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.
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General Education |
Semester Hours |
|
| ACAD 101 | Principles of the Learning Academy |
1 |
| Shared Skills and Proficiencies |
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| Writing and Critical Thinking | ||
| WRIT 101 | Composition |
3 |
| HMXP 102 | Human Experience | 3 |
| CRTW 201 | Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing |
3 |
| Oral Communication | Met in major with MGMT 365 | 0 |
| Technology | Met in major with CSCI 101 and labs | 0 |
| Intensive Writing | Met in major with MGMT 365 | 0 |
| Constitution Requirement | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); may be met with other requirement | 0-3 |
| Physical Activity | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) | 1 |
| Thinking Critically Across Disciplines* | ||
| Global Perspectives | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) |
3 |
| Historical Perspectives | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB) |
3 |
| Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives* |
|
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| Social Science | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); must include 2 designators; 3 hours met in major with ECON 215 |
3 |
| Humanities and Arts | See approved list; must include 2 designators |
6 |
| Quantitative Skills and Natural Science | (3 courses) | 6-8 |
| Quantitative Skills | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); 3 hours met in major with MATH | (0-4) |
| Natural Science | See approved list (pdf - 306 KB); must include one lab science. [If 2 courses taken, must be in two different groups: Life, Physical, Earth] |
(3-8) |
| Subtotal | 32-37 | |
| *No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas |
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| Business Administration Program Requirements |
72-88 |
|
| Foundation Courses (C- or better required for each course) | 27-28 | |
| BADM 180 | Contemporary Business Issues | 3 |
| CSCI 101, 101B, 101C & 101D OR 101 and 101E |
Intro to Comp & Info Processing, Excel, Access, Adv Excel Intro to Comp & Info Processing and Microsoft Excel and Computer Programming |
3 |
| MATH 105, 151 or 201 | Applied Calculus, Applied College Algebra, Calculus I | 3-4 |
| QMTH 205 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| QMTH 210 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| ECON 215 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ACCT 280 | Introduction to Financial Accounting |
3 |
| ACCT 281 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting |
3 |
| Core Courses (C- or better required in each course) |
21 |
|
| BADM 250 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business |
3 |
| FINC 311 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 341 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| MGMT 321 | Management and Leadership | 3 |
| MGMT 365 | Business Communication and Professional Development |
3 |
| MGMT 480 | Business Policy |
3 |
| MKTG 380 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Applied Quantitative Skills-Choose one of the following: (C- or better required in each course) |
3 |
|
| BADM 571 | Applied Analytics and Data Visualization | 3 |
| ACCT 304 | Accounting Analytics | 3 |
| CSCI 350 | Programming for Business | 3 |
| ECON 306 | Econometrics | 3 |
| High Impact Practice Experience-Choose one of the following: (C- or better required
in each course) ACCT 491 and 495 may count in either the core or concentration but not both. Must incorporate case studies, projects, research or internships, etc. to satisfy HIP requirement.) |
3 |
|
| Internship | ||
| ACCT 491 | Internship in Accounting | 3 |
| BADM 491, 492 | Internship in General Business, International Business | 3 |
| CSCI 491, 492 | Software Development Internship, Information Systems Internship | 3 |
| ECON 491 | Internship in Economics | 3 |
| ENTR 491 | Internship in Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| FINC 491 | Internship in Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 491 | Internship in Management | 3 |
| MGMT 493 | Internship in Hospitality Management | 3 |
| MKTG 491 | Internship in Marketing | 3 |
| Study Abroad | ||
| BADM 200, 400 | International Field Experience | 3 |
| Business Research | ||
| ACCT 495 | Accounting Research and Communication | 3 |
| BADM 391 | Business Research Seminar | 3 |
| BADM 595 | Research in Business Administration | 3 |
| CSCI 471 | Research in Computer Science | 3 |
| ECON 495 | Research in Economics | 3 |
| MCNR 300 | McNair Researcvh Experience | 3 |
| Service Learning | ||
| BADM 381 | Service Learning and Leadership | 3 |
| Business Acumen Credits Students will participate in non-credit activites related to business, career and professional development, leadership, guest speakers/panel events, and club and organization leadership hosted by the College of Business. Each CBA-approved non-credit activity earns one point. Students are required to earn 8 points if entering Winthrop as a freshman or 6 points if entering as a transfer. |
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| Business Concentration Requirement; Choose one of the following: (C- or better required in each course) |
18-28 |
|
| Accounting | ||
| Computer Information Systems | ||
| Economics | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Finance | ||
| Health Care Management | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| International Business | ||
| Management | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Electives (Number varies depending on hours required for option.) |
0-16 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Accounting Option |
24 |
|
| 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 407 | Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 509 | Auditing Principles and Procedures |
3 |
| One High Impact Practice Course: ACCT 491, 495, 515, 520, or 521 |
3 | |
| Electives |
0-10 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
|
General Education |
32-40 |
|
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Computer Information Systems Option |
27 |
|
| CSCI 207 & 208 |
Intro to Computer Science I & II |
8 |
| CSCI 210 | Programming Tools |
1 |
| CSCI 290, 293, 295, 297, or 392 | JavaScript, C#; Visual Basic; Scripting; Java languages |
1 |
| CSCI 355 | Database Processing |
3 |
| CSCI 475 | Software Engineering I |
3 |
| CSCI 476 or 491 | Software Engineering II, Internship in Computer Science |
3 |
| MATH 261 or QMTH 310 | Foundations Discrete Mathematics, Intro to Data Mining |
3 |
| Two of: | ||
| ACCT 303 | Accounting Information Systems |
3 |
| CSCI 365 | Information Security |
3 |
| CSCI 441 | Web Application Design | 3 |
| CSCI 451 | Mobile Application Development | 3 |
| CSCI 466 | Network Processing |
3 |
| CSCI 477 | Software Project Management | 3 |
| Electives |
0-7 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
General Education |
32-40 |
|
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Economics Option |
18 |
|
| ECON 315 | Microeconomic Theory |
3 |
| ECON 316 | Macroeconomic Theory |
3 |
| ECON 335 | Money and Banking |
3 |
| Three of any ECON above 299 |
9 |
|
| Electives |
6-16 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Entrepreneurship Option |
18 |
|
| ENTR 373 | Intro to Entrepreneurship |
3 |
| ENTR 374 | Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth |
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 385 | Marketing Research |
3 |
| MKTG 387 | Promotion Management & Digital Marketing |
3 |
| MKTG 485 | Services Marketing |
3 |
| ENTR 491 | Internship in Entrepreneurship |
3 |
| MKTG 581 | Marketing for Global Competitiveness |
3 |
| Electives |
6-18 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Take one of two tracks: | ||
| Finance Option - Corporate Finance Track | 21 | |
| FINC 312 | Intermediate Corp Financial Mgmt |
3 |
| FINC 498 | Adv Corporate Financial Mgmt |
3 |
| FINC 512 | Investments |
3 |
| FINC 513 | Banking and Financial Services Mgmt |
3 |
| FINC 514 | International Financial Mgmt | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
| One of: | ||
| ECON 335 | Money and Banking |
3 |
| FINC 491 | Internship in Finance |
3 |
| Electives |
4-13 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
| Finance Option - Financial Planning Track | 21 | |
| 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 | Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning |
3 |
| FINC 420 | Financial Plan Development |
3 |
| Electives |
4-13 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
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.
Undergraduate students pursuing the Accelerated-Finance program must complete an Intent to Pursue a Combined Program form prior to registering for two FINC 500-level courses at the graduate level (to include FINC 512*) and must have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA at the time this form is completed. Selection of courses should be discussed with an academic advisor.
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Health Care Management Option |
21 |
|
| HCMT 200 | Intro to Health Care Management |
3 |
| HCMT 300 | The Health Care Manager |
3 |
| HCMT 302 | Health Care Planning and Mktg |
3 |
| HCMT 303 | Health Care Organizations and Legal Environment |
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 |
4-13 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Human Resource Management Option |
18 |
|
| MGMT 322 | Intro to Talent Management |
3 |
| MGMT 323 | Acquiring Talent |
3 |
| MGMT 325 | Organizational Theory and Behavior |
3 |
| MGMT 522 | Growing and Developing Talent |
3 |
| MGMT 524* | Employment Law |
3 |
| MGMT 526* | Talent Management Seminar |
3 |
| Electives |
6-18 |
|
| Total |
120 |
*taken at the graduate level for Undergraduate students pursuing the Accelerated-Human Resource Management program. Students must complete an Intent to Pursue a Combined Program form prior to registering for the two MGMT 500-level courses at the graduate level and must have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA at the time this form is completed.
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| International Business Option |
21 |
|
| ECON 521 | International Trade & Investment |
3 |
| FINC 514 | International Financial Mgmt |
3 |
| MGMT 200 | Introduction to International Business |
3 |
| MGMT 529 | International Management |
3 |
| MKTG 581 | Marketing for Global Competitiveness |
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 |
| FREN 302 | French Civilization and Culture II |
3 |
| GEOG 303 | Geography of Africa |
3 |
| GEOG 306 | Geo of Latin Amer and Caribbean |
3 |
| GERM 301 | German Civilization and Culture |
3 |
| HIST 334 | Modern China | 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 560 | History of Mexico, Central America |
3 |
| HIST 561 | History of the Caribbean |
3 |
| MCOM 302 | International Communication |
3 |
| PLSC 332 | Government and Politics of Asia |
3 |
| PLSC 335 | Gov and Politics Latin America |
3 |
| PLSC 338 | Government and Politics of Africa |
3 |
| RELG 300 | Intro to World Religions |
3 |
| SPAN 421 | Hispanic Civ and Culture-Latin Am |
3 |
| SPAN 422 | Hispanic Civ and Culture - Spain |
3 |
| Courses that support the concentration | 0-6 | |
| Foreign language (non-native speakers of English must obtain permission from the department) | ||
| Electives |
0-13 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Management Track |
18 |
|
| MGMT 475 | Leadership Theory and Development |
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 322 | Intro to Talent Management | 3 |
| MGMT 325 | Organizational Theory,Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 330 | Sustainable Business Practices | 3 |
| MGMT 491 | Internship in Management |
3 |
| MGMT 529 | International Management |
3 |
| Two courses over 299 from the following designators: ACCT, BADM, CSCI, ECON, ENTR,
FINC, HCMT, MGMT, MKTG, QMTH |
6 | |
| Hotel and Hospitality Management Track | ||
| MGMT 475 | Leadership Theory and Development | 3 |
| MGMT 575 or PHIL 575 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| MGMT 360 | Hotel Management | 3 |
| MGMT 460 | Hospitality Management Strategies | 3 |
| MGMT 493 | Internship in Hospitality Management | 3 |
| MGMT 322 or MKTG 485 | Intro to Talent Mgmt, Services Marketing | 3 |
| Electives |
7-16 |
|
| Total |
120 |
|
| At least 9 hours (including MGMT 475 and MGMT 575/PHIL 575 must be courses numbered
over 399. Only one internship, regardless of designator, may be counted toward the required concentration credit hours. |
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|
General Education |
32-40 | |
| Foundation, Core , Applied Quantitative, and High Impact Practice Experience Courses (above) |
54-55 |
|
| Marketing Option |
18 |
|
| MKTG 381 | Consumer Behavior |
3 |
| MKTG 387 | Promotion Management& Digital Marketing |
3 |
| MKTG 385 | Marketing Research |
3 |
| MKTG 489 | Marketing Strategy |
3 |
| Choose two from the following: | 6 | |
| BADM 571 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| MKTG 483 | Sales and Relationship Mktg | 3 |
| MKTG 485 | Services Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 491 | Internship in Marketing | 3 |
| MKTG 581 | Marketing for Global Competitiveness | 3 |
| Electives |
7-16 |
|
| Total |
120 |
^These concentrations have opportunities for students to complete an undergraduate and graduate degree in five years with a total of 150 hours: 120 undergraduate hours and 30 graduate where the programs would share six 500-level hours. The combined program includes increased rigor, when compared to the undergraduate program, while allowing certain classes to overlap between the B.S. and M.B.A.
