BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS, FALL 2003

 

Date _____________        Student _______________________________      SSN# _____________________ Entry Semester _____________ Advisor ____________________

 

Requirements and Policies

124 hours required, 106 to 109 hours of required course work, and 15 to 18 free elective * 2.0 GPA overall required * 2.0 GPA in Bus & Econ, courses required * Move to current requirements if not enrolled for over 1 year * Last 30 hours must be taken at IUS * 45 hours of 300/400 level courses required * Half of all required business courses must be taken at IUS * Must apply for degree in Business School office six months before graduation

 

Business School Entry Requirements: minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade point average of 2.3 in: English W131 (course minimum “C”) or W231, and two of the following courses; Economics E100 or E200 or Business A201

 

REQUIRED COURSES

BUSINESS CORE

 44 Hours,  C- required in each of these courses

 

_____ E100*  P: new students must have full admit status or test into Math M117;returning students must have minimum 2.0 gpa or jr. standing or minimum math grade (C- in M007/T101) or completion of M117 or higher/T102 or higher).

_____ E200*  P: minimum grade of B- in E100 OR math minimum math grade (B- in M007/T101; C- in T102/T103/M117; D- in M118)

_____X220

_____A201 P: 12 credit hrs & 2.0 gpa

_____A202 P: A201

_____L201

_____K201 P: C106 or equivalent and A201 or E200

_____E280 P: Math M122 or equivalent placement

_____E281 P: Econ E280 and Math M119 (may be taken concurrently if student earned a grade of B in Math M122

_____M301 P: Bus A201, Econ E100-E200, E280, & Jr. Stdg. R: Csci C106 or C100, Psy P101, Soc S163

_____F301 P: Bus A201, Csci C106 or C100 and Jr. Stdg.

_____P301 P: Econ E281  & Jr. Stdg.

_____K321 P: Econ E280 & Jr. Stdg.

_____Z302 P: Jr. Stdg.

_____X410

_____J401 P: Bus F301, K321, P301, Z302 and Sr. Stdg.

*Students who have had either E107 or E108 should take E200.

GENERAL EDUCATION

41 hours,  Grade of D- or better in general education courses except where noted.

Each incoming first-year student is required to take a first-year seminar, preferably in the first semester. 

__________     ENG W131 (C or better)

__________     ENG W231 (C- or better)*

__________     SPCH S121

__________     CSCI C106 (C- or better)

__________     MATH M119 (C- or better) P: MATH M122

__________     PSY P101 (C- or better)

__________     SOC S163 (C- or better)

__________   Diversity, one course from:  BA approved list of Diversity courses

__________   Social Sciences, one course from: ANTH, CJUS, GEOG G110, JOUR, POLS, PSY, SOC, SPEA (not from PSY P101, B104, SOC S163, SPEA E162)

__________ ,   __________ ,   __________ Arts, Humanities, and History, three courses from: CMLT, ENG L100 TO L499, FINA A, FINA H100, FOLK, Foreign Language: EALC J200 TO J499, FREN F200 TO F499, GER G200 TO G499, SPAN S200 TO S499, HIST, HUMA, MUS M100 TO M499, E241, PHIL, REL, THTR T100, T105, T210, T302 (not from SPCH)

__________ , __________ Natural Sciences, one or two courses (minimum of 5 hours) from:

ANAT, AST, BIOL, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, PHSL, PHYS, PLSC, SPEA E162, E200, ZOOL (not from GEOG G110)

 

*ENG W231 fulfills the Research Writing Requirement for the BS in Business

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15 to 18 hours free electives (depending on concentration)

CONCENTRATIONS

21 hours

 

select one

 

ACCOUNTING

(24 hours required)

 

 

BUSINESS ECONOMICS & PUBLIC POLICY

 

FINANCE

 

INFORMATION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

 

MANAGEMENT

 

MARKETING

 

Internship or Professional Practice hours do not count towards concentrations and are S/F grades only

See reverse for specific courses required for each concentration

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CONCENTRATIONS

  21 hours required (except Accounting)

Most concentration courses have prerequisites check the latest IUS Bulletin before enrolling.  Internship or Professional Practice hours do not count towards concentrations

Accounting (24 credit hours)

Required courses (18 credit hours)

BUS A311 Intermediate Accounting I

BUS A312 Intermediate Accounting II

BUS A325 Cost Accounting

BUS A328 Taxation of Individuals

BUS A337 Computer-Based Accounting Systems

BUS A424 Auditing

Required electives*  (6 credit hours):

BUS A339 Advanced Taxation (3)

BUS A410 International Accounting (1.5)

BUS A412 Consolidations (1.5)

BUS A413 Governmental and Not-for-Profit Acct (1.5)

BUS A428 State and Local Taxation (1.5)

BUS A437 Advanced Managerial Accounting (3)

BUS L303 Commercial Law (3)

Or select two other 300/400 level business or econ courses outside of Accounting (except internships and Bus M300)

Information and Operations Management

Required courses (15 credit hours):

BUS K330 Contemporary Topics in Info Technology

BUS K335 Telecom/Database Systems

BUS K430 E-Business

BUS P330 Project Management

BUS P430 Total Quality Management

Required Electives (6 credit hours):

Select two other 300/400 level business or econ courses outside of Information and Operations Management or any 200 level or above Computer Science course (except internships and Bus M300)

Finance

Required courses (15 credit hours):

BUS F302 Financial Decision Making

BUS F420 Investments

BUS F446 Mang of Banks and Financial Institutions

BUS F494 International Financial Management

ECON E350 Money and Banking

Required Electives **(6 credit hours):

Select two other 300/400 level business or econ courses outside of Finance (except internships and Bus M300)

 

Business Economics and Public Policy

Required courses (15 credit hours):

ECON E321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

ECON E322 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

ECON E323 Urban Economics

ECON E340 Labor Economics

ECON E350 Money and Banking

Required electives (6 credit hours):

Select two other 300/400 level business courses outside of Economics (except internships and Bus M300)

Management

Required courses (15 credit hours):

BUS D300 International Business

BUS W311 Small Business Entrepreneurship

BUS W430 Organizations and Organizational Change

BUS Z440 Personnel-Human Resource Management

BUS Z441 Wage and Salary Administration

Required Electives (6 credit hours):

Select two other 300/400 level business or econ courses outside of Management (except internships and Bus M300)

Marketing

Required courses (15 credit hours):

BUS D300 International Business

BUS M303 Marketing Research

BUS M405 Buyer Behavior

BUS M415 Advertising and Promotion Management

BUS M450 Marketing Strategy and Policy

Required Electives (6 credit hours):

Select two other 300/400 level business or econ courses outside of Marketing (except internships and Bus M300)

 

*Students planning to pursue 150 credit hours and take the CPA examination, select six credit hours of Accounting courses.  Students planning a career in corporate accounting and not planning to take the CPA examination after graduation, select 6 credit hours of other 300/400 level courses in Business (for corporate accounting, students are encouraged to select A437 as one of their elective courses.** Students considering a career in corporate finance are encouraged to select their two courses from A311, A312, A325, A437, or A337.