Business, B.A. (52.0201)

Minimum Graduation Requirements (120 credit hours)

Business Core (28 credit hours)

• BUS 110 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3 hours

• or BUS 150  

• 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 390 - Business Colloquium Credits: 1 hour
• BUS 452 - Global Environment of Business Credits: 3 hours
• BUS 489 - BA in Business Capstone Credits: 3

Additional Business Courses Requirements (18 credit hours)

• Choose 3 hours from the following Information Systems courses:

• IS 271 - Business Information Systems Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 299 - Special Topics Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 300 - Analytical Computing for Business Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 366 - Information Systems Development Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 376 - Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 381 - Database Design and Management Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 395 - Independent Study of Information Systems Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS 399 - Special Topics Credits: 3 hours

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• Choose 3 hours from the following Management courses:

• BUS 302 - Organizational Theory and Behavior Credits: 3 hours

• or  

• BUS 303 - Electronic Commerce for Managers Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 325 - Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 361 - Management Credits: 3 hours

• or

• 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

• or

• BUS 322 - Selling Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 323 - Retail Merchandising Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 329 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 338 - Marketing Research Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 420 - Marketing Management Credits: 3 hours

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• Choose 3 hours from the following Accounting, Business, or Economics courses:

• ACCT 301 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3 hours

• or 

• ACCT 302 - Income Tax Accounting Credits: 3 hours

• or

• ACCT 341 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3 hours

• or

• ACCT 342 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 301 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 324 - Business Communications Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 440 - Leadership Theory and Development Credits: 3 hours

• or

• BUS 484 - Project Management and Practice Credits: 3 hours

• or

• ECON 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours

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• Additional Requirements

• ECON 250 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
• PHIL 221 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3 hours

Global Learning Core (12 credit hours)

See list of courses at Global Learning Core (Bachelor of Arts Degrees)  

Electives (19 credit hours)

Electives - 19 hours (At least 9 hours must be upper-level courses - 300-400 level)

Plus (6 credit hours)

• IS 101 - Basic Computer Applications Credits: 3 hours

• or

• IS ONL - Basic Computer Applications Online Credits: 3

• or

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

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• COMM 101 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours

• or

• COMM 201 - Voice and Articulation Credits: 3 hours

General Education Requirements (37 credit hours)

Perspectives (0 credit hours)

• PERS 101 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
• PERS 102 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
• PERS 103 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
• PERS 104 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours

Critical Thinking (4 credit hours)

• CT 101 - Critical Thinking Credits: 2 hours
• CT 102 - Critical Thinking Credits: 2 hours

College Writing and Advanced 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

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 with Laboratory (4 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

• BIOL 101 - General Biology I Credits: 4 hours
• BIOL 102 - General Biology II Credits: 4 hours
• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 hours
• PHYS 101 - General Physics I Credits: 4 hours
• PHYS 211 - Earth Science Credits: 4 hours

Humanities Elective (3 credit hours)

Literature course - 3 credit 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

Critical Thinking-Designated Courses (2 courses)

Critical Thinking (CT) courses may overlap with any other requirement:

• CT-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)
• CT-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)

Writing Intensive-Designated Courses (2 courses)

Writing Intensive (WI) courses may overlap with any other requirement:

• WI-Designated Course (must be met with a course from the major)
• WI-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)