BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S. (Professional Studies Program)

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Contact: Carol Cogen | Program Coordinator

The Bachelor of Science in business administration provides a general background in the major areas of the business enterprise: management, accounting, finance, marketing, legal and planning.

The program is designed to expose students to current theory and practice and to provide them with an opportunity to utilize what they have learned both inside and outside the classroom.

Objectives/Core Competencies

This degree seeks to instill fundamental knowledge, skills and abilities, known as core competencies. For a complete list of core competencies, see Business Objectives/Core Competencies in Department of Business and Communications .

Admissions Prerequisite Requirement for Program (3 Credits)

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
Note: With grade of “C” or higher

I. Core Requirements (34 Credits)

MGMT 345 - Essential Supervisory Techniques Credits: 3
ACCT 304 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
Note: Completion of ACCT 211 with “C” or higher is prerequisite to this course.
ECON 375 - Economic Fundamentals for Managers Credits: 4
FNCE 335 - Principles of Business Finance Credits: 4
Note: Completion of ACCT 211 with “C” or higher is prerequisite to this course.
INTD 315 - Ethics in Modern Society Credits: 3
BUAD 320 - Business Law Credits: 3
MKTG 375 - Marketing Credits: 3
BUAD 370 - Decision Sciences Credits: 4
Note: Completion of MATH 110 with “C” or higher is prerequisite to this course.
INTD 327 - Issues in Religion and Culture Credits: 3
MGMT 490 - Business Strategy Credits: 3
Note: Completion of 28 semester hours of the business administration core curriculum is prerequisite to this course.

II. Required Cognates (7 Credits)

INSY 320 - Computer Concepts II Credits: 3
MATH 110 - Probability and Statistics Credits: 4

III. General Education Requirements (25-34 Credits)

ENGL 101 - Composition Credits: 3
Note: Grade of “C” or above required.
ENGL 102 - Research and Literature Credits: 3
Note: Grade of “C” or above required.
COMM 105 - Introduction to Human Communication Credits: 3
History elective Credits: 3
PSYC 105 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
- or -
SOCI 105 - General Sociology Credits: 3
BIOL/CHEM/PHYS Science elective Credits: 4
LITR Literature elective Credits: 3
RELB/RELT Religion electives Credits: 0-6
Note: See REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIGION ELECTIVES
Humanities elective Credits: 3
Note: Choose from literature, philosophy, humanities, art appreciation, art history, music appreciation, music history or music theory.
INSY 110 - Computer Concepts I Credits: 3
Note: Or pass proficiency test. The computer proficiency requirement must be met by the end of the third course in the PSP major.

IV. Electives (45-51 Credits)

Two credits of electives must be upper division unless a track course is completed. It is expected that most of these electives have been completed prior to the student’s enrollment in this program.