Business, B.A.

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Students earning a B.A. in Business may graduate with a School of Business minor in Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Management, or Marketing.

GPA 2.00

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 - B.A. in Business Capstone Credits: 3

Business Courses (18 credit hours)

Choose 3 hours from the following Information Systems courses:
IS 271 - Business Information Systems Credits: 3 hours
IS 299 - Special Topics Credits: 3 hours
IS 300 - Analytical Computing for Business Credits: 3 hours
IS 366 - Information Systems Development Credits: 3 hours
IS 376 - Systems Analysis and Design Credits: 3 hours
IS 381 - Database Design and Management Credits: 3 hours
IS 395 - Independent Study of Information Systems Credits: 3 hours
IS 399 - Special Topics Credits: 3 hours
Choose 3 hours from the following Management courses:
BUS 302 - Organizational Theory and Behavior Credits: 3 hours
BUS 303 - Electronic Commerce for Managers Credits: 3 hours
BUS 325 - Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 hours
BUS 361 - Management Credits: 3 hours
BUS 380 - Human Resources Management Credits: 3 hours
Choose 3 hours from the following Marketing courses:
BUS 321 - Advertising and Sales Promotion Credits: 3 hours
BUS 322 - Selling Credits: 3 hours
BUS 323 - Retail Merchandising Credits: 3 hours
BUS 329 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3 hours
BUS 338 - Marketing Research Credits: 3 hours
BUS 420 - Marketing Management Credits: 3 hours
Choose 3 hours from the following Accounting, Business, or Economics 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 324 - Business Communications Credits: 3 hours
BUS 440 - Leadership Theory and Development Credits: 3 hours
BUS 484 - Project Management and Practice Credits: 3 hours
ECON 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
Additional Requirements
ECON 250 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
REL 221 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3 hours

Additional Requirements (31 credit hours)

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

Course #	Credit Hours	Term Taken	Grade

Global Learning Core Credits: 12 hours

Course #	Credit Hours	Term Taken	Grade

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
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

Literature (3 credit hours)

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 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

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)