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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, B.S.


The Business Administration degree program is designed to prepare graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills, and values to effectively apply various business principles and tools in an organizational setting. The program is designed to bridge the gap between theory and practical application, while examining the areas of accounting, critical thinking and decision-making, finance, business law, leadership, management, marketing, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, and technology. Students are required to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the undergraduate business curricula through an integrated capstone course. Upon graduation, students will be adequately prepared for entry into the public and private sectors as entry-level managers.

Admission to the Program:

Through a formal declaration of major.

Major Requirements


Students are required to complete 24 credit Hours beyond the Core Business Courses and must earn a “C” or better in all business courses. All students are required to successfully pass a standardized, comprehensive School of Business Exit Examination (MFT for Business) before the last Semester of their senior year.

Business Administration: Total Semester Hours = 124


Freshman Year


Total: 17

Second Semester


Total: 16

Sophomore Year


Junior Year


(Summer Internship* - 3 credit hours)

Total: 15

Second Semester


Total: 18

Senior Year


First Semester


Total: 12

Second Semester


Total: 12

Notes:


GE = General Education Courses

* Based on your placement testing scores, these courses may require prerequisites which may extend the number of semesters needed to complete degree requirements. These prerequisites do not count towards the degreee for graduation.

**MARCHING BAND MEMBERS ONLY, MUST substitute PE Activity with MUB 110 - Marching Band  

**ROTC MEMBERS ONLY, substitute PE Activity with MY 104 - Basic Military Science  and MYL 104L - Basic Military Science Laboratory  

*Students have the choice of completing an Internship or selecting a 300+ Business Elective in the Junior Year.

+++ - 300 or higher and 400 or higher

Business Electives


Accounting Electives


International Business


Free Electives ##


  • PS 231 General Psychology
  • SS 130 Introduction to Social Science

Note:


## Free elective means you can take any course you want as long as you meet the Course Pre-Requisites. It is prefered that students take PS 231 - General Psychology  or SS 130 - Introduction to the Social Sciences .