Business Administration, B.A.

Credits: 122
CIP Code: 520201
Concentrations:

Program Description

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration study a broad cross-section of business fundamentals in their first two years, which prepares them for specialized studies in their junior and senior years in one or more of the following concentrations: Accounting, Entrepreneurship Management, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Sports and Entertainment Management, and Supply Chain Management. In addition, students may pursue dual concentrations in Accounting and Finance and Finance and Financial Planning. Our graduates are prepared to pursue advanced studies at the graduate levels or to seek positions in business.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants must meet the General Admissions Requirements as published in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Student Learning Outcomes for the School of Business Administration

Graduates of the Business Administration Undergraduate Degree Programs will be prepared for the
following:

Leadership – undergraduate business majors will possess effective interpersonal, analytical and leadership skills, which will enhance decision-making in a dynamic business environment.
1. Students are able to demonstrate understanding of leadership concepts such as managing conflict, negotiation, leadership styles and theories.
2. Students are able to recognize internal and external environmental factors as they impact leadership behavior.
Ethics – undergraduate business majors will possess ethical values and be able to incorporate ethics into decision-making.
1. Students are able to analyze and assess their personal values and ethical beliefs.
2. Students are able to recognize professional ethical practices within their disciplines.
3. Students are able to identify breaches in ethical conduct within their disciplines and understand the consequences of ethical breaches.
Communication – undergraduate business majors will be able to exchange information within meaningful contexts and with appropriate delivery and interpersonal skills.
1. Students are able to produce quality business documents.
2. Students are able to deliver professional presentations.
3. Students are able to demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
Critical Thinking – undergraduate majors will be able to access information and critically evaluate the information to solve business problems.
1. Students are able to identify and consider the influence of the context on the issue.
2. Students are able to identify and evaluate conclusions, implications and consequences.
Fundamental Discipline Knowledge – undergraduate business majors will understand a variety of business concepts to make effective decisions.
1. Accounting objectives
  1. Students are able to understand and articulate the role of accounting in business.
  2. Students are able to prepare the four basic financial statements (income statement, statement of owner’s equity, balance sheet, and cash flow statement).
  3. Students are able to understand the concepts of opportunity costs, sunk costs, committed costs, direct costs, and indirect costs.
2. Economic objectives
  1. Students are able to understand the concepts of scarcity, resource allocation and choice.
  2. Students are able to understand the fundamental concepts and theories of macroeconomics in the U.S. economics system and its relation to the global economy.
3. Finance objectives
  1. Students are able to understand the key financial statements, and use them to calculate and interpret key ratios.
  2. Students are able to demonstrate a conceptual understanding of time value of money (TVM) and cost of capital to make investment decisions.
4. Management objectives
  1. Students are able to understand and use fundamental concepts and principles of management.
  2. Students are able to understand the impact of major management forces.
5. Marketing objectives
  1. Students are able to understand the use of appropriate marketing mix variables in decision-making.
  2. Students are able to understand the influences of current consumers and organizational buying decisions.
6. Quantitative and Information Systems objectives
  1. Students are knowledgeable about the information resources in an organization and are able to apply IT solutions to solve business problems and make informed decisions.
  2. Students are able to develop skills in formulating quantitative business models to support decision-making, operation strategy and business applications.
Globalization – undergraduate business majors will develop an awareness of the factors that impact international business.
1. Students are able to understand the major cultural, legal, economic and political factors that influence international business.
2. Students understand how to assess opportunity and operate a business in the global market.
Technology – undergraduate business majors will understand and utilize basic information technology concepts while using appropriate information to solve business problems:
1. Students are able to understand the roles of information technology within and across the organization.
2. Students are able to understand and utilize hardware and software components of a computer system.
3. Students are able to use industry-standard business resources to gather information.
4. Students are able to transfer financial and business data to business software applications.

The School of Business Administration offers undergraduate degree programs in Accounting, Business Administration, and Economics.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the General Degree Requirements as published in this Catalog, students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration must earn minimum final grades of "C" in CENG 105 College Composition I, CENG 106 College Composition II, CMAT 109 College Algebra for Bus & Econ, CMAT 110 Calculus for Bus & Econ, and in all business core courses and business elective courses.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Business Core Courses
CBUS 120	Intro to Business Administrati	3
CBUS 207	Principles of Accounting I	3
CBUS 208	Principles of Accounting II	3
CBUS 250	Personal Finance	3
CECO 251	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
CECO 252	Principles of Microeconomics	3
CBUS 295	Leadership & Prof Dev I	1
CBUS 206	Management Info Systems	3
CBUS 313	Statistics I	3
CBUS 325	Business Communication	3
CBUS 330	Legal,Social,Ethical Aspect I	3
CBUS 335	Principles of Marketing	3
CBUS 340	Principles of Management	3
CBUS 341	Business Finance	3
CBUS 395	Leadership & Prof Dev II	1
CBUS 460	Production/Operations Mgmt	3
CBUS 485	Business Policy	3
CBUS 495	Leadership & Prof Dev III	1
CBUS 488	Business Internship ¹	3
Total Hours		51

¹: Students are encouraged to seek a business internship in place of a general elective.

General Education Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Area A: Humanities/Fine Arts
Select one of the following:		3
CHUM 228
CHEM 230
CMUS 120	Music Appreciation
CSTA 252	Theater Appreciation
CART 150	Art Appreciation
CHIS 201	United States,Africa & World	3
or CHIS 202	United States, Africa & World
Select one of the following:		3
CPHI 105	Critical Thinking
CPHI 221	Introduction to Philosophy
CPHI 231	Ethics & Human Values
CPHI 421
CREL 101	The Biblical Heritage
CREL 103	Afr Amer Religious Experiences
CREL 104	Afr Amer Religious Experience
CREL 211	Intro to Religious Studies
CREL 250	Comparative Religion
CREL 251
Area B: Social/Behavioral Sciences
CPSY 211	General Psychology	3
or CPSY 218	Human Growth & Development
PSC 106	(or Any Social Science course in Area B)	3
Area C: Natural Science/Mathematics/Statistics
CMAT 109	College Algebra for Bus & Econ	3
CMAT 110	Calculus for Bus & Econ	3
CBIO 101	Biological Science	3
or CPHY 102	Physical Science
Area D: Communication
CENG 105	College Composition I	3
CENG 106	College Composition II	3
CSTA 101	Fundamentals of Speech	3
or CFLS 201	Intermediate Spanish
Area E: Financial/Technological
CBUS 250	Personal Finance	3
Total Hours		36

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