45 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)
Major Requirements
| MAT-125 | Data Analysis and Statistics | 3 credits |
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| MAT-212 | Multiple Regression Analysis | 3 credits |
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| MAT-150 | Applied Calculus: A Modeling Approach | 4 credits |
Accounting Courses
| ACC-221 | Financial Accounting | 3 credits |
| ACC-222 | Managerial Accounting | 3 credits |
Business Courses
| BUS-100 | Introduction to Business | 3 credits |
| BUS-150 | Business Computer Applications | 3 credits |
| BUS-225 | Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| BUS-270 | Principles of Economics | 3 credits |
| BUS-330 | Principles of Finance | 3 credits |
| BUS-350 | Management Science | 3 credits |
| BUS-360 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
| BUS-391 | Legal Environment | 3 credits |
| BUS-497 | Internship | 1-6 credits |
In exceptional cases,
BUS-494 Independent Study may be substituted for
BUS-497 Internship (with department permission).
Complete 1 course (3 credits) from the following:
| BUS-200 | Small Business Management | 3 credits |
| BUS-340 | International Business | 3 credits |
| BUS-453 | Principles of Production and Operations Management | 3 credits |
| BUS-483 | Project Management | 3 credits |
Capstone
| BUS-492 | Business and Accounting Capstone: Junior Year Experience | 1 credit |
| BUS-493 | Business and Accounting Capstone:
Senior Seminar | 2 credits |
Students may not earn both the Business Administration Major and the Accounting (150 Hours) Major.
Business Administration majors must take both BUS-492 Business and Accounting Capstone: Junior Experience (1 credit, concurrent with BUS-497 or ACC-497 Internship) in their junior year and BUS-493 Business and Accounting Capstone: Senior Seminar in their senior year (final semester preferred).
Concentrations
The Business Major is intended to help build and integrate the liberal arts and business competencies students need to succeed in twenty-first century organizations. In addition to the core courses emphasizing organizational leadership, ethics, and core business functions, students may choose a concentration consisting of additional courses in finance, marketing, or accounting. The content of each concentration is listed below.
Accounting Concentration
12 credits (Total does not include Business Administration Major requirements)
Prerequisites
Complete Business Administration Major requirements
Concentration Requirements
| ACC-318 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 credits |
Complete 9 credits from the following:
| ACC-320 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 credits |
| ACC-323 | Electronic Accounting and Analysis | 3 credits |
| ACC-423 | Auditing | 3 credits |
| ACC-424 | Tax Accounting I | 3 credits |
| ACC-425 | Tax Accounting II | 3 credits |
| ACC-427 | Cost Accounting | 3 credits |
Finance Concentration
12 credits (Total does not include Business Administration Major requirements)
Prerequisites
Complete Business Administration Major requirements
Concentration Requirements
| ACC-318 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 credits |
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| ACC-427 | Cost Accounting | 3 credits |
Complete 9 credits from the following:
| BUS-332 | Financial Institutions | 3 credits |
| BUS-430 | Advanced Financial Management | 3 credits |
| BUS-432 | Investment Theory and Practice | 3 credits |
| BUS-438 | Financial Problems | 3 credits |
| BUS-444 | International Finance | 3 credits |
Marketing Concentration
12 credits (Total does not include Business Administration Major requirements)
Prerequisites
Complete Business Administration Major requirements
Concentration Requirements
Complete 9 credits from the following:
| ART-130 | Introduction to Design | 3 credits |
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| JOURN-200 | Principles and Practices of Journalism: Print | 3 credits |
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| JOURN-201 | Principles and Practices of Journalism: Visual | 3 credits |
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| BUS-366 | Marketing Communication | 3 credits |
| BUS-460 | Social Media Marketing | 3 credits |
| BUS-466 | Consumer Behavior | 3 credits |
Self-Designed Concentration
Self-designed concentrations may be arranged with prior approval of the student's advisor and the Director of Business and Accounting. Business faculty work with faculty from other departments to help students design such concentrations based on each student's special interests and talents.
All self-designed concentrations must be planned well in advance (by the end of the student's sophomore year).