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Busines Administration

Recommended Course Sequences for the Major, Concentration, or Minor

The Major | 125 credits
First Semester Second Semester
BA 151 Integrated Management Experience I 3 BA 152 Integrated Management Experience II 3
CS 115 Survey of Computers 3 BA 233 Legal Environment 3
  Distribution Requirement 3 COM 101 Public Speaking 3
ENG 101 Composition OR Distribution Requirement 4 OR 3 ENG 101 Composition OR Distribution Requirement 4 OR 3
FRF 101 First-Year Foundations 3   Distribution Requirement 3
PPD 101 Personal & Professional Development I 1 PPD 102 Personal & Professional Development II 1
16-17 16-17
 
Third Semester Fourth Semester
ACC 161 Financial Accounting & Decision-Making 3 ACC 162 Managerial Accounting & Decision-making 3
BA 351 Management of Organizations & People 3 BA 257 Mgmt Info Systems 3
EC 101 Economics I 3 BA 321 Marketing 3
MTH 107 Business Mathematics 3 EC 102 Economics II 3

BA 234
Buisness Law
3
Distribution Requirement 3
PPD 201 Personal & Professional Development III 1 PPD 202 Personal & Professional Development IV 1
16 16
 
Fifth Semester Sixth Semester
BA 309 Bus Correspondence & Reports 3 BA 341 Managerial Finance 3
BA 319 Business Statistics 3 BA 352 Production & Operations Mgmt 3
BA 354 Organizational Behavior 3 BA 356 Social Responsibility 3

Distribution Requirement 3
Distribution Requirement 3

Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3
PPD 301 Personal & Professional Development V 1 PPD 302 Personal & Professional Development VI 1
16 16
 
Seventh Semester Eighth Semester
BA 358 International Business 3 BA 362 Management Field Experience 3
BA 361 Bus Strategy & Dec Making 3
Concentration Electives 6

Concentration Electives 6
Free Elective 3

Distribution Requirement 3


PPD 401 Personal & Professional Development VII 1


16 12



The Concentrations
Business Economics
Any EC prefixed course in addition to EC 101, EC 102 and EC/BA 319; includes EC 198/298/398 (Topics in Economics), EC 395-396 (Independent Study in Economics), and EC 399 (Co-Op Ed in Economics).


Finance
ACC 201 Intermediate Accounting I BA 198/298/398 Topics in Finance
BA 342 Property & Life Insurance BA 395/396 Independent Research in Finance
BA 343 Investments & Portfolio Management BA 345 Long-Range Financial Planning



International Business
EC 340 International Trade & Finance BA 395/396 Independent Research in Int'l Business
BA 198/298/398 Topics in Int'l Business




Marketing
BA 322 Advertising BA 198/298/398 Topics in Marketing
BA 324 Retailing BA 395-396 Independent Study in Marketing
BA 326 The Selling Process BA 327 Marketing Seminar
BA 328 Consumer Behavior COM 302 Public Relations



The Minor | 18+ credits
For majors in other disciplines, the Business Division offers the minor program in Business Administration. Thus, students who may be contemplating a career in business as a means of fully utilizing their already chosen majors will find that the Business Administration minor can complement their other academic and career interests. All students wishing to minor in Business Administration will be required to complete a minimum of eighteen credits, or six courses, to include three required courses, ACC 101, BA 151, and BA 351, plus any three other courses a) having the BA prefix and/or b) approved by the Director of the Division.
updated 06.07.05 | Bulletin0506
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