Business Administration (B.S.)
The courses required to earn a degree in Business Administration include a broad range of accounting, finance, marketing and management courses that prepare graduates for a variety of opportunities in business, as well as for opportunities for graduate studies in related areas.
Business Administration majors complete a minimum of 120 credits to earn a bachelor’s degree: 49–51 credits of core courses, 9–17 elective credits, and 60 credits of major courses.
In addition, all students in the Business Administration Degree program are required to be certified in the most recent version of Microsoft Excel through the Certiport Microsoft Office Program by the end of their sophomore year. Once complete, students should submit the Excel Proof of Certification form found here for department approval.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Business and Economics Core Requirements | ||
ACC-101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
ACC-104 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
ECN-101 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 3 |
MGT-120 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGT-160 | Business Analytics | 3 |
MGT-212 | Business Communications | 3 |
MGT-270 | Financial Management | 3 |
MGT-280 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
MGT-300 | Ethics for Business | 3 |
MGT-403 | Business Law-Labor Law | 3 |
MGT-490 | Strategic Business Planning Capstone | 4 |
STA-173 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
MTH-172 | Quantitative Methods for Business (or higher) | 3 |
Additional Requirements | ||
MGT-214 | Project Management | 3 |
ECN-102 | Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
MGT-290 | Management of Human Resources | 3 |
MGT-320 | Investment Planning | 3 |
MGT-350 | Business Research Methods | 3 |
MGT-491 | Professional Internship in Business | 3 |
Total Credits | 60 |
Degree Plan for Business Administration (B.S.)
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
UNV-101 & FYT-101 |
University Seminar and First Year Studio |
4 |
ECN-101 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 3 |
MGT-120 or MGT-160 |
Management and Organizational Behavior 1 or Business Analytics |
3 |
Core Course | 3 | |
Core Course | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
UNV-102 | University Seminar II | 3 |
ACC-101 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
ECN-102 | Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
MGT-120 or MGT-160 |
Management and Organizational Behavior 1 or Business Analytics |
3 |
Core Course | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ACC-104 & 104L |
Managerial Accounting and Managerial Accounting Lab |
4 |
RTS-225 or PHL-225 |
The Quest for the Ultimate: Dialogue with Global Religious Traditions 1 or Quest for the Good Life |
3 |
MGT-212 or MGT-214 |
Business Communications 1 or Project Management |
3 |
MGT-270 or MGT-280 |
Financial Management 1 or Principles of Marketing |
3 |
MTH-172 or STA-173 |
Quantitative Methods for Business 1 or Statistical Methods |
3 |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
RTS-225 or PHL-225 |
The Quest for the Ultimate: Dialogue with Global Religious Traditions 1 or Quest for the Good Life |
3 |
MGT-212 or MGT-214 |
Business Communications 1 or Project Management |
3 |
MGT-270 or MGT-280 |
Financial Management 1 or Principles of Marketing |
3 |
MTH-172 or STA-173 |
Quantitative Methods for Business 1 or Statistical Methods |
3 |
Core Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall | ||
MGT-320 or MGT-350 |
Investment Planning 1 or Business Research Methods |
3 |
Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
Management of Human Resources | ||
Core Course |
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Core Course | 3 | |
Core Course | 3 | |
Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MGT-320 or MGT-350 |
Investment Planning 1 or Business Research Methods |
3 |
Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
Management of Human Resources | ||
Core Course |
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Core Course | 3 | |
Core Course | 3 | |
Elective Course | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Fall | ||
MGT-300 or MGT-403 |
Ethics for Business 1 or Business Law-Labor Law |
3 |
MGT-490 or MGT-491 |
Strategic Business Planning Capstone 1 or Professional Internship in Business |
4 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring | ||
MGT-300 or MGT-403 |
Ethics for Business 1 or Business Law-Labor Law |
3 |
MGT-490 or MGT-491 |
Strategic Business Planning Capstone 1 or Professional Internship in Business |
4 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Total Credits | 125 |
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