Business Administration B.S.
Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
This major is designed to provide students with the education necessary for success in business. In addition to other institutional and graduation requirements, majors complete a 49-hour business core, and two specializations or a minor. Elective courses will be chosen to ensure students earn a total of no less than 120 hours. A requirement of the major is an internship experience that provides students with the opportunity to work in a field related to their major and earn credit for this work experience.
Business Administration majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses required are: COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125 (preferred), MATH 103 (College Algebra or higher level Math course), ECON 201, and ECON 202. These courses are pre-requisite courses for this major.
A list of approved essential studies courses is available here.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- SLO 1: Students will apply business theories and/or methods to solve problems.
- SLO 2: Students will demonstrate successful individual and collaborative communication skills.
- SLO 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to adapt to change through personal and professional awareness of self, others and the environment.
- SLO 4: Students will participate in experiential learning in at least one of the following ways: internships, service learning, or leadership experience.
Requirements
Core Courses
Students are required to take 1 SH of BUSN 497S.
Total Credit Hours: 49
Specialization Areas
Choose two specialization areas or a minor.
Accounting (17 SH)
Electives: Select 6 SH from the following
Banking & Finance (15 SH)
Management (15 SH)
Marketing (15 SH)
| BUSN 332 | Graphic Design Theory & Techniques | 3 |
| BUSN 357 | Professional Selling | 3 |
| BUSN 402 | Advertising & Promotion Management | 3 |
| BUSN 423 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| BUSN 429 | Advanced Marketing Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |