Admission to Major
Acceptance as a major in business is based on overall academic performance and on performance in selected courses. Details of admissions criteria may be obtained from the Office of the School of Business. All business students must complete college algebra (or have MPL of 4) before they can achieve major status.
Business Majors
Accounting....................................................................................... 63 credits
Finance ........................................................................................... 57 credits
General Business............................................................................. 60 credits
International Business .................................................................... 60 credits
Management ................................................................................... 57 credits
Marketing ........................................................................................ 60 credits
Business Core Curriculum ............................................................... 39 credits
ECO206 Microeconomics (3)
ECO207 Macroeconomics (3)
BUS201 Financial Accounting (3)
BUS202 Managerial Accounting (3)
BUS215 Business Decision Support Systems (3)
BUS250 Principles of Management (3)
BUS271 Legal Environment of Business (3)
BUS309 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
BUS311 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
BUS312 Operations Management (3)
BUS325 Marketing (3)
BUS341 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (3)
BUS450 Strategic Management (3)
Accounting
Required courses ............................................................................ 24 credits
BUS272 Business Law for Accountants (3)
BUS368 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
BUS369 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
BUS371 Concepts in Federal Income Taxation (3)
BUS373 Cost Accounting (3)
BUS375 Auditing (3)
BUS441 Financial Management and Policy (3)
BUS442 Advanced Accounting (3)
Total Required Credits in Accounting: Core (39) + Major (24)...........63 credits
Finance
Required Courses ........................................................................... 18 credits
BUS441 Financial Management and Policy (3)
BUS443 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)
BUS445 International Financial Management (3)
BUS447 Personal Financial Planning (3)
ECO303 Money and Banking (3)
One of following (Upper Division Accounting Elective):
BUS368 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
BUS371 Concepts in Federal Income Taxation (3)
BUS373 Cost Accounting (3)
Total Required Credits in Finance: Core (39) + Major (18)................57 credits
General Business
Required Courses ....................................................... .................... 21 credits
One upper division course must be taken from each of the following areas:
- Finance (3)
- International Business (3)
- Management (3)
- Marketing (3)
- Three elective courses (9 credits): Students may select electives from the above-mentioned areas (assuming s/he has not taken that particular course to satisfy some other requirement) or from the following four categories (assuming s/he meets all prerequisite requirements).
- Accounting
- One upper division Economics
- Independent Study: Students may contact faculty in the School of Business to undertake independent study
- Internship: Students may contact the Director of Business Projects to arrange for for an internship and the number of credits applied.
Total Required Credits in General Business: Core (39) + Major (21)....60 credits
International Business
Required Courses ....................................................................... 22 credits
BUS346 International Business (3)
POL227 Introduction to International Politics (4)
BUS430 International Marketing (3)
BUS431 International Management (3)
BUS445 International Financial Management (3)
Foreign Language at Intermediate Level or two area study courses (6).
Total Required Credits in International Business: Core (39) + Major (22)......61 credits
Management
Required Courses ............................................................ ......... 18 credits
BUS321 Organizational Behavior (3)
BUS322 Organization Theory (3)
BUS345 Human Resource Management (3)
BUS346 International Business (3)
Two of the following (Upper Division Management Electives):
BUS454 Motivation and Work Behavior (3)
BUS455 Workplace Aggression and Counterproductive Behavior (3)
BUS456 Human Resource/Organizational Behavior Applications
Total Required Credits in Management: Core (39) + Major (18).......................57 credits
Marketing
Required Courses .................................................................... 21 credits
BUS326 Consumer Behavior (3)
BUS327 Sales Management (3)
BUS346 International Business (3)
BUS360 Electronic Commerce (3)
BUS425 Marketing Research (3)
BUS427 Advertising Strategy (3)
BUS429 Marketing Strategy (3)
Total Required Credits in Marketing: Core (39) + Major (21).......................60 credits
