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Business Administration B.S.

Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120

This major is designed to provide students with the education necessary for success in business. In addition to other institutional and graduation requirements, majors complete a 50-hour business core, and two specializations or a minor. Elective courses will be chosen to ensure students earn a total of no less than 120 hours. A requirement of the major is an internship experience that provides students with the opportunity to work in a field related to their major and earn credit for this work experience.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • SLO 1: Students will use critical thinking to apply business theories and/or methods to solve problems.
  • SLO 2: Students will demonstrate oral and written communication skills appropriate to the contemporary business environment.
  • SLO 3: Students will demonstrate individual contributions to accomplish identified team objectives.
  • SLO 4: Students will participate in experiential learning which may include internships, service learning, leadership experience or other opportunities.

Requirements

Business Administration majors must complete 36 hours of essential studies. The following Essential Studies courses required are: COMM 110, ENGL 110, ENGL 120 or ENGL 125 (preferred), MATH 103 (College Algebra or higher level Math course), ECON 201, and ECON 202. These courses are pre-requisite courses for this major. 

A list of approved essential studies courses is available here.

Core Courses

ACCT 200Elements Of Accounting I

3
ACCT 201Elements Of Accounting II

3
ACCT 315Business in Legal Environment

3
ACCT 360Accounting Systems

3
BUSN 150Introduction to Business

3
BUSN 214Business Communication

3
BUSN 235Computer Applications

3
BUSN 305Foundations of Entrepreneurship

3
BUSN 323Managerial Finance

3
BUSN 325Management Theory & Research

3
BUSN 330Business Solutions

3
BUSN 348Personal and Consumer Finance

3
BUSN 352Marketing Theory & Research

3
BUSN 391Professional Development

1
BUSN 416Business Statistics & Research

3
BUSN 443Business Ethics

3
BUSN 454Human Resource Management

3
BUSN 497SInternship

0.50-10.00

Students are required to complete 1 SH of BUSN 497S.

Total Credit Hours:53

Select one of the following:

BUSN 455Business Policies

3
BUSN 482Senior Business Project

3

Specialization Areas

Choose two specialization areas or a minor.

Accounting (17 SH)

ACCT 300Intermediate Accounting I

4
ACCT 301Intermediate Accounting II

4
ACCT 321Managerial Accounting

3

Select 6 SH from the following:

ACCT 400Individual Income Taxation

3
ACCT 401Business Income Taxation

3
ACCT 405Advanced Accounting

3
Total Credit Hours:17

Agribusiness (15 SH)

AGEC 342Farm & Ranch Management

3
AGEC 344Ag Commodities & Price Analysis

3
AGEC 345Sustainable Food Production Systems

3
AGEC 385Ag Consulting & Sales

3
BUSN 380International Business

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Banking & Finance (15 SH)

ACCT 316Banking Law

3
ACCT 400Individual Income Taxation

3
ACCT 450Auditing & Assurance Services

3
BUSN 310Fundamentals of Real Estate and Insurance

3
BUSN 451Lending

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Management (15 SH)

BUSN 340Project Management

3
BUSN 355Management Information Systems

3
BUSN 418Operations Management

3
BUSN 430Professional Leadership

3
BUSN 436Organizational Development

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Marketing (15 SH)

BUSN 354Promotion Management

3
BUSN 357Professional Selling

3
BUSN 358Advertising

3
BUSN 423Consumer Behavior

3
BUSN 432Branding & Brand Management

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 83-85