Business Administration, B.A.

General Education Requirements (37-38 Hours)

See the Catalog Bachelor’s Degree Requirements  for detailed information about the General Education Courses  for transfer and students admitted as freshmen.

Mathematics (3 credit hours):

• MATH - 2100 Elementary Statistics (3)  

Communications (9 credit hours):

• Two courses in written communications (6)
• One course in oral communications (3)

Physical and Life Sciences (7 or 8 credit hours), including at least one laboratory course:

• One course from Life Sciences (3-4)
• One course from Physical Sciences (3-4)

Humanities (9 credit hours):

• Including at least one course from humanities and at least one course from fine arts

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credit hours):

• ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3)  
• ECON - 2302 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)  
• One additional Social and Behavioral Sciences Course (3)

BSAD Program Requirements (51-52 Hours)

All core courses for this major are offered as face-to-face and as online courses.  When scheduling classes, the “course type” column will indicate if the course is offered online for that term.

• ACCT - 2110 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT - 2111 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BLAW - 2100 Business Law I (3)
• MATH - 2109 Finite Mathematics (3)

• Or

• MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (4) *
• BUS - 2200 Quantitative Methods in Business and Economics (1) **
• MGMT - 2100 Principles of Business Management (3)
• MIS - 2101 Basics of Information Technology (3)
• MKTG - 2100 Introduction to Marketing Management (3)
• MGMT - 3099 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
• BUS - 3200 Business Communications (3)
• ECON - 3404 Managerial Economics: The Economics of the Firm (3)
• FIN - 3110 Principles of Financial Management (3)
• MIS - 3101 Management Information Systems (3)
• BUS - 3700 Business Statistics (3)
• MGMT - 3400 Production and Operations Management (3)
• MGMT - 3500 Organizational Behavior (3)
• MGMT - 4600 Globalization of Business (3)
• MGMT - 4900 Strategic Management (3)

• * We recommend Finance Concentration and Operation and Supply Chain Management Concentration students take MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (4)  

  ** Students who complete MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (4)  or equivalent may waive BUS - 2200 Quantitative Methods in Business and Economics (1)  

Entrepreneurship Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with an Entrepreneurship concentration is designed for students who are pursuing a career in business but hope one day to have their own business. The concentration provides students with the knowledge to start and operate a business. Students learn what it takes to face the personal challenges that accompany entrepreneurship and how to identify, evaluate, and exploit entrepreneurial opportunities.

Finance Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with a finance concentration prepares students for positions of leadership in business, government, and industry. Students are prepared for the challenges of professional life through the study of the functional area of finance.

Human Resource Management Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with a human resource management concentration prepares students for positions of leadership in business, government, and industry. Students are prepared for the challenges of professional life through the study of the functional area of the management of human resources.

Management Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with a management concentration prepares students for positions of leadership in business, government, and industry. Students are prepared for the challenges of professional life through the study of the functional areas of business management.

Management Information Systems Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with a Management Information Systems concentration prepares students for positions of leadership in business, government, and industry. Students are prepared for the challenges of professional life through the study of the functional area of management information systems.

Marketing Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with a marketing concentration prepares students for positions of leadership in business, government, and industry. Students are prepared for the challenges of professional life through the study of the functional area of marketing.

Operations and Supply Chain Management Concentration

The undergraduate major in Business Administration with an operations management concentration prepares students for positions of leadership in business, government, and industry. Students are prepared for the challenges of professional life through the study of the functional area of production management.