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 50-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 use critical thinking to apply business theories and/or methods to solve problems.
- SLO 2: Students will demonstrate oral and written communication skills appropriate to the contemporary business environment.
- SLO 3: Students will demonstrate individual contributions to accomplish identified team objectives.
- SLO 4: Students will participate in experiential learning which may include internships, service learning, leadership experience or other opportunities.
Requirements
Core Courses
Students are required to take 1 SH of BUSN 497S.
Specialization Areas
Choose two specialization areas or a minor.
Accounting (17 SH)
Electives: Select 6 SH from the following
| ACCT 400 | Individual Income Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Business Income Taxation | 3 |
| ACCT 405 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
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 |
Agribusiness Management
Select 1 course or approved substitute by advisor/chair:
AND select 1 elective:
| BUSN 357 | Professional Selling | 3 |
| BUSN 340 | Project Management | 3 |
| BUSN 310 | Fundamentals of Real Estate and Insurance | 3 |
| BUSN 425 | Research and Reading in the Business Content Area | 3 |
| BUSN 499 | Special Topics | 0.50-4.00 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |