Business Administration Major - Business Administration Option

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The Business Administration major - Business Administration option, sometimes referred to as “general business,” provides a broad base of knowledge for beginning a business career. It enables maximum flexibility in career choice and change throughout one’s career. Students are expected to develop a basic understanding of the social, legal, and economic environments of business, including an introduction to international business, organizational behavior, the principles of leadership and organization theory, the quantitative tools of decision-making, and the functional areas of the firm.

Students work with assigned advisors to select elective courses that enhance their particular interest. Emphasis is placed on developing a general background with a well-balanced understanding of business. This program provides a sound undergraduate education for entrance into a professional career or graduate school.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

A student studying the Business Administration option must complete the following requirements:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Major Requirements:

Common SOBA Requirements:

ACC 225 - Intro to Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 226 - Intro to Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BA 253 - Business Statistics Credits: 4
BA 260 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
ECON 262 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 272 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
BA 301 - Management & Organizational Behavior Credits: 4
MK 350 - Marketing Credits: 4
BA 353 - Operations Management Credits: 4
BA 380 - Financial Management Credits: 4
BA 496 - Senior Seminar in Strategic Management Credits: 4

Subtotal Common SOBA Requirements - Credits: 41

Quantitative Reasoning Requirement:

Complete one of the following:

BA 485 - Investments & Portfolio Management Credits: 4
CSIS 350 - Database Management Systems Credits: 4
ECON 361 - Managerial Economics Credits: 4
MATH 210 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MK 376 - Managing Customer Value Credits: 3
MK 486 - Marketing Research Credits: 4

Subtotal Quantitative Reasoning Requirement - Credits: 3-4

Auxiliary Requirement:

CSIS 222 - Management Information Systems Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirement - Credits: 4

Business Administration Option Requirements:

One 300- or 400-level Economics Course - Credits: 4

In addition, students must complete a minimum of 15 credits of business administration courses selected from the following three groups (MK, MG, FI), with at least one course from each group:

Subtotal Business Administration Option Requirements - Credits: 19¹

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 67-68

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.

¹ The 19 credits used to satisfy an option in Business Administration may not be used to satisfy any other major, minor, or option within the School of Business Administration.

² May not be used to fulfill the 300- or 400-level Economics course requirement and the finance group requirement simultaneously.

³ May be used to fulfill either a Marketing or a Management group requirement, but not both.

Business Administration Major Suggested Course Sequence¹

Freshman Fall Semester		Freshman Winter Semester³
COMP 125 or COMP 150 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (SC1) LIBERAL ARTS CORE (HI)² LIBERAL ARTS CORE (AH)²	3-4 4 3-4 3-4	COMP 126 or COMP 150 LIBERAL ARTS CORE (SC2) LIBERAL ARTS CORE (AH)² MATH 110 ES 100 /PE	3-4 3-4 3-4 4 1
Total Credits	13-16	Total Credits	14-17

Sophomore Fall Semester		Sophomore Winter Semester
COMP 252 ACC 225 ECON 262 (SS)² BA 253 (MA)	4 4 3 4	ACC 226 ECON 272 (SS)² BA 260 CSIS 222 Free Elective	4 3 3 4 3
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	17

Junior Fall Semester		Junior Winter Semester
BA 301 MK 350 BA 380 Free Elective	4 4 4 3	BA 353 Major Elective Major Elective Upper Level Econ or SOBA QR Requirement	4 4 4 4
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	16

Senior Fall Semester		Senior Winter Semester
Upper Level Sem or SOBA QR Requirement EGC Major Elective Major Elective	4 3-4 4 3-4	BA 496 Major Elective EGC Free Elective	4 3-4 3-4 4
Total Credits	14-16	Total Credits	14-16

¹ In order to graduate in four years, the recommended number of credits per semester is 15 credits (8 semesters X 15 credits = 120 credits for graduation).

² There is a specific group of lower level Liberal Arts Core. Courses. The group contains AH, HI, and SS courses. Students must complete a total of 15 credits in that group with at least 1 course from HI, 2 courses from AH, and 1 from SS (both Econ 262 and 272 will satisfy this SS requirement).

³By the end of the Freshman year, a student should have completed Comp 150 (or equivalent) and 30 credits.