Bachelor of Art in Business Adminstration
Degree Requirements
School of Business General Education Requirements
Students majoring in business complete the liberal studies requirements as defined in Chapter Eight (8) of this catalog. To minimize hours to degree, students should select ECO 201 Prin of Economics I as one of their Social Science choices and BUA 120 Business and Society as one of their Arts and Humanities selections.
B.A. – Business Administration – Business Common Professional Core Courses
Students completing the business common professional component will possess the broad skills necessary to pursue effectively their chosen track. The component provides a solid background in an organization’s environment and operations and provides the analytical tools needed for problem-solving and decision-making.
Students should be able to:
- Understand the environment and operations of an organization
- Apply business-related analytical tools
- Apply professional and personal self-management skills.
The B.A. in Business Administration offers two tracks that are currently enrolling students including Business Management and Marketing.
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 3 |
| BUA 101 | Computer Applic Business | 3 |
| BUA 120 | Business and Society | 3 |
| MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| FYE 118 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| FIN 101 | Financial Literacy | 3 |
| AFE 117 |
Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env or American Civil Rights Movement or World Politics or American Government |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 3 (Fall) | ||
| ACC 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BUA 204 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Prin of Economics II | 3 |
| ART 130 |
Introduction to Art or Introduction to Music or Introduction to Theatre or Intro to Literature |
3 |
| CHE 101 |
General Chemistry I or Life Science or Principles of Biology or Chemistry in Context or Survey Gen/Organic/Biochemi or Physical Sciences I |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| ACC 202 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| FIN 305 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MIS 300 | Management Info Systems | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 5 (Fall) | ||
| BUA 321 | Legal Environment | 3 |
| BUA 380 | Leadership and Business Ethics | 3 |
| ECO 329 | International Economics | 3 |
| MGT 433 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 6 (Spring) | ||
| BUA 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUA 370 | Global Business Issues | 3 |
| FIN 330 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MGT 460 | Human Behavior in Organ | 3 |
| MGT 465 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 7 (Fall) | ||
| BUA 325 | Bus. Res. & Data Analysis | 3 |
| ECO 321 | Quantitative Methods Dec Mak | 3 |
| MGT 355 | Production Management | 3 |
| BUA 360 | Quality Management | 3 |
| MGT 352 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 8 (Spring) | ||
| BUA 402 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| MGT 490 | Business Capstone | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 3 |
| BUA 101 | Computer Applic Business | 3 |
| BUA 120 | Business and Society | 3 |
| MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| FYE 118 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| FIN 101 | Financial Literacy | 3 |
| AFE 117 |
Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env or American Civil Rights Movement or World Politics or American Government |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 3 (Fall) | ||
| ACC 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| BUA 204 | Business Communication | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Prin of Economics II | 3 |
| ART 130 |
Introduction to Art or Introduction to Music or Introduction to Theatre or Intro to Literature |
3 |
| CHE 101 |
General Chemistry I or Life Science or Principles of Biology or Chemistry in Context or Survey Gen/Organic/Biochemi or Physical Sciences I |
3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 4 (Spring) | ||
| ACC 202 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| FIN 305 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| MIS 300 | Management Info Systems | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 5 (Fall) | ||
| BUA 321 | Legal Environment | 3 |
| BUA 380 | Leadership and Business Ethics | 3 |
| FIN 330 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| MKT 310 | Personal Selling | 3 |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 6 (Spring) | ||
| BUA 320 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| BUA 370 | Global Business Issues | 3 |
| MKT 315 | Retailing Management | 3 |
| MKT 440 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| MGT 465 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 7 (Fall) | ||
| BUA 325 | Bus. Res. & Data Analysis | 3 |
| ECO 321 | Quantitative Methods Dec Mak | 3 |
| MGT 352 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MKT 320 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| MKT 325 | Internet Marketing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term 8 (Spring) | ||
| BUA 402 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| MGT 490 | Business Capstone | 3 |
| MKT 430 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| MKT 490 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
| Guided/Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |