Business, B.A.

Minimum Graduation Requirements (120 credit hours)

Business Core (31 credit hours)

• BUS 110 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3 hours or
• BUS 150 - Foundations of Business Credits: 3 hours

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• BUS 161 - Business Mathematics Credits: 3 hours
• ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3 hours
• ACCT 203 - Managerial Accounting 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
• BUS 324 - Business Communications Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 390 - Business Colloquium Credits: 1 hour
• BUS 452 - Global Environment of Business Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 489 - B.A. in Business Capstone Credits: 3

Business Courses (18 credit hours)

• ECON 250 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 210 - Applied Business Ethics Credits: 3 hours

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• Choose 3 hours from the following Management courses:

• BUS 302 - Organizational Theory and Behavior Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 325 - Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 380 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3 hours

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• Choose 3 hours from the following Marketing courses:

• BUS 321 - Advertising and Sales Promotion Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 322 - Selling Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 329 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3 hours

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• Choose 6 hours from the following courses:

• 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
• BUS 301 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 338 - Marketing Research Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 371 - Information Management Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 375 - Social Media Marketing Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 420 - Marketing Management Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 440 - Leadership Theory and Development Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 484 - Project Management and Practice Credits: 3 hours
• IS 300 - Analytical Computing for Business Credits: 3 hours
• ECON 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours

Additional Requirements (32 credit hours)

• Global Learning Core  Credits: 12 hours
• Free Electives (at least 9 hours must be 300 level or higher) Credits: 17 hours

Plus (6 credit hours)

• IS 101 - Basic Computer Applications Credits: 3 hours

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• IS ONL - Basic Computer Applications Online Credits: 3

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• IS 110 - Basic Computer Applications for Business Majors Credits: 3 hours

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• COMM 101 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours

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• COMM 201 - Voice and Articulation Credits: 3 hours

General Education Requirements (36 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

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• 100 level or higher 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