Business Administration Major
The Business Major requires twelve credits of prerequisites and 32 credits of business courses.
Major Requirements:
Business Core
- MAT- 112 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr)
- MAT-151 Calculus I (4 cr)
or
MAT-123.1 Applied Mathematics (3 cr) or equivalent - ECO-271 Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr)
- ECO-272 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr)
- BUS-150 Business Computer Applications (3 cr) or BUS-151 Business Computer Applications, Accelerated (1.5 cr)
- ACC-221 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
- ACC-222 Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
- BUS-330 Principles of Finance (3 cr)
- BUS-350 Management Science (3 cr)
- BUS-360 Principles of Marketing (3 cr)
- BUS-391 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr)
- BUS-491 Business and Accounting Capstone (4 cr)
- BUS-492 Business and Accounting Capstone (4 cr)
- One course from the following:
- BUS-453 Principles of Production & Operations Management (3 cr)
- BUS-494 Independent Study (1-3 cr) (3 credits required)
- BUS-497 Internship (1-3 cr) (3 credits required)
Concentrations
The Business Major is intended to help build and integrate the Liberal Arts and business competencies needed for students to succeed in twenty-first century organizations. In addition to the core courses emphasizing organizational leadership, ethics and core functions, students may choose a concentration, consisting of additional courses in finance, marketing, or accounting. The content of each concentration is listed below.
Accounting
Business Core (above) plus:
- ACC-318 Intermediate Accounting (3 cr)
- Nine credits chosen from:
- ACC-320 Intermediate Accounting (3 cr)
- ACC-323 Electronic Accounting Analysis (3 cr)
- ACC-423 Auditing (3 cr)
- ACC-424 Tax Accounting I (3 cr)
- ACC-425 Tax Accounting II (3 cr)
- ACC-426 Fund Accounting (3 cr)
- ACC-427 Cost Accounting (3 cr)
- ACC-429 Advanced Accounting (3 cr)
- BUS-494 Independent Study (1-3 cr)
- BUS-497 Internship (1-3 cr)
Finance
Business Core (above) plus twelve credits chosen from:
- ACC-318 Intermediate Accounting (3 cr)
or
ACC-427 Cost Accounting (3 cr) - Nine credits chosen from:
Marketing
Business Core (above) plus:
- BUS-469 Marketing Strategy (3 cr)
- Nine credits chosen from:
- BUS-366 Marketing Communication (3 cr)
- BUS-461 Marketing Research (3 cr)
- BUS-466 Consumer Behavior (3 cr)
- BUS-494 Independent Study (1-3 cr)
- BUS-497 Internship (1-3 cr)
- ART-130 Introduction to Design (3 cr)
- JOURN-200 Principles & Practices of Journalism: Print (3 cr)
or
JOURN-201 Principles & Practices of Journalism: Visual (3 cr)
Self-Designed Concentrations
Individual concentrations can be arranged with prior approval of the student's advisor and the Director of Business and Accounting. Business faculty work with faculty from other departments to help students design such concentrations based on each student's special interests and talents. (Note: All individual concentrations should be planned well in advance, ideally by the end of the student's sophomore year).
Restrictions
Students may not get both the Business Administration Major and the Accounting Major.
Student Learning Outcomes
- To help students develop a professional attitude and approach to work in business and other settings.
- To help students refine an ethical standard that is humane, rational, and consistent with a focus on service to society.
- To help students develop the ability in a business and societal context to think critically, reason analytically, solve both quantitative and qualitative problems effectively, and express oneself convincingly both orally and in writing
- To help students gain in-depth knowledge of economic analysis, business computer applications, accounting, marketing, business law, organizational behavior, human relations, quantitative business analysis, and strategic management.
- To help students apply the abilities and knowledge gained to compete favorably for admission to graduate programs and for employment.