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College of Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program or enrolled in business classes may not enroll in courses numbered above 299 unless they have at least a 2.0 grade-point average, completed 54 hours, and a grade of C- or better in HMXP 102.

Transfer students must complete HMXP 102 prior to taking upper-level courses in the College of Business Administration. Students who transfer in 54 or more semester hours must complete this course within their first semester. If, during this time, such students do not earn a C- or better in HMXP 102, they will not be permitted to take additional courses above 299 until this general education requirement is met.

Business Requirements and Core

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
General Education Courses		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Princpls of the Learning Acade	1


Critical Skills
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3

CRTW 201	Crit Reading, Thinking and Writi	3

Quantitative Skills
MATH 105 or MATH 201	Applied Calculus; Calculus I	3

Technology
CSCI 101	Introd Computers and Inform Proc	1.5

CSCI 101B	Using Microsoft Excel	0.5

and 2 of
CSCI 101A	Windows,Frontpage,Powerpoint	0.5

CSCI 101C	Using Microsoft Access	0.5

CSCI 101F	Learning Adobe Photoshop	0.5

CSCI 101I	Learning Adobe Illustrator	0.5

CSCI 101P	Intro to C++ Programming	0.5

Oral Communication	Met in major with WRIT 465	0

Logic/Language/Semiotics
QMTH 205	Applied Statistics I	3

QMTH 206	Applied Statistics II	3

Skills for Common Experience and Thinking Across Disciplines
HMXP 102 (C- or better required)	The Human Experience:Who Am I?	3

Global Perspectives	See approved list	3
Historical Perspectives	See approved list	3
Developing Critical Skills and Applying them to Disciplines
Social Science
ECON 215	Principles of Microeconomics	3

ECON 216	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

One from:
PSYC 101, SOCL 101, SOCL 201	General Psychology; Social Problems and Social Polic; Principles of Sociology	3

Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Natural Science	See approved list; must include a lab science	7
Intensive Writing	Met in major with WRIT 465	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met in another area	0-3

Business Administration Program Requirements		36
Business Requirements
ACCT 280	Acct Info for Bus Decisions I	3

ACCT 281	Acct Info for Bus Decisions II	3

WRIT 465	Prep Oral and Written Reports	3

Core Courses (C- or better required in each course)		36
BADM 180	Contemporary Business Issues	3

MGMT 321	Principles of Management	3

MKTG 380	Principles of Marketing	3

MGMT 355	Business Communication	3

MGMT 326	Sustainable Operations	3

MGMT 341	Information Systems	3

FINC 311	Principles of Finance	3

BADM 350	Legal Environment of Business	3

MGMT 480	Business Policy	3

Business Option Requirement; choose one of the following: (C- or better required in each course)		18-27
Accounting
Computer Information Systems
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Business
Health Care Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management	If MGMT 529 is used to meet the Global Requirement, student may take free electives to satisfy graduation requirements.

Marketing

Sustainable Business
Electives (Number varies depending on hours required for option.)		6-20
Total		124

For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.

Accounting Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Accounting Option		21
ACCT 303	Accounting Information Systems	3

ACCT 305	Intermediate Accounting I	3

ACCT 306	Intermediate Accounting II	3

ACCT 309	Cost Accounting	3

ACCT 401	Introduction to Tax	3

ACCT 509	Auditing Princ and Procedures	3

One of:
ACCT 502	Corporate Tax	3

ACCT 505	Intermediate Accounting III	3

ACCT 506	Not for Profit Accounting	3

ACCT 491	Accounting Internship	3


One course from:
PHIL 230	Introduction to Ethics	3

PHIL 575	Business Ethics	3

MGMT 575	Business Ethics	3

Electives		12-17
Total		124

Computer Information Systems

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Computer Information Systems
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Computer Information Systems Option		27
CSCI 207	Intro to Computer Science	4

CSCI 208	Intro to Computer Science II	4

CSCI 291 or CSCI 293 or CSCI 295 or CSCI 392	COBOL; C#; Visual Basic; Java	1

CSCI 325	File Structures	3

CSCI 355	Database Processing	3

CSCI 475	Software Engineering I	3

CSCI 476	Software Engineering II	3

MATH 261	Foundations Discrete Mathemati	3

One of:
ACCT 303	Accounting Information Systems	3

ACCT 309	Cost Accounting	3

CSCI above 299		3
Electives		6-11
Total		124

Economics Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Economics Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Economics Option		18
ECON 315	Microeconomic Analysis	3

ECON 316	Macroeconomic Analysis	3

ECON 335	Money and Banking	3


Three of any ECON above 299		9
Electives		15-20
Total		124

Entrepreneurship Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Entrepreneurship Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Entrepreneurship Option		18
ENTR 373	Intro to Entrepreneurship	3

ENTR 374	Strategic Entrepreneurial Grow	3

ENTR 473	Entrepreneurial Finance	3

ENTR 579	Business Plan Development	3


Two of:
BADM 561	Electronic Commerce for Mgrs	3

MGMT 322	Intro to Talent Management	3

MKTG 382	Retailing	3

MKTG 481	Promotion Management	3

MKTG 482	Marketing Research	3

MKTG 491	Internship in Marketing	3

MKTG 581	Global Marketing	3

Electives		15-20
Total		124

Finance Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Take one of two tracks:
Finance Option - Corporate Finance Track		18
FINC 312	Intermediate Corp Financial Mg	3

FINC 498	Adv Corporate Financial Mgmt	3

FINC 514	International Financial Mgmt	3

Two of:
FINC 491	Internship in Finance	3

FINC 512	Investments	3

FINC 513	Banking and Financial Serv Mgm	3

One of:
ACCT 305	Intermediate Accounting I	3

ECON 335	Money and Banking	3


Electives		15-20
Total		124

Finance Option - Financial Planning Track
ACCT 401	Introduction to Tax	3

BADM 501	Estate Planning	3

FINC 315	Princ of Financial Planning	3

FINC 512	Investments	3

FINC 515	Insurance and Risk Management	3

FINC 516	Employ Benefits and Retiremnt Pl	3

Electives		15-20
Total		124

Note: Anyone completing any combination of 15 hours of FINC from the above lists plus 3 hours of ACCT, BADM or ECON from the above lists would qualify for the Finance option, general track.

General Business Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - General Business Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
General Business Option		18
MGMT 475	Leadership Theory and Developmen	3

Choose 6 hours numbered above 299 and 12 hours numbered above 399 from advanced courses in ACCT, BADM, CSCI, ECON, ENTR, FINC, HCMT, MGMT, MKTG. A maximum of 9 hours may be taken from a single designator. Internship course credit must not exceed 3 hours.
Electives		15-20
Total		124

Health Care Management Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Health Care Management Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Health Care Management Option		21
HCMT 200	Intro to Health Care Mgmt	3

HCMT 300	The Health Care Manager	3

HCMT 302	Health Care Planning and Mktg	3

HCMT 303	Health Care Org and Legal Envir	3

HCMT 491	Health Care Mgmt Internship	3

HCMT 492	Health Care Economics and FINC	3

HCMT 493	Seminar in Health Care Mgmt	3

Required internship to be taken summer between Jr & Sr year.
Electives		12-17
Total		124

Human Resource Management Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Human Resource Management Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Human Resource Management Option		18
MGMT 322	Intro to Talent Management	3

MGMT 323	Acquiring Talent	3

MGMT 325	Organizational Theory,Behavior	3

MGMT 522	Growing and Developing Talent	3

MGMT 524	Employment Law	3

MGMT 526	Talent Management Seminar	3

Electives		15-20
Total		124

International Business Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - International Business Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
International Business Option		18
ECON 521	Intl. Trade, Investment	3

FINC 514	International Financial Mgmt	3

MGMT 529	International Management	3

MKTG 581	Global Marketing	3


One of:
BADM 492	Internship in Intl Business	3

BADM 400	International Field Experience	3

BADM 401	Business and Study Abroad	3


*Choose 3 Hours from*
ANTH 301	Cross-Cultural Persp Human Exp	3

ANTH 321	Cultures of Latin America	3

ANTH 323	Cultures of Africa	3

ANTH 325	Chinese Culture	3

ANTH 351	Cross-Cultural Topics	3

FREN 301	French Civiliztn and Culture I	3

GEOG 303	Geography of Africa	3

GEOG 304	Geography of the Middle East	3

GEOG 306	Geo of Latin Amer and Carribbean	3

GERM 300	German for Business	3

GERM 301	German Civilization and Cultur	3

HIST 345	European History Since 1914	3

HIST 351	Latin American History	3

HIST 547	History of Modern Russia	3

HIST 548	History of Modern Germany	3

HIST 553	China Since 1600	3

HIST 561	History of the Caribbean	3

MCOM 302	International Communication	3

PLSC 335	Gov and Politics Latin America	3

PLSC 336	Post Soviet Politics	3

PLSC 338	Government and Politics of Afric	3

PLSC 345	European Politics	3

PLSC 332	Government and Politics of Asi	3

RELG 300	Intro to World Religions	3

SPAN 301	Hispanic Civ and Cultre-Latin Am	3

SPAN 302	Hispanic Civ and Culture - Spain	3

Electives		15-20
Total		124

Note: Students whose first language is English are required to have 6 hrs. of one Foreign Language, excluding LATN. If MGMT 529 or MKTG 581 is used to meet Global Requirement, student may take free electives to satisfy graduation requirements.

Management Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Management Option		18
MGMT 322	Intro to Talent Management	3

MGMT 325	Organizational Theory,Behavior	3

MGMT 475	Leadership Theory and Developmen	3

MGMT 575 or PHIL 575	Business Ethics	3

Two of:
ENTR 373	Intro to Entrepreneurship	3

BADM 561	Electronic Commerce for Mgrs	3

MGMT 491	Internship in Management	3

MGMT 529	International Management	3

Electives		15-20
Total		124

Marketing Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing Option
General Education		50-55
Business Requirements and Core		36
Marketing Option		18
MKTG 381	Consumer Behavior	3

MKTG 481	Promotion Management	3

MKTG 482	Marketing Research	3

MKTG 489	Marketing Strategy	3

Two of:
BADM 561	Electronic Commerce for Mgrs	3

MKTG 382	Retailing	3

MKTG 483	Sales and Relationship Mktg	3

MKTG 491	Internship in Marketing	3

MKTG 581	Global Marketing	3


Electives		15-20
Total		124

Sustainable Business Option

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Sustainable Business Option
General Education		50 - 55
Business Requirements and Core		36
SUBU 330	Sustainable Bus Practices	3

SUBU 430	Sem in Sust Business	3

ECON 343	Environmental Economics	3

One of:		3
ENTR 373	Intro to Entrepreneurship	3

MGMT 529	International Management	3

MGMT 575	Business Ethics	3

One of:		3
BIOL 106	Environment and Man	3

CHEM 101	Applying Chemistry to Society	3

ENVS 101	Intro to Environmental Issues	3

SUST 102	Introduction to Sustainability	3

PHYS 105	Energy and the Environment	3

GEOL 225	Soils and Land Use	3

One of:		3
BIOL 323	Tropical Water and Coastal Ecolo	4

GEOG 302	Economic Geography	3

GEOG 305	Intro to Geographic Info Syste	3

GEOG 500	Global Envirmnt and Sustainble D	3

GEOG 501	Geographical Information Syste	3

HIST 530	World Environmental History	3

PHIL 565	Environmental Ethics	3

PLSC 325	Environmental Politics	3

PSYC 311	Ecological Psychology	3

SOCL 310	Sociology of the Environment	3

SUST 300	Topics in Applied Sustainabil	3

Electives		15 - 20
Total		124

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