Business Administration, BA

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The Business Administration program serves students from a variety of backgrounds. A principle focus of the program is to prepare students for entry-level positions and for advancement in business including preparation for graduate business programs.

In general, 300 - level courses in the Business Administration Professional Core or Electives Groups are taken after students have completed the freshman and sophomore years (4 full semesters).

However, students who have completed 45 semester hours and who have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or above are eligible to take 300 - level business core courses during the second semester of the sophomore year.

A student can complete no more than two internships in business administration, each carrying no more than three semester hours of credit.

This program is accredited by ACBSP.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Graduates will be able to apply major concepts in the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance, and management in an integrated manner.
Graduates will be able to apply legal, ethical, social, and economic standards of business within a global environment.
Graduates will be able to employ effective group collaboration techniques to complete a designated task.
Graduates will be able to apply tools and techniques to obtain and process information for business decision making.
Graduates will be able to develop and deliver effective forms of professional communication.
Graduates will be able to utilize technology and research skills to develolp effective business practices and facilitate critical thinking and problem solving.

Program CIP: 52.0101 - Business/Commerce, General.

Program SOC: 11-1021 - General and Operations Managers

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)

For a complete list of general education courses click here . For additional information on general education requirements click here .

Ethics Course Requirement (3 sem. hrs)

MGMT 368W - Business Ethics 3 hours

Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)

For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here .

Core Requirements (45 sem. hrs)

All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.

Electives (27-30 sem. hrs)

Total: 120 (sem. hrs)

The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note (s):

All students must take part in an evaluation of the business core and major outcomes during their last 30 hours prior to graduation. MGMT 479 - Strategic Management 3 hours with a C or higher satisfies the culminating experience for the business core and the capstone for the Business Administration major.