH 151 - Contemporary Calculus I Credits: 4

III. General Education Courses (43-46 Credits)

See details of GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS .

INTD 105 - First-Year Experience Credits: 1
ENGL 101 - Composition Credits: 3
ENGL 102 - Research and Literature Credits: 3
COMM 105 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
CPTR 105 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3
Note: (Can be fulfilled by computer proficiency.)
LEAD 105 - Leader Education and Development Credits: 0.5
Note: (Take four times - 4 semesters)
PSYC 105 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
- or -
SOCI 105 - General Sociology Credits: 3
Religion required courses Credits: 6
Note: (Must choose from RELB, RELP 220 , RELT 190 , RELT 250 , RELT 270 )
RELB/RELT Religion electives Credits: 6
HIST History elective Credits: 3
BIOL/CHEM/PHYS Science elective Credits: 4
LITR Literature Electives Credits: 3
Humanities elective Credits: 3
PEAC Physical Education activity elective Credits: 1
HLSC/NUTR Health Science or Nutrition elective Credits: 2

IV. Business Administration Concentration (21-24 Credits)

Must choose one of the five concentrations described in section VI below to fulfill degree requirements: Data Analytics, Entrepreneurship and Management, Finance, International Business or Marketing

V. Electives (0-3 Credits)

Note: Pre-law curriculum requires 12 credits of upper-division electives.

Total: 120-123 Credits

VI. Concentration Options

Select one of the following five concentrations:

A. Data Analytics Concentration

The Data Analytics concentration is intended for those students who have a strong desire to utilize their quantitative, analytical, communication and computing skills to unearth, analyze, interpret and communicate data that can assist business decision makers. Students who desire a career path in data science, data analysis, business intelligence or as a business analyst in any of the key functional areas of business will find this concentration a viable career path.

Requirements

BDA 315 - Data Ethics and Privacy Credits: 3
BDA 320 - Predictive Analytics in Business Credits: 3
BDA 420 - Data Visualization in Business Credits: 3
BDA 430 - Business Intelligence Credits: 3
BDA 450 - Business Data Warehousing and Data Mining Credits: 3
CPTR 250 - Database Design Credits: 3
CPTR 150 - Computer Science I Credits: 4

Total: 22 Credits

B. Entrepreneurship and Management Concentration

The Entrepreneurship and Management concentration is intended for those students interested in careers as managers, human relations specialists, governmental and nonprofit organizations and for students who would like to own and operate their own businesses.

Requirements

ACCT 314 - Cost and Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
BUAD 300 - Principles of Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
BUAD 376 - Business Law II Credits: 3
BUAD 460 - Logistics and Operations Management Credits: 3
MGMT 355 - Negotiation Strategies for Business Credits: 3
MGMT 450 - Advanced Management Credits: 3
MGMT 482 - Small Business Development Credits: 3
MKTG 340 - Entrepreneurial Marketing Credits: 3

Total: 24 Credits

C. Finance Concentration

The finance concentration is intended for students interested in commercial and investment banking, brokerage and investment counseling, corporate financial analysis and consulting and for students interested in owning or managing their own or someone else’s business.

Requirements

ACCT 322 - Income Tax II Credits: 3
ECON 305 - Money and Banking Credits: 3
FNCE 340 - Investments Credits: 3
FNCE 430 - Insurance and Risk Management Credits: 3
FNCE 455 - International Finance Credits: 3
FNCE 474 - Financial Statement Analysis Credits: 3
FNCE 475 - Advanced Corporate Finance Credits: 3

Total: 21 Credits

D. International Business Concentration

The international business concentration is intended to help students understand non-United States approaches to business and to develop the skills necessary to interact with other businesses and cultures.

I. Requirements (21 Credits)

BUAD 460 - Logistics and Operations Management Credits: 3
FNCE 455 - International Finance Credits: 3
MKTG 425 - International Marketing Credits: 3
PLST 260 - International Relations Credits: 3
Elementary Foreign Language or a semester at an ACA program Credits: 6
Note: (Minimum grade of “C” required for Elementary Foreign Language)

Choose one of the following:

BUAD 480 - Organizational Design Credits: 3
COMM 220 - Introduction to Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
ECON 305 - Money and Banking Credits: 3
GEOG 270 - World Geography Credits: 3

II. Required Cognates (3 Credits)

RELT 280 - Moral Issues in World Religions Credits: 3
1 semester of foreign study
- or -
COOP 360 - Alternating Work Experience/Full Block Credits: 0
Highly recommended prior to International Business Internship:
COMM 235 - Understanding the Intercultural Assignment Credits: 1

Total: 24 Credits

E. Marketing Concentration

The marketing concentration is intended for students interested in careers as market managers, marketing researchers, advertising specialists, or directmailing and telemarketing specialists.

Requirements

MKTG 400 - Marketing Research Methods Credits: 3
COMM 370 - Advertising Credits: 3
MKTG 320 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3
MKTG 480 - Marketing Strategy Credits: 3
PREL 210 - Essentials of Public Relations Credits: 3
MKTG 340 - Entrepreneurial Marketing Credits: 3
MKTG 455 - Retailing Credits: 3