Business Administration, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 60+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Business Administration Shared Core Requirements

• ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BLAW 205 Legal Environment of Business (3)
• DSCI 232 Business Statistics (3)
• DSCI 304 Production and Operations Management (3)
• ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• FINC 303 Business Finance (3)
• INFM 220 Management Information Systems (3)

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• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

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• MATH 107 Elementary Statistics: Race, Equity and Inclusion (3)

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• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

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• MATH 116 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3)

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• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

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• MGMT 301 Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• MGMT 408 Business Policy (3)
• MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts (3)

Elective Requirement

Complete 18 credit hours at the 300 or 400-level from the School of Business with a maximum of 6 credit hours of accounting, decision sciences, economics, finance, hospitality and tourism, information management, international business, management, marketing, supply chain management, real estate, independent study, special topics, tutorial, or travel/study abroad courses.

In lieu of choosing 18 credit hours from the list below, students may select one of the approved Business Administration concentrations.

Notes:

• The School of Business strongly encourages students to complete the following courses by the end of their sophomore year: ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 ; DSCI 232 ; ECON 200 , ECON 201 ; MATH 104  or MATH 107  or MATH 250  and MATH 116  or MATH 120 . These courses are pre-requisites for many upper level junior and senior business and economics courses.
• The business and accounting programs offered by the School of Business are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
• Students are not permitted to double major in Business Administration and Accounting, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, or Supply Chain Management.
• Students minoring in Information Management may apply a maximum of six credit hours from DSCI 323 , INFM 220 , INFM 330 , INFM 390  towards the Business Administration major.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: HONS 115 , HONS 217 , MATH 104 , MATH 107 , MATH 116 , MATH 120 , MATH 250