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The major in business administration is the most flexible program offered within the business division. It is intended for students whose careers are well-established and who desire to add business knowledge to their professional credentials. Students may choose their required electives from accounting, business, economics, management, or marketing. This allows a student, with the assistance of an adviser, to design a program of study to prepare for a career in business, industry, or government. The major also provides a broad foundation for those preparing for graduate school in one of the business areas.

 

Business administration students focus on general skills which make them flexible practitioners in the job market. Students in this major should choose their electives from no more than two of the functional areas of business (Accounting, Marketing, Management, and Economics/Finance).

 

To receive a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Administration, the student must successfully complete the business core and the major requirements listed below. The student must complete all work applied to the major with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.25. Any business course outside of the business core may be applied toward the completion of requirements for only one business major or minor. The Pass/C-/D/Fail option may not be chosen for a course fulfilling a major or minor requirement.

 

ACC 261 ACC 262 ECO 211 ECO 212 BUS 303 or BUS 304 FIN 308 BUS 310 MTH 310 MGT 204 MKT 205 BUS 410 or ACC 321 MGT 450

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I  PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II  PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS   PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS  BUSINESS LAW I  BUSINESS LAW II   PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS FINANCE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS  STATISTICS  PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT  PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING  MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS  COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS BUSINESS STRATEGY AND POLICY

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Plus four electives from accounting, business, economics,   (12) management, or marketing. At least one half of the elective credits must be at the 300-400 level.

 

The minor in business administration is available only to students majoring in a non-business area other than Computer Information Systems. To receive a minor, the student must complete the required courses listed below and four electives from no more than two of the functional areas of business (Accounting, Marketing, Management, and Economics/Finance).

 

ACC 261 ACC 262 ECO 211 ECO 212 MGT 204 MKT 205 BUS 303 or BUS 304 MGT 334 MGT 450

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I  PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II  PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS   PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS  PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT  PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING  BUSINESS LAW I     BUSINESS LAW II  HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT  BUSINESS STRATEGY AND POLICY

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An introduction to the historical background of business law that includes the topics of common law, a study of agency, and the origin of modern contract law and its effect on modern business. Each semester.

 

An examination of the law related to property and sales, and negotiable instruments of finance. It also considers the forms of business organization, and the relative merits of the sole proprietorship, partnership, and the corporation as a business entity. Each semester.

 

A course designed to provide the student with the quantitative tools necessary to make effective business decisions. Areas of study will include: statistical and operations research techniques for decision making and predictive modeling. Prerequisite: MTH 310. Each semester.

 

As needed.

 

Provides an overview of management information systems. MIS explores the structure of information systems needed to support routine processes and major organizational functions, and to make informed management decisions. It emphasizes the digital integration of the firm through enterprise applications, i.e., supply chain management, customer relations, enterprise systems, and the development of knowledge. Prerequisite: MGT 204 and CSI 120 or equivalent. As needed.

 

 

 

The Business, Marketing and Computing Education Major prepares a student for a career in teaching at the secondary school level in grades 9-12. The Business, Marketing and Computing Education core must be completed with a minimum of a 2.25 cumulative grade point average. The Pass/C-/D/Fail option may not be chosen for a course fulfilling a major or minor requirement.

 

ACC 261 ACC 262 BUS 303 FIN 306 FIN 308 BUS 410 ECO 211 ECO 212 EDU 376 MGT 314 MGT 354 MKT 205 MTH 310

PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II  BUSINESS LAW I   CONSUMER FINANCE  PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS FINANCE  MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS  PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS  PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS  METHODS OF TEACHING BUSINESS (SECONDARY)   ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR  MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS  PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING   STATISTICS

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Additionally, a minimum of one of the concentrations listed below must be completed. To teach any of the specific subjects below, however, the courses listed for that area of instruction must be fulfilled.

 

ACC 301 or ACC 303

INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I                COST ACCOUNTING I

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MGT OR MKT upper level elective

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CSI 130 CSI 230

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING I   INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II

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and one additional course selected from the following:

ACC 321 CSI 320 BUS 410

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING METHODS DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT  MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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MKT 320 or MKT 330 MKT 354

PERSONAL SELLING PRINICPLES OF RETAILING ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

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MKT upper division elective

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General education and other professional education requirements must also be met for certification and are listed in the section entitled “Initial Secondary Certificate” in the Courses of Study section of this catalog under Education, Health, and Human Performance.