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Business Administration Major (BA)

This major offers a 42-semester-hour course of study designed to prepare students for successful and rewarding careers focused on performing and managing the business function of both private and public organizations. Like other majors in the Department of Business and Economics, it requires completion of a set of core courses, including COMM 100 Introduction to Communication as well as specialized courses in a selected concentration. The requirements for a business administration major include four components: the Introduction to Business course, a principles core of courses, a functional core of courses, and completion of a concentration in one of the following areas: finance, international business, management, or marketing.

To remain in the major, a student must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 in the major. Also, a minimum grade of C- must be obtained in all major courses for graduation. Field experiences and internships are encouraged.

Special General Education Requirements

COMM 100 Introduction to Communication (3)

Students must choose a MATH course, not a CSIS course, for the general education mathematics requirement

Major Requirements

Freshman Year (3 hours)

BUSN 110 Introduction to Business (3)

Principles Core (15 hours)

ACCT 271 Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
ACCT 272 Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
BUSN 240 Statistics for Business and Economics (3)
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

Functional Core (12 hours)

BUSN 300 Management (3)
BUSN 310 Financial Management (3)
BUSN 340 Marketing (3)
BUSN 380 Information Systems (3)

Concentrations (12 hours)

Only one concentration will be listed on the transcript and registration priority will be given to students in that concentration for senior-level courses.

Students must select one of the following concentrations:

Finance

BUSN 471 Finance I - Investments, Financial Markets, and Institutions (4)
BUSN 472 Finance II - Advanced Corporate Finance (4)
BUSN 491 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Planning (2)
BUSN 492 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Implementation (2)

International Business

BUSN 440 International Management (4)
BUSN 491 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Planning (2)
BUSN 492 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Implementation (2)
ECON 460 International Trade and Finance (4)

Management

BUSN 480 Organizational Behavior (4)
BUSN 491 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Planning (2)
BUSN 492 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Implementation (2)
ECON 430 Managerial Economics (4)

Marketing

BUSN 420 Marketing Communication and Strategy (4)
BUSN 450 Marketing Research and Decision Making (4)
BUSN 491 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Planning (2)
BUSN 492 Senior Capstone - Strategy and Implementation (2)

Electives

Students are encouraged to consider the following electives beyond the major to enhance their major:
ACCT 371 and ACCT 372 Financial Accounting and Reporting (4 each) (recommended for Finance concentration)
ACCT 405 Volunteer Tax Assistance (1)
BUSN 390 Ethics in the Workplace (3)
BUSN 475 Field Experience (1-6) (encouraged for Finance, Management, and Marketing concentrations)
BUSN 485 Selected Topics (1-3)
BUSN 495 Special Study (1-3)
ECON 340 Public Economics (3)
ECON 360 Global Political Economy (3)

For more information see our business administration major admissions site.