Curriculum Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

General Education

Foundations Credits:
FCWR 101 Writing I: Foundations of College Composition 3
FCWR 151 Writing II: Foundations of Research Writing 3
FCWR 301 Communication for Business 3
    Total: 9 Credits
 
Data Literacy Credits:
DATA 101 Making Sense of a Data-Oriented Society 3
 
Seminars (select courses from at least three of the four areas) Credits:
ICBS 3XX Behavioral Science choice 3
ICLT 3XX Literature choice 3
ICPH 3XX Philosophy choice 3
ICSS 3XX Social Science choice 3
    Total: 12 Credits
Students must take four seminar courses from at least three different areas of study.
 
Math and Science Core Credits:
MATH 125 Finite Mathematics 3
Science choice 6
    Total: 9 Credits
 

Major Requirements

Liberal Arts for Business Credits:
ECON 202 Principles of Economics I 3
ECON 204 Principles of Economics II 3
QANT 201 Statistical Sampling Theory 3
MATH 151 Fundamentals of Calculus 3
—OR—
MATH 161 Basic Applied Calculus 3
    Total: 12 Credits
 
Business Core Courses Credits:
BUSI 100 School of Management Orientation1 0
ACCT 101 Accounting I 3
ACCT 110 Managerial Accounting2 3
FINC 201 Corporation Finance 3
LLAW 110 Legal Environment of Business 3
MGMT 102 Principles of Management 3
MRKT 102 Introduction to Marketing 3
MIST 216 Management Information Systems 3
MGMT 235 International Business 3
QANT 300 Production and Operations Management 3
QANT 405 Management Science 3
BUSI 450 Business Analytics 3
BUSI 495 Career Building Platform1 0
    Total: 33 Credits
[1] Pass/Fail grading

[2] Finance concentration students will take ACCT 102 Accounting II
 
Capstone and Experiential Education Credits:
BUSI 435 Business Policy and Strategy 3
Internship/Practicum 3
    Total: 6 Credits
 
Electives Credits:
Business Electives3 6
Liberal Arts Electives 15
    Total: 21 Credits
[3] 100-level courses do not count towards Business Electives.

Select one of the following concentration groups below:


  • Business Analytics
  • Finance
  • International Business*
  • Management
  • Marketing
 
Business Analytics Concentration Credits:
BUSA 301 Data Acquisition, Injection and Preparation, and Visualization 3
BUSA 305 Python for Business Analytics 3
BUSA 310 Database Management Systems4 3
BUSA 410 Web and Social Media Analytics 3
Business Elective 3
    Total: 15 Credits
[4] ITEC 290: Database Systems may be substituted.
 
Finance Concentration Credits:
ACCT 315 Financial Statement Analysis 3
FINC 301 International Financial Management 3
FINC 320 Advanced Corporate Finance 3
FINC 325 Principles of Investment and Security Analysis 3
FINC 405 Modern Portfolio Theory 3
    Total: 15 Credits
 
International Business Concentration* Credits:
ECON 320 International Economics 3
FINC 301 International Financial Management 3
MGMT 335 International Business 3
MIST 345 Emerging Internet Technologies and Global Business 3
MRKT 405 International Marketing 3
MGMT 440 International Business Capstone 3
    Total: 18 Credits
* Please note: The School of Management is no longer accepting applications for new students into this concentration.
 
Management Concentration Credits:
HRMT 315 Human Resource Management 3
MGMT 370 Organizational Behavior 3
HRMT 435 Talent Management 3
MGMT 475 Knowledge and Innovation Technology Strategy 3
MGMT 480 Project and Program Management 3
    Total: 15 Credits
 
Marketing Concentration Requirement Credits:
MRKT 301 Promotional Strategy 3
MRKT 302 Developing Consumer Insights Through Marketing Research 3
    Total: 6 Credits
 
Marketing Concentration choice (select three courses) Credits:
MRKT 405 International Marketing 3
MRKT 421 Marketing Analytics 3
MRKT 422 Marketing of New Products and Transformative Innovation 3
MRKT 345 Professional Selling and Digital Customer Relationship Management 3
MRKT 430 Digital Marketing 3
    Total: 9 Credits
 
Total Required Credits = 120