2022-2023 Undergraduate General Catalog


Business Administration Major

43 credit hours

Required Courses: 40 credit hours

ACCT 210Principles of Accounting I

3

ACCT 211Principles of Accounting II

3

BSAD 310Principles of Marketing

3

BSAD 320Principles of Management

3

BSAD 330Principles of Finance

3

BSAD 340Business Law I

3

BSAD 382/ACCT 382Business Ethics (E)

3

BSAD 421Human Resource Management

3

BSAD 495Business Internship (W)

3

COSC 205/BSAD 205Management Information Systems I

3

ECON 120Principles of Microeconomics (SS)

3

ECON 121Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 270/PSYC 270Statistics (MT)

4

Elective Course: 3 credit hours

Any BSAD course number 200 or higher may be used as the elective. 

Elective courses may not be used to satisfy requirements in another major.

BSAD Elective at 200 level or higher

3

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 110First Year Seminar I (FS)

4

ACCT 210Principles of Accounting I

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

FYS 112First Year Seminar: Vocation

1

ACCT 211Principles 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 320Principles of Management

3

ECON 120Principles of Microeconomics (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 310Principles of Marketing

3

ECON 121Principles of Macroeconomics

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 270Statistics (MT)

4

BSAD 340Business 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 330Principles of Finance

3

BSAD 382/ACCT 382Business Ethics (E)

3

BSAD Emphasis Course

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

BSAD 421Human 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 495Business Internship (W)

3

BSAD Emphasis Course

3

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4