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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration is designed for students who want to study business in an environment that fosters creative thinking, diversity, ethical behavior and leadership skills. Students learn to create value and manage change; value individual contributions and respect cultural social differences; make thoughtful decisions, set high standards and be accountable to stakeholders and society as a whole; and lead by fostering critical thinking, effective collaboration, and creativity in solving complex business problems. The skills and knowledge learned will permit students to contribute significantly to their chosen occupations after graduation.
The curriculum permits the student to acquire a foundation in all areas of business administration (accounting, business law, information systems, economics, finance, marketing, management, quantitative methods and statistics). It includes a capstone experience in senior year that combines business plan research with a practicum experience. The practicum allows students an option to start a business in the college’s incubation station.
After graduation, the student has an excellent background in the business and management fields and can directly enter the job market, in commerce, industry, government or other areas. Many students may wish to continue into graduate school or enter one of the professional fields such as law, where they will have had an excellent undergraduate preparation.
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum.
Freshman Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| BUS 1801 | Global Business Perspectives | 3 |
| BUS 2303 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MTH 1701 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (Science) | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 1601 | Computer Applications for Business (CL) |
3 |
| BUS 2304 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| COM 1102 | Writing about Literature | 3 |
| MTH 1702 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (Science) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
Sophomore Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BUS 2211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 2601 | Legal and Social Environments of Business | 3 |
| BUS 3501 | Management Principles | 3 |
| Restricted Elective* (COM) | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective (PSY) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 2212 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 2703 | Statistics for Business | 3 |
| BUS 3504 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS 3601 | Marketing Principles | 3 |
| COM 3070 | Professional Communication for Executives | 3 |
| 15 | ||
Junior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BUS 3401 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (BUS) | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective (BUS global emphasis) | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective (HUM/COM) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 3704 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| Humanities Core Course | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives (BUS) | 6 | |
| Restricted Elective (HUM global emphasis) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
Senior Year
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BUS 4501 | Production/Operations Management | 3 |
| BUS 4502 | Organizational Behavior and Theory | 3 |
| BUS 4783 | Practicum Planning | 0 |
| BUS 4788 | Business Plan Research (Q) | 3 |
| Restricted Elective (BUS) | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective (HUM/COM) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BUS 4701 | International Business | 3 |
| BUS 4702 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| BUS 4786 | Major Field Practicum | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Restricted Elective (BUS) | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
*Restricted Elective (COM) can be Business and Professional Writing (COM 2224), Writing for the Media (COM 2225) or Intruduction to Communication (COM 2425).
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 121
| Restricted Electives: Global Emphasis | |
| Business | |
| BUS 3801 | Cross-Cultural Management |
| BUS 3802 | Global Macroeconomic Issues |
| BUS 3805 | Emerging Markets Strategies |
| BUS 4219 | Globalization and Corporate Social Responsibility |
| BUS 4516 | Global Strategic Management of Technology |
| BUS 4686 | International Marketing |
| BUS 4801 | International Trade |
| BUS 4802 | Global Accounting and Tax |
| BUS 4803 | Global Financial Management |
| BUS 4804 | Business In the Western Hemisphere |
| Humanities | |
| HUM 2140 | World Architecture |
| HUM 2141 | World Art History 1: Pre-History to Early Global Awareness |
| HUM 2142 | World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial |
| HUM 2385 | Special Topics in World History |
| HUM 2480 | Introduction to Political Science |
| HUM 3027 | History and Culture of China |
| HUM 3085 | Special Topics in Humanities |
| HUM 3285 | Special Topics in Literature |
| HUM 3351 | History of Science and Technology: Ancient and Medieval |
| HUM 3352 | History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present |
| HUM 3385 | Special Topics in History |
| HUM 3485 | Special Topics in Social Science |
| HUM 3521 | World Religions |
| HUM 3552 | Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy |