2020-2021 Catalog

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 and Progression

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:

  1. The process the students will take to increase their GPA to meet graduation requirements.
  2. 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:

  1. Achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.00;
  2. Achieve a 2.50 GPA for all business courses (Business courses are those with prefixes BU, BSA, CS, or EC);
  3. Take the business exit examination.

Business BS - Degree Requirements

120 credits

Major Requirements (52 cr)

BU 233

Accounting I

3

BU 243

Accounting II

3

BU 253

Business Communications

3

BU 3083

Entrepreneurship and Venture Management

3

BU 3123

Business Management

3

BU 323

Business Finance

3

BU 3253

Business Ethics

3

BU 333

Business Law I

3

BU 353

Marketing

3

BU 393

Human Resources Management

3

BU 4023

Production Operations

3

BU 473

Survey of Leadership Theories

3

BU 483

Management Policy and Strategy

3

CS 2003

Computer Management Systems

3

CS 3033

Advanced Microsoft Office

3

EC 243

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

EC 253

Principles of Microeconomics

3

GE 411

Professional Development

1

General Education Requirements (44 cr):

Foundational Series—19 credits
  • Communication Skills (9 cr)
    • EN 113/EN 114 College Composition I (3 cr)
    • EN 133: College Composition II (3 cr)
    • CT 233: Communication Skills I: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
  • Critical Inquiry and Informational Literacy (3 cr)
    • GE 150: Critical Inquiry and Informational Literacy (3 cr) 
  • Science and Quantitative Reasoning (7 cr)
    • MA 243: Statistics (3 cr)
    • Natural Science Lecture + Laboratory (4 cr)
Intellect and Inquiry Series—15 credits
  • Art, Language, and Literature (6 cr)
  • Inquiry and Intellectual Judgment (3-6 cr)
  • Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement (3-6 cr)
Lantern Series—10 credits
  • Theological and Ethical Education (6 cr)
    • RS 123: The Christian Tradition (3 cr)
    • RS 293: Christian Ethics (3 cr)
  • Presentation Legacy (2 cr)
    • GE 426: Presentation Leadership and Legacy (2 cr)
  • Personal Health and Wellbeing (1 cr)
    • GE 148: Personal Health and Wellbeing (1 cr)
  • College Experience (1 cr)
    • GE 111: The College Experience (1 cr)

Electives (24 cr)