Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
The Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration is distinguished by its international
emphasis. In keeping with the tradition of American business education, the program
provides students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds with a challenging
business curriculum in the context of a dynamic learning environment. Required courses
are balanced between the theoretical and practical. Small class sizes permit most
of the upper-level courses to focus on active learning through class discussion
and teamwork. All courses emphasize the importance of clear and accurate communication,
both written and oral, and require projects, reports, and/or formal presentations.
The final course of the business program is a capstone course in Strategic Management.
This course is taken by students in their senior year, to integrate the principles,
concepts, and techniques developed in earlier core courses. In this course, students
examine issues regarding the strategic management of enterprises competing in a
global environment. Strategic Management makes extensive use of the case-study method
of teaching.
Requirements for the Degree
A. The Proficiency Requirements of the University in English,
Mathematics and Foreign Language.
B. The General Distribution Requirements of the University
in English, Mathematics and Science, Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts.
(The Mathematics and Science requirement will be satisfied by completing the courses
in C).
C. Additional Requirements for the Business Major (3 courses)
1. CS 110 Microcomputer Applications
2. MA 198 Calculus I
3. MA 208 Statistics I
Any two of these three courses will satisfy Requirement D of the Associate of Arts
degree in Business Administration.
D. Core Curriculum
1. BUS 220 (formerly BA360) Business Communications
2. EC 201 Principles of Microeconomics
3. EC 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
4. FIN 201 (formerly BA 201) Financial Accounting
5 . FIN 202 (formerly BA202) Managerial Accounting
6. FIN 301 (formerly BA 311) Finance
7. LAW 219 (formerly BA219) Legal Environment of Business
8. MGT 301 (formerly BA302) Principles of Management
9. MGT 310 (formerly BA304) Organizational Behavior
10. MGT 330 (formerly BA310) Operations Management
11. MGT 498 (formerly BA405) Strategic Management
12. MKT 301 (formerly BA301) Principles of Marketing
The University requires an overall minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all courses
taken at the University, with no more than two grades lower than C- in core courses.
E. Major Electives
Four additional courses from the following: upper division Business courses,
upper division EC courses, MA209 Statistics II, MA299 Calculus II, CS 310 Management
Information Systems.
F. Concentrations
Students majoring in Business Administration may select a field of concentration.
A concentration is comprised of at least three major electives in the same discipline.
The department offers concentrations in Finance, International Business, Legal Studies,
Management, and Marketing.
G. General Electives sufficient
to give a total of 120 credits.
Scheduling Core Courses in Business Administration: It is recommended that
courses in Group 1 below be completed before taking courses in Group 2 and that
those in Group 2 be completed before taking courses in Group 3. It is required that
courses in the first three groups be completed before taking MGT 498 Strategic Management.
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GROUP 1 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 4 |
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CS 110 |
MA 198 |
MGT 310
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MGT 498
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MA 208 |
LAW 219 |
MGT 330
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FIN 201 |
MKT 301 |
FIN 301
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FIN 202 |
MGT 301 |
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EC 201 |
BUS 220
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EC 202 |
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