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 |
| | Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Interim
| | Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Spring Semester
| FYS 112 | First Year Seminar: Vocation | 1 |
| 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 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 310 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ECON 121 | Principles 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 270 | Statistics (MT) | 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 (E) | 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 |