Program: Business Administration, Accounting, B.S. - Chowan University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2019-2020 Academic Catalog

Note: To graduate with a major in Business Administration, students must select a minimum of one concentration and earn at least a ‘C’ on courses in the business core and in the concentration area(s). To graduate with a minor in any area of business, students must earn at least a ‘C’ on all courses within the minor(s).

Students earning a B.S. in Business Administration may graduate with a minor in any one of the four concentration areas.

GPA 2.00

Minimum Graduation Requirements (120 credit hours)

Business Core (47 credit hours)

BUS 150 - Foundations of Business Credits: 3 hours
BUS 161 - Business Mathematics Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 203 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3 hours
BUS 210 - Applied Business Ethics Credits: 3 hours
BUS 220 - Foundations of Marketing Theory Credits: 3 hours
BUS 261 - Foundations of Management Theory Credits: 3 hours
BUS 285 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3 hours
ECON 250 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
IS 300 - Analytical Computing for Business Credits: 3 hours
BUS 301 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3 hours
BUS 324 - Business Communications Credits: 3 hours
BUS 390 - Business Colloquium Credits: 1 hour
BUS 452 - Global Environment of Business Credits: 3 hours
BUS 490 - Business Internship Credits: 1, 2, or 3 hours
BUS 492 - Business Strategy Credits: 3 hours

Accounting Concentration (21 credit hours)

ACCT 301 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 302 - Income Tax Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 341 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 342 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 441 - Advanced Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 442 - Auditing Credits: 3 hours
and
Choose from one of the following:
ACCT 395 - Independent Study in Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 399 - Special Topics Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 495 - Independent Study in Accounting Credits: 3 hours
ACCT 499 - Special Topics Credits: 3 hours

Additional Requirements (13 credit hours)

MATH 160 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: 3 hours
Free Electives (other than BUS 110) Credits: 10 hours

Plus (6 credit hours)

IS 110 - Basic Computer Applications for Business Majors Credits: 3 hours
COMM 101 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours or
COMM 201 - Voice and Articulation Credits: 3 hours

General Education Requirements (33 credit hours)

First Year Experience (4 credit hours)

CU 101 - First Year Experience I Credits: 2 hours
CU 102 - First Year Experience II Credits: 2 hours

College Writing (7 credit hours)

ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 102 - Advanced College Writing Credits: 3 hours

Religion (3 credit hours)

REL 101 - Understanding the Bible: Texts and Contexts Credits: 3 hours

History (6 credit hours)

HIST 105 - Discovering America Credits: 3 hours
HIST 110 - Discovering the World Credits: 3 hours

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

ENGL 201 - Survey of British Literature to 1800 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 202 - Survey of British Literature Since 1800 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 203 - Survey of American Literature to 1865 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 204 - Survey of American Literature Since 1865 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 205 - Survey of Ancient World Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 206 - Survey of Modern World Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 207 - Survey of African American Literature to 1940 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 208 - Survey of African American Literature since 1940 Credits: 3 hours

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

ART 161 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3 hours
DRAM 161 - Drama Appreciation Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 161 - Appreciation of Film Credits: 3 hours
MUSI 161 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3 hours

Science (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

BIOL 101 - General Biology I Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 102 - General Biology II Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Biological Sciences Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 101 - General Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 105 - Earth Science Credits: 3 hours

Health (3 credit hours)

SSPE 201 - Health Credits: 3 hours

Physical Education Activity (1 credit hour)

Physical Education Activity Credits: 1 hour