Business Administration (B.S.)

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (BSBA; formerly Business and Information Technology), offered through the School of Business, provides students with a traditional foundation in business using a balanced theoretical and practical approach.  It is designed to prepare students to quickly become productive members in their chosen fields while also preparing them to challenge the status quo and navigate organizations through future challenges. 

The curriculum is designed to provide students with a strong balance of business, organizational, interpersonal, and technical skills. Students in the degree program take core courses in business and then select a concentration (or dual concentrations) from among accounting, general business, marketing, and management.

Curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

The Business Administration degree requires 60 credit hours beyond the associate degree or its equivalent. A grade of at least a "C" is required in all 3000-4000 level courses used to meet the Business Administration degree requirements.

Core Curriculum (Credit: 42 hours)

See listing of requirements

Area F: Lower Division Major Requirements (Credit: 18 hours)

Major Field (Credit: 15 hours)

ACCT 2101Principles of Accounting I

3 credits

ACCT 2102Principles of Accounting II

3 credits

BUSA 2105Communicating in the Business Environment

3 credits

ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3 credits

ECON 2106Principles of Microeconomics

3 credits

Choose one of the following (Credit: 3 hours)

ITEC 2201Business Information Applications

3 credits

BUSA 2201Business Information Applications

3 credits

Business Core (Credit: 27 hours)

BUSA 3340Business Analysis using Excel

3 credits

FINA 3110Principles of Finance

3 credits

LENB 3135Legal Environment of Business

3 credits

MGMT 3101Business Statistics

3 credits

MGMT 3104International Business

3 credits

MGMT 3141Principles of Management

3 credits

MGMT 3160Principles of Management Information Systems

3 credits

MGMT 4195Strategic Management

3 credits

MKTG 3161Principles of Marketing

3 credits

Concentration Requirements (Credit: 33 hours)

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must complete one of the following concentrations:

Accounting Concentration

Required courses (Credit: 21 hours)
ACCT 3101Intermediate Financial Accounting I

3 credits

ACCT 3102Intermediate Financial Accounting II

3 credits

ACCT 3103Intermediate Finance Accounting III

3 credits

ACCT 3110Cost Accounting

3 credits

ACCT 3120Principles of Taxation I

3 credits

ACCT 4135Auditing

3 credits

ACCT 4205Accounting Information Systems

3 credits

Accounting Electives (Credit: 6 hours)

Choose two of the following:

ACCT 3111Advanced Cost Accounting

3 credits

ACCT 3125Government and Not-for-Profit Account

3 credits

ACCT 3130Forensic Accounting and Auditing

3 credits

ACCT 4110Advanced Accounting

3 credits

ACCT 4120Principles of Taxation II

3 credits

ACCT 4140Auditing II

3 credits

ACCT 4305Current Issues - Accounting and Auditing

3 credits

ACCT 4505Special Topics

3 credits

ACCT 4605Internship/Cooperative Education

1 - 9 credits

General Electives (Credit: 6 hours)
Two General electives (Credit: 6 hours)

Financial Economics Concentration (33 hours)

Required Courses (Credit: 18 hours)

Take all the following classes

ECON 3106Managerial Economics

3 credits

ECON 3105Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

3 credits

ECON 4110Applied Data Analysis

3 hours

FINA 3120Advanced Corporate Finance

3 hours

FINA 4120Investments

3 hours

MGMT 3175Quantitative Methods

3 credits

Business Electives (Credit: 6 hours)
Two 3000/4000 level Business electives (Credit: 6 hours)

General Electives (9 hours)
Three General Electives (Credit: 9 hours)

*Accounting students may take a second accounting concentration or they may take a concentration under the Department of Management and Marketing

 

Total Hours: 120