Sep 14, 2025  
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Business Administration, B.S.


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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.

The Hospitality and Management Systems concentration 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, systems thinking, hospitality management, 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 and leaders.

Requirements for Major in Business Administration


Admission to the Program:

Through a formal declaration of major.

Note

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 and Entrepreneurship Exit Examination (MFT for Business) before the last semester of their senior year.
 

Business Administration: Total Semester Hours = 124


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


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 degree for graduation.

+ Free Electives are any course not listed on the program of study that you have met the prerequisites to take.

 

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