Business Administration, B.A.

Core Curriculum: 38 - 51 credit hours

Please review the Core Curriculum  page for course options.

Required Core Courses

Students in the Business Administration, B.A. degree must take the course listed below as part of their Liberal Arts core requirements regardless of whether the core is otherwise met:

Liberal Arts, Social Science

• PY 101 General Psychology (3)  

Major Requirements (36-39 credit hours)

• AC 201 - Principles of Accounting I (3)
• AC 202 - Principles of Accounting II (3)
• BU 305 - Legal Aspects of Business I (3)
• BU 310 - Marketing (3)
• BU 321 - Management (3)
• BU 330 - Finance (3)
• BU 498 - Writing a Business Plan (3)
• CO 312 - Writing Plans & Proposals (3)
• CS 210 - Navigating the Digital Society (3)
• EC 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• EC 203 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• EC 240 - Statistical Analysis (3)
• EN 112 - Composition II: Rhetorical Argument (3) (unless taken for Core credit)

Concentrations

Students must choose one of the following concentrations to complete the Business Administration, B.A. degree.

Accounting Concentration (21 credit hours)

• AC 355 - Cost Accounting (3)
• AC 361 - Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• AC 362 - Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• AC 365 - Accounting Information Systems (3)
• AC 370 - Auditing (3)
• AC 451 - Tax Accounting I (3)
• AC 452 - Tax Accounting II (3)

Finance Concentration (21 credit hours)

• AC 451 - Tax Accounting I (3)
• EC 312 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
• EC 361 - Money & Banking (3)
• FI 331 - Investments (3)
• FI 432 - Derivatives (3)
• FI 435 - Financial Policy (3)
• FI 437 - International Finance (3)

Interdisciplinary Business Concentration (18 credit hours)

Students must choose 18 credit hours from all courses in the School of Business Bachelor of Arts programs. 

Electives (minimum of 12 credit hours)

Program Requirements

Students must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in all courses required for the major.

Technology Requirements

Computer competency will be demonstrated by successful completion of CS 210  within the major.

Business Administration Outcomes

Graduates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration will be able to:

Outcome 1.

Demonstrate knowledge of local and global business organizations through the study of major disciplines within the fields of business. (AC 201 , BU 310 , BU 323 , BU 330 , BU 346 , BU 498 , EC 202  or EC 203 )

Outcome 2.

Apply methods of quantitative data analysis to support organizational decision-making processes. (AC 201 , BU 330 , BU 498 , EC 202  or EC 203 )

Assessment

Summative outcomes for the Business Administration major in the School of Innovation are assessed through a written business plan and an oral presentation of that plan to outside professionals in the capstone course. (BU 498 ) In addition to the two Business Administration outcomes, the four School of Innovation outcomes are assessed through the business plan as well. The summative assessment occurs yearly. Formative outcomes are assessed in individual courses as students move through the program. Each year data is gathered for one of the two outcomes. After four years, faculty review both formative and summative data results for both Business Administration outcomes at once.