Download as PDF
BS-BUSI - Business, B.S.
Descriptive Information
College/School
Department(s)
Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Business is designed to give students a solid foundation in business that enables them to provide managerial solutions to daily organizational issues. This degree creates team leaders who are capable of working ethically and effectively in a dynamic business setting. Experiential learning activities within the program improve their decision-making ability and develop the skills needed in today’s global business environment.
Students in other majors may also earn a Minor in Business.
Information
The Business program requires 120 semester credit hours plus PHED1100 and one PE activity course for a total of 123 semester credit hours.
Program Information
See ABAC Core Curriculum, using Area D Non-Science option.
A minimum grade of C is required in these courses.
ACCT2101 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT2102 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hour(s): 3
CISM2100 - Spreadsheet Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
ECON2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
ECON2106 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
AECO2258 - Applied Economics Credit Hour(s): 3
MATH1401 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
A minimum grade of C is required in these courses.
*Student should complete 72 semester hours of course work and advisor approval before taking BUSA4790A, BUSA4790B, or BUSA4790C.
**Student should complete 90 semester hours of course work before taking BUSA4980.
***Student should complete 72 semester hours of course work and receive approval from the Dean of the Stafford School of Business before taking BUSA4791.
BUSA2106 - The Environment of Business Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSA3050 - Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSA3071 - Business Law Credit Hour(s): 3
CISM3100 - Data Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
MGMT3130 - Principles of Management Credit Hour(s): 3
MKTG3131 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
FINA3150 - Principles of Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
MGMT3610 - Operations Management Credit Hour(s): 3
MGMT3650 - Business Logistics Credit Hour(s): 3
MGMT3670 - Human Resource Management Credit Hour(s): 3
MKTG4100 - Social Media Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
MGMT4190 - Strategic Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSA4790A - Business Internship Credit Hour(s): 3 *
MKTG4800 - Marketing Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSA4980 - Capstone: Senior Project Credit Hour(s): 3 **
A minimum grade of C is required in these courses.
*Student should complete 72 semester hours of course work and advisor approval before taking course, course, or course.
***Student should complete 72 semester hours of course work and receive approval from the Dean of the Stafford School of Business before taking course.
Choose 15 hours from the following.
course - Professional Communication Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Small Business Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Consumer Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Service Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - International Business Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Leadership and Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Introduction to Professional Writing Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Banking and Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Management Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Global Experiential Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Global Experiential Learning Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Entrepreneurship Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Selling and Negotiating Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Management of Quality Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Organizational Behavior Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Supply Chain Management Credit Hour(s): 3
course - Business Internship Credit Hour(s): 3*
OR
course - Business Internship Credit Hour(s): 3*
course - Business Internship Credit Hour(s): 6 ***
course - Special Topics in Management Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course - Special Topics in Management Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course - Special Topics in Management Credit Hour(s): 3course - Special Topics in Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course - Special Topics in Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
OR
course - Special Topics in Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3course - Visual Rhetoric and Design Credit Hour(s) - 3
course - Online Media Management Credit Hour(s) - 3
course - Persuasive Communication Credit Hour(s) - 3
course - Data Visualization Credit Hour(s) - 3
Plus PHED 1100 and one PE activity course.
Additional Information
Notes
Students should follow their advisor’s recommendations for appropriate selections in Core Curriculum Area A1, Area A2, and Area D.
Credit toward graduation not allowed for the following combinations of science courses:
Principles of Biology and non-Science Biology courses (see Biology Course Descriptions for specifics),
Principles of Chemistry and non-Science Chemistry courses (see Chemistry Course Descriptions for specifics), and
Principles of Physics and non-Science Physics courses (see Physics Course Descriptions for specifics).
The maximum number of hours that will be awarded for credit for completion of internships is 9 credit hours.
When a course is authorized in multiple areas of a degree program, students completing the course to meet requirements of one area must take a different course in the subsequent area(s) to meet the requirements of the subsequent area(s) (i.e., No course can be counted multiple times in a degree program).
A baccalaureate degree program requires at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall. Upper division is defined as 3000- and 4000-level courses.