Business, Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science in Business is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge required to operate in an ever-changing business environment. The students will acquire fundamental, practical and professional skills in all phases of business. Graduates of the major will successfully apply the knowledge and skills acquired in their academic program to the workplace. The major will prepare the students for careers in all types of organizations and/or entrance into graduate school.
Admission
Students may declare a business major upon admission to Presentation College. New students admitted on probation may declare a business major but will not be admitted to the program until they have completed the Success Academy requirements.
A growth plan will be developed for business students who fail to maintain a minimum cumulative 2.50 GPA in their business courses in any given semester. This signed growth plan will be provided to the students as well as copied in their official academic file. This growth plan will address:
- The process the students will take to increase their GPA to meet graduation requirements.
- The length of time the student has to increase their GPA to meet graduation requirements.
Graduation
A Bachelor of Science degree in Business is granted by Presentation College to those candidates who have completed the 120-credit requirement as described in the curriculum plan and who have met all degree requirements of Presentation College. Students must also:
- Achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00
- Achieve a 2.50 GPA for all business courses (Business courses are those with prefixes BU, BSA, CS or EC)
- Take the business exit examination that is offered at the Presentation College Career and Learning Center
120 credits
Major Requirements (49 crs)
| BU233 | Accounting I | 3 |
| BU243 | Accounting II | 3 |
| BU253 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BU323 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BU333 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BU353 | Marketing | 3 |
| BU393 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| BU473 | Survey of Leadership Theories | 3 |
| BU483 | Management Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| BU3083 | Entrepreneurship and Venture Management | 3 |
| BU3123 | Business Management | 3 |
| BU3253 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| BU4023 | Production Operations | 3 |
| CS2003 | Computer Management Systems | 3 |
| CS3033 | Advanced Microsoft Office | 3 |
| EC253 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GE411 | Professional Development | 1 |
General Education Requirements (44-45 crs)
Communication Skills
| EN113 | College Composition I | 3 |
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| EN114 | College Composition Ib | 4 |
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| EN133 | College Composition II | 3 |
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| CT233 | Communication Skills I: Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Religious and Ethical Education
Cultural and Social Heritage
| Social Science/Human Culture Core course | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts Core course | 3 |
| EC243 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Other Social Science/Human Culture Elective | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts electives | 9 |
Natural Science and Quantitative Reasoning
| MA243 | Statistics | 3 |
| Laboratory Science (Natural Sciences) | 4 |
College Experience
Electives (27 crs)
| Restricted Electives | 9 |
| General Electives | 18 |
Restricted electives must be outside the discipline of the major