The degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business as stated in the 2011-2013 Bulletin are provided below.
Degree Program Admission Requirements
In order to gain admission to the School of Business a student must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 and must obtain a 2.3 (C+) average on the following four courses:
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade | Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
| ENG-W | 131 | Elementary Composition | 3 | C | None |
| CSCI-C | 106 | Introduction to Computers and Their Use | 3 | C | None |
| ECON-E | 150 | Introduction to Economics | 3 | C- | Test into MATH-M 102/ MATH-M 117 or higher |
| BUS-A | 201 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 | C- |
Completion of MATH-M 102/MATH-M 117 or Test into MATH-M 122 or higher 12 Cr. Hrs. |
General Education Component
Note: This is not a re-statement of the University's General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses that are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.
|
Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
|
ENG-W or ENG-W |
231 234 |
Professional Writing Skills Technical Report Writing |
3 | C- | ENG-W 131 or HON-H 103 with C or better |
| SPCH-S | 121 | Public Speaking | 3 | D- | P or C: ENG-W 131 |
| MATH-M | 119 | Brief Survey of Calculus | 3 | C- |
MATH-M 122 with at least a C- or test into MATH-M 119 |
| PSY-P | 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | D- | None |
Core Program
The Business Core consists of 44 credit hours of general business and economics courses that must be completed with a minimum grade of C- in each course:
| Dept. |
Course Number |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Minimum Grade |
Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs |
| ECON-E | 150 | Introduction to Economics | 3 | C- | Test into MATH-M 102/MATH-M 117 or higher |
| ECON-E | 200 | Fundamentals of Economics: an Overview | 3 | C- | ECON-E 150 |
| BUS-A | 201 | Introduction to Accounting I | 3 | C- |
Completion of MATH-M 102/ MATH-M 117 or higher 12 Cr. Hrs. |
| BUS-A | 202 | Introduction to Accounting II | 3 | C- | BUS-A 201 |
| BUS-K | 201 | Computer in Business | 3 | C- | CSCI-C 106 and either BUS-A 201 or ECON-E 150 |
| BUS-L | 201 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 | C- | None |
| BUS-X | 220 |
Career Perspectives (Must be completed in first 60 Cr. Hrs.) |
1 | C- | None |
| ECON-E | 280 | Applied Statistics for Business 1 | 3 | C- |
Math-M 122, BUS-K 201 |
| ECON-E | 281 |
Applied Statistics for Business 2 (Must be completed in first 80 Cr. Hrs.) *May be taken concurrently if student earned a B in MATH-M 122 |
3 | C- | BUS-K 201, ECON-E 280, *Math-M 119 |
| BUS-F | 301 | Financial Management | 3 | C- |
Eng-W 231, SPCH-S 212, CSCI-C 106, ECON-E 150, BUS-A 202 45 Cr. Hrs. |
| BUS-K | 321 | Management of Information Technology | 3 | C- | ENG-W 231, SPCH-S 121, BUS-K 201, ECON-E 280 |
| BUS-M | 301 | Introduction to Marketing Mangement | 3 | C- |
ENG-W 231, SPCH-S 121, ECON-E 200 45 Cr. Hrs. |
| BUS-P | 301 | Operations Mangement | 3 | C- |
ENG-W 231, SPCH-S 121, ECON-E 280 45 Cr. Hrs. |
| BUS-Z | 302 | Managing & Behavior in Organizations | 3 | C- |
ENG-W 231, SPCH-S 121, PSY-P 101 45 Cr. Hrs. |
| BUS-X | 410 | Business Career Planning and Placement | 1 | C- | None |
| BUS-J | 401 |
Administrative Policy (Capstone) (Must be taken by graduating seniors in last semester. Authorization must be obtained from a School of Business Academic Advisor.) |
3 | C- |
BUS-F 301, BUS-K 231, BUS-M 301, BUS-P 301, BUS-Z 302 Sr. Standing Last Semester |
Concentration Requirement
In addition to the business core and general-education component, students must select and complete a concentration. To complete a double concentration, students must complete all required courses for both concentrations, and at least 12 credit hours must be distinct to each. See concentration links in the box on the right.
