Business Administration Major

40 credit hours

Required Courses: 31 credit hours

ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACCT 211	Principles of Accounting II	3
BSAD 205/COSC 205	Management Information Systems I	3
ECON 270/PSYC 270	Statistics	4
BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
BSAD 330	Principles of Finance	3
BSAD 340	Business Law I	3
BSAD 382/ACCT 382	Business Ethics	3
BSAD 421	Human Resource Management	3

One of the following courses: 3-4 credit hours

BSAD 490	Senior Seminar (W)	3
BSAD 495	Business Internship (W)	3
BSAD 499	Independent Study (W)	4

Required Supportive Courses: 6 credit hours

ECON 120	Principles of Economics I (SS)	3
ECON 121	Principles of Economics II	3

Two-thirds of required courses numbered 300 or higher must be taken at Augustana.

Emphasis Areas:

Business Majors may also elect one or more special emphasis areas by taking additional courses.  Emphasis area elective courses may count toward more than one emphasis. Topics courses (ACCT/BSAD 397/497) may count toward an emphasis area as approved by the Department Chair.

Business Administration Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

First Year

Fall Semester

FYS 110	First Year Seminar I (FS)	4
ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I	3
BSAD 205/COSC 205	Management Information Systems I	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

FYS 111	First Year Seminar II (FS)	4
ACCT 211	Principles of Accounting II	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Second Year

Fall Semester

Students are encouraged to take BSAD 310, 320 and 330 during their Second and Third year. They should take the course most appropriate for their emphasis area (if they have one) or area(s) of interest.  If Marketing Emphasis, take BSAD 310.  If Finance Emphasis, take BSAD 330.  All others take BSAD 320 first.

BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
ECON 120	Principles of Economics I (SS)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
ECON 121	Principles of Economics II	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Third Year

Fall Semester

Emphasis Areas require an additional 15 credit hours of coursework.  Since some courses are offered every other year, students need to start taking emphasis courses their third year.

ECON 270/PSYC 270	Statistics	4
BSAD 340	Business Law I	3
	BSAD Emphasis Course	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

BSAD 330	Principles of Finance	3
BSAD 382/ACCT 382	Business Ethics	3
	BSAD Emphasis Course	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

BSAD 421	Human Resource Management	3
	BSAD Emphasis Course	3
	BSAD Emphasis Course	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

BSAD 495	Business Internship (W)	3
	BSAD Emphasis Course	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4